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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
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Food Presentation Covered Box
Antique Chinese Food Presentation Covered Box
$3,250
H 6.5 in W 26.5 in D 12 in
19th Century Red Lacquer Hand Painted Circular Wooden Chinese Food Pot
Located in North Salem, NY
An old circular Chinese food pot, traditionally crafted and richly decorated, featuring a rounded
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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
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Early 20th Century Asian Qing Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Sweetmeat Dishes
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Sweetmeat Dishes
$995 / set
H 4.25 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in

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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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Wood Food Box
Antique Chinese Wood Food Box
H 41.3 in W 17.3 in D 33.5 in
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
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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
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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
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Chinese Serving Pieces

Rare Shanxi Wedding food box
Rare Shanxi Wedding food box
H 29 in W 29 in D 16 in
19th Century Chinese Food Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic Chinese food box is from Shanxi, China and made from elmwood, circa 1800s.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Food Box
19th Century Chinese Food Box
H 41.5 in W 32.5 in D 19 in
Chinese Food Carrier
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese food carrier is from Fujian, China and made from lacquered bamboo.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Food Carrier
Chinese Food Carrier
H 15 in W 12 in D 6 in
1950s Chinese Lace Wicker & Bamboo Food Basket
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Chinese lace wicker and bamboo food basket.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker

1950s Chinese Lace Wicker & Bamboo Food Basket
1950s Chinese Lace Wicker & Bamboo Food Basket
H 13.78 in W 16.93 in D 8.67 in
Chinese Hand Painted Food Basket with Bamboo Handles
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese hand painted food basket with bamboo handles.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Early 20th Century Asian Covered Food Boxes Set of Six
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 20th century Asian covered food boxes, set of six. Sizes range from 13.5" D x 13.5" W x 7.5
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

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
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Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Fruitwood

19th Century Food Box
19th Century Food Box
H 13 in Dm 15 in
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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Food Box
Antique Chinese Food Box
H 15 in W 13 in D 9.5 in
Vintage Chinese Food Carrier/Box
Located in Summerland, CA
Two tier food carrier with decoratively painted porcelain dome lid. Handle and the box is
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Porcelain, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Food Carrier/Box
Vintage Chinese Food Carrier/Box
H 22 in W 20 in D 15 in
Chinese Lacquered Food Container Box
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Chinese Stacking Lacquered Food Container Box, red, black & green lacquer design with gold leaf
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Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Lacquered Food Container Box
Chinese Lacquered Food Container Box
H 12 in W 10.5 in D 8.5 in
Food Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red lacquer 2 tier rectangular food box with beautiful handpainted design. One of a kind - c 1895
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Wood

Food Box
Food Box
H 13.75 in W 22.25 in D 8.75 in
Vintage Food Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage wood box with interior tray was used for carrying confections for ceremonies. Circa 1930s.
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Boxes

Materials

Elm

Vintage Food Box
Vintage Food Box
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 9.5 in
Chinese black lacquer food box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
multi tiered "giant lunch box" with black lacquer and mother of pearl inlay.
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20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl

Chinese black lacquer food box
Chinese black lacquer food box
H 22 in W 21 in D 10 in
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.
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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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Lacquer, Willow

Antique Lacquered Food Box
Antique Lacquered Food Box
H 8 in W 18 in D 14 in
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
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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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Elm

19th Century Stacked Food Box
19th Century Stacked Food Box
H 18 in W 23 in D 12 in

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Vintage 1910s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Japanese Antique Rustic Table 1860s-1900s / Dining Table Wabi Sabi Mingei
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables

Materials

Wood

Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk civil rank badge panel beautifully framed in a gilt Baux bamboo carved wood frame circa Qing dynasty mid-19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which ...
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Materials

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Pair Framed Superb Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidered Peacock Third Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare pair of finely embroidered silk civil rank badge panel framed in a black carved wood frame circa late Qing dynasty (mid-late 19th century). The square rank badge is known in C...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki
Located in Kyoto, JP
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Tibetan Trailing Vines Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Materials

Pine

Tibetan Trailing Vines Cabinet, c. 1900
Tibetan Trailing Vines Cabinet, c. 1900
$2,880
H 34.25 in W 37 in D 17 in
Japanese Lacquered Gold Maki-E Naga Fubako Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Korean Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is...
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Antique 19th Century Korean Cabinets

Materials

Nickel

19th Century Korean Chest
19th Century Korean Chest
$5,850
H 38.75 in W 45.25 in D 19.5 in
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
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Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese miniature kodansu constructed from Kaki wood (Persimmon) circa 19th century, late Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction,...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
$4,500
H 3.25 in W 3.125 in D 4.75 in
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Display Cabinet
Located in Pomona, CA
Late 19th century English chinoiserie decorated display cabinet. The hinged top opens to reveal a remote document storage.
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Materials

Glass, Wood

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Late 18th Century Mahogany Pembroke Dining Table
Late 18th Century Mahogany Pembroke Dining Table
$3,600 Sale Price
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H 29 in W 20 in D 42.5 in
Japanese Glazed Ceramic and Silver Koro Incense Burner Makuzu Kozan
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Chinese Export Eight Panel Coromandel Screen Lotus Blossoms
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

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Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
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Vintage 1940s French Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Lacquered Wood Cabinet with Chinese Seenes
Lacquered Wood Cabinet with Chinese Seenes
$6,485
H 38.78 in W 34.85 in D 14.77 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.

Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

Questions About Chinese Food Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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.