Chinese Food Boxes
Antique Chinese Food Presentation Covered Box
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable antique food box from the Shanxi province, North China, late Ming (1368-1644) to early
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Fine Chinese Lacquered Food Storage Box of Impressive Size
Located in Hudson, NY
This large and impressive Mandarin food storage box is very detailed and well-constructed. The case
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cylindrical Side Tables, Former Stackable Food Storage Boxes in Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of cylindrical side tables, originally Chinese antique stackable boxes.
Crafted from linden
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,636 / set
H 19.1 in Dm 20.08 in
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Sweetmeat Dishes
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Qing Dynasty Chinese sweetmeat (confectionery or sweet food) box, dating to the early
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Qing Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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Antique Chinese Wood Food Box
Located in Merrimack, NH
This exotic looking box is a wood container with 4 separate compartments, used to transfer the
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Elaborate Chinese Multi-Tiered Antique Wedding Food Box
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
outings or weddings.
Large portable food boxes like this one were popular items during the Ming dynasty
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Metal
Qing Dynasty Pair of Red Lacquer Chinese Food Container Boxes
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
A decorative pair of 19th century Chinese red lacquer food boxes with cane weaving from Shanxi
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Rare Shanxi Wedding food box
Located in Atlanta, GA
While not particularly functional, this incredible piece of Chinese history was used to carry food
Category
Chinese Serving Pieces
19th Century Chinese Food Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic Chinese food box is from Shanxi, China and made from elmwood, circa 1800s.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Elm
Chinese Food Carrier
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese food carrier is from Fujian, China and made from lacquered bamboo.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
1950s Chinese Lace Wicker & Bamboo Food Basket
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Chinese lace wicker and bamboo food basket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Chinese Hand Painted Food Basket with Bamboo Handles
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese hand painted food basket with bamboo handles.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Early 20th Century Asian Covered Food Boxes Set of Six
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century Asian covered food boxes, set of six. Sizes range from 13.5" D x 13.5" W x 7.5
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Food Box
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Chinese food box. Woven & turned bamboo with fruit wood crafted into a food box
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Fruitwood
Antique Chinese Food Box
Located in New York, NY
A simply designed and nicely carved antique wooden Chinese food box with large handle and great
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Food Carrier/Box
Located in Summerland, CA
Two tier food carrier with decoratively painted porcelain dome lid. Handle and the box is
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Porcelain, Lacquer
Chinese Lacquered Food Container Box
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Chinese Stacking Lacquered Food Container Box, red, black & green lacquer design with gold leaf
Category
Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Food Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red lacquer 2 tier rectangular food box with beautiful handpainted design. One of a kind - c 1895
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Food Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage wood box with interior tray was used for carrying confections for ceremonies. Circa 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Boxes
Materials
Elm
Chinese black lacquer food box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
multi tiered "giant lunch box" with black lacquer and mother of pearl inlay.
Category
20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl
Chinese Red Lacquer Food Box with Lid
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese red lacquer food box red lacquered and hand painted in gold leaf with handle attached.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Baskets
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Lacquered Food Box
Located in New York, NY
A striking Chinese red and black lacquered willow food box. From Shanxi Province, circa 1850
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Lacquer, Willow
19th Century Chinese Bamboo And Lacquer Food Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully worn 19th Century bamboo and lacquer Chinese food box with all original detail
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
19th Century Stacked Food Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully weathered 19th Century elm food box with three compartments. From Shanxi Province, c
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Elm
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Chinese Plate, 18th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Chinese plate, 18th century
Measures: H. 2 Dia. 23 cm
H. 0.7 Dia. 9 in.
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo
...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
$1,488,680
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Plate or Dish Celadon Glaze Hand Painted, Qing Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good 19th century Chinese Export, (Canton) deep plate or dish, which we date to the early 19th century, circa 1820 of the Qing dynasty.
The plate has a light green,...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$249 Sale Price
31% Off
H 1 in Dm 7 in
Pair of 18th Century Chinese & Meissen Famille Verte Porcelain Plates
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of famille verte porcelain plates, the left made in China during the Kangxi period (r. 1662–1722) and the right a copy by Meissen made circa 1740.
Chinese porcelain has alw...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$15,000 / set
H 0.5 in Dm 8.75 in
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Fulton, CA
Incredible example of Asian lacquer carving. Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, late 19th century. It fe...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$21,500 Sale Price
49% Off
H 88 in W 50.5 in D 19.5 in
Korean Campaign Style Secrétaire Cabinet Chest with Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Asian campaign style cabinet featuring two large front doors that open to reveal a drop down writing desk and fitted with numerous storage drawers. Adorned with opulent br...
Category
20th Century Korean Campaign Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,200 Sale Price
43% Off
H 50.5 in W 34.5 in D 25.5 in
Rare and Beautiful Architectural Pagode Display Cabinet, China
Located in Antwerp, BE
Made of carved wood with transparent fences and scrollwork panels, two dragons at the front and pagoda roofs on top.
A beautiful realization by the Chinese woodcarver and furniture m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Sapele Wood, Ivory
$5,240 Sale Price
74% Off
H 96.46 in W 51.97 in D 19.69 in
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well-made and highly collectable Chinese Export Soapstone room divider folding screen depicting court beauties
A truly stunning and...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
Fine Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Bandaji Chest circa late 19th century toward the end of Joseon Dynasty from Gyeonggi Do. Bandaji is known as drop front half opening chest and was traditionally used to stor...
Category
Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Large Bowl with Colour Emamels
Located in Brea, CA
an antique important fine gold Chinese famille rose porcelain 12'' bowl with very beautiful colour enamels, hand painted, mark DaQingQianLongNianZhi, excellent condition, Measures: 1...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Rare Chinese 18C Famille Rose Landscape Plate Yongzheng/Qianlong China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Sharing with you this rare dish from the 18th century, Yongzheng or early Qianlong period. Landscape scene.
Condition
Small chips/fritting and a firing flow to the r...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,903 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.46 in Dm 8.63 in
18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dish Blue and White Hand Painted, Qing Qianlong
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand-painted Chinese porcelain Dish, dating to the middle of the 18th century, Qing, Qianlong period, circa 1750.
The dish is circular, well potted, with rib...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$328 Sale Price
46% Off
H 1.24 in Dm 5.38 in
Vintage Tibetan Style Dragon Stacking Picnic Box, Painted Wood, 1990's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A highly decorative vintage Chinese red painted stacking picnic box and carrier, painted in the Tibetan style, circa 1990's, China.
The large painted and textured wood picnic box ...
Category
1990s Chinese Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Wood
$850
H 25.75 in W 17.5 in D 11 in
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Wedding Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A phenomenal hand carved and painted wooden antique wedding dowry stacked drawer carriage chest from China. Commissioned in the 19th century to commemorate the wedding of a new bride...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
...
Category
Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
$273,917
H 6.3 in W 9.69 in D 6.34 in
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Chinese Food Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of Chinese food boxes is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese food boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and lacquer. Chinese food boxes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century.
How Much are Chinese Food Boxes?
Prices for Chinese food boxes start at $325 and top out at $3,500 with the average selling for $895.
Questions About Chinese Food Boxes
- What is a Chinese hat box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese hat box is a storage container traditionally used in China and other areas of East Asia to store hats and other headwear. Normally, the boxes feature lacquer construction and have a conical shape. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese hat boxes.
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