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Coffin Box

Wooden German Folk Art Coffin - Box, circa 1900
Located in Esbjerg, DK
German Volk art box. Scaled down coffin. Hand carved with characteristic primitive detailing
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Sea Shell Decorative Coffin Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful coffin shape trinket box encrusted with shells. This box would be stunning on a
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20th Century American American Classical Decorative Boxes

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Shell

19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box
By Samson & Cie
Located in Dallas, TX
caskets or coffin boxes used by royalty in the 1700’s, but he was turning it into an item the current
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Inlaid Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Inlaid Coffin from Beverly Hills Estate of Ann Miller, the late great hoofer. Original velvet
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Inlaid Box
Inlaid Box
H 8.25 in W 12 in D 7.75 in
Piet Zwart "Koksmaat" for Bruynzeel
By Piet Zwart, Bruynzeel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painted plywood coffin attributed to Piet Zwart. Manufactured by Bruynzeel (Netherlands) in circa
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Plywood

Piet Zwart "Koksmaat" for Bruynzeel
Piet Zwart "Koksmaat" for Bruynzeel
No Reserve
H 19.3 in Dm 16.54 in
An Oak Joint Coffin Stool, Occasional Table, Sewing Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
An Oak Joint coffin stool, occasional table, sewing box This a good Oak Joint or Joined Stool
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Early 20th Century Gothic Stools

Materials

Oak

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Boxes Design by Ristomatti Ratia
By Treston, Ristomatti Ratia
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
alaset Palanox boxes storage boxes with multi-colored stackable boxes that allow you to build
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 6, Yellow, Finland, 1972
By Palaset, Ristomatti Ratia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset Palanox modular storage box set of 6, White, Yellow, Finland, 1972 Palaset
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 4, Green White, Finland, 1972
By Palaset, Ristomatti Ratia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset modular storage box set of 4 Scandinavian Modern, Finland, 1972-1973, green and
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

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English Octagonal Rosewood with Boxwood Line Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in Free Union, VA
A slim and elegant box of highly figured rosewood divided into multiple panels, each bordered with narrow boxwood string inlay. The box rests on small wooden ball feet in faux painte...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Contemporary American Modern Large Seashell Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern rectangular box, with an applied seashell veneer and green, teal and blue patterned interior.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Coral

Oyster Shell Looking Glass Mirror
Located in London, GB
A fine rectangular mirror encrusted with native winkle and oyster shells. The pediment with scallop shell finial surmounted by a single murex shell and flanked by broken scrolls of w...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell

Oyster Shell Looking Glass Mirror
Oyster Shell Looking Glass Mirror
H 38.98 in W 26.97 in D 3.94 in
12 Hawkes Crystal China Aster Pattern Water Goblets
By T. G. Hawkes & Co.
Located in Litchfield, CT
Hawkes, Corning, NY. These water goblets, in the rare China Aster pattern by Hawkes, set a gorgeous table. Tall and beautifully cut in extra heavy crystal, the Chrysanthemum motif is...
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Vintage 1950s American Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

Biedermeier Antique Birch Round Circular Center Table circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER CIRCULAR BIRCHWOOD AND PARCEL-EBONIZED CENTER TABLE Northern Europe circa 1830 Item # 306DPQ14A This Biedermeier period center table features a very sleek and rather wh...
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Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Center Tables

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Birch, Ebony

Fabulous Pair of Meissen Porcelain Glass Coolers/Cachepots
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis XVI Porcelain

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Porcelain, Meissen

White Lace Cup Coral
Located in Brea, CA
White lace cup coral this coral is real, not faux, and color is natural, not dyed. Each coral varies in size/shape and is one of a kind. The coral photographed is an example of one y...
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21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

White Lace Cup Coral
White Lace Cup Coral
H 7 in W 7 in D 7 in
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay. The dome shaped top has a brass shield medallion in the center. The interior has a vibrant purple f...
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony

Artisan Rosewood Jewelry Box
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully made Rosewood Jewelry Box. 2 Triangular Lids open to reveal a velvet lined interior. Carved handle makes it easy to access interior. In very Nice Shape, unsigned!
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Artisan Rosewood Jewelry Box
Artisan Rosewood Jewelry Box
H 1.5 in W 11.75 in D 6.75 in
19th Century, Rosewood & Brass Scent Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and particularly good quality mid-19th century, Victorian Period, rosewood perfume scent box, with attractive brass bound decoration and hinged lid, enclosing three origin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Middle Eastern Mosaic Moorish Mother of Pearl Inlaid Trinket Box
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic inlaid with mother of pearl. Handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian t...
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20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Vintage Coastal Brown Rectangular Sea Shell Covered Box with Lid, Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous shell covered Folk Art box with lid. Covered in brown, black and cream conical shaped shells, it is a striking statement piece. The box which the shells cover, is created ...
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20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Wood

Antique French Jewelry Box Napoleon III 19th Century Thuya & Burl Wood Inlaid
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Charming French antique 19th century Napoleon III Jewelry box in Thuya & burl wood. Marvelous inlaid details with amazing wood ! This Lovely jewelry box comes with its original l...
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Wood

Round Sea Shell Encrusted Pink Flower Motif Decorative Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty coastal-inspired round decorative box encrusted with a sea shell motif. This box is round and features an attached lid. The lid is decorated with an array of seashells and t...
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20th Century American American Classical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85. Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from th...
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Chinese Export Brush Pot or Bitong Porcelain hand painted, Qing Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A Chinese Export porcelain brush pot or bitong, hand painted in a blue and white figural pattern and dating to the turn of the 19th Century, late Qing period, Circa 1900. This piece...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

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Antique Hau Shing’s Camp Chest, Honam, China, circa 1850
Located in Nijmegen, Gelderland
A beautiful camp chest covered with painted leather. The hand painted scenes on the coffin give a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

19th Century Napoleon's Coffin Snuffbox
Located in Paris, FR
Rare little snuffbox carved in the shape of Napoleon's coffin. Various details engraved all around
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Wood

19th Century Napoleon's Coffin Snuffbox
19th Century Napoleon's Coffin Snuffbox
H 2.45 in W 1.34 in D 1.38 in
Antique Rosewood English Sewing Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Single pedestal sewing stand is made of rosewood with a beautiful patina. Box itself is coffin
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Rosewood

Vogue, Voice of a Century, the Official Signed Limited Edition Book
By Genesis Publications Ltd
Located in Guildford, Surrey
Cecil Beaton, Clifford Coffin, Michael Cooper, Lee Miller, Norman Parkinson, Helmut Newton, and many
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Late 19th Century Sevres Style Exceptional Samson Dressing Table Box
By Edmé Samson
Located in Dallas, TX
larger porcelain caskets or coffin boxes used by royalty in the 1700s, but he was turning it into an item
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Antique Late 19th Century French Classical Roman Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 3, White, Red, Finland, 1972
By Palaset, Ristomatti Ratia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset Palanox modular storage box set of 3, white, red, Finland, 1972 Palaset Palanox
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

"Joan of Arc Saved France" WWI Poster by Haskell Coffin, circa 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, calendars, decorative boxes, fashion catalogs. However, Coffin is best known for his “Joan of Arc” poster
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Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

"Joan of Arc Saved France" WWI Poster by Haskell Coffin, circa 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, calendars, decorative boxes, fashion catalogs. However, Coffin is best known for his “Joan of Arc” poster
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Antique 1810s Posters

"Joan of Arc Saved France" by Haskell Coffin, Antique WWI Poster, 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
found on note cards, sheet music, calendars, decorative boxes, fashion catalogs. However, Coffin is best
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Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Antique 19th century camphor wooden transport box
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique 19th century camphor wooden transport box in very good condition. Beautiful warm color and
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Anglo Indian Box or Coffee Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful weathered teak coffin. The size is perfect to use as a coffee table. All in perfect
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Antique 1840s British Indian Ocean Territory Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Midcentury 1950s Sewing Box on Sputnik Legs Danish Design
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
rare. A lovely midcentury teak sewing box of coffin form. Raised on attractive tapered legs with
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Mid-20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Beech

Finely Crafted Small Batak Bronze Box with Full Figure and Singas, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
box with reclining figure with hands on knees and two protective singas at one end. In the form of a
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 10, Trenton Oy, Finland, 1972
By Ristomatti Ratia, Palaset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset modular storage box set of 10 Scandinavian Modern, Finland, 1972-1973. Palaset
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 4, Red, Green, Finland, 1972
By Ristomatti Ratia, Palaset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset Palanox modular storage box set of 4, Red, Green, White, Yellow, Finland, 1972
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 10, White, Red, Finland, 1972
By Ristomatti Ratia, Palaset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset Palanox modular storage box set of 10, white, red, Finland, 1972. Palaset
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 4, Trenton Oy, Finland, 1972
By Ristomatti Ratia, Palaset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset modular storage box set of 4 Scandinavian Modern, Finland, 1972-1973 Palaset
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 19, Trenton Oy, Finland, 1972
By Ristomatti Ratia, Palaset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset Modular storage box set of 19 Scandinavian Modern, Finland, 1972-1973 Palaset
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

4 Vintage Romweber Viking Oak Equestrian Horse Head Bar Counter Stools
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
, Batesville Cabinet Company, and Batesville Coffin Company. Each company started in 1879, making us one of the
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Late 20th Century American Classical Stools

Materials

Oak

Ancient Chinese Pair of Cobalt Blue Glazed Attendants Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
needed in the after life: a) round precious cosmetic or jewels box b) comb#1 They are richly glazed
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Important Ancient Chinese Four Women Cobalt Blue Glazed Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
the afterlife: a) tea pot b) precious cosmetics box c) comb d) mirror They are richly glazed in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

18C Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Box. VERY, VERY EARLY Sadeli Mosaic piece, which is what makes it all the more important! Made
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Guillotine Cigar Cutter with Coffin Cigar Tip Box
Located in New York, NY
Guillotine cigar cutter with coffin cigar tip box, French late 19th-early 20th century. It was in
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

English Antique Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Shippensburg, PA
under the glowing layers of shellac and wax. It is a brilliant piece of craftsmanship, the box expertly
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Crystal

Samson Paris Signed Porcelain Trinket Box
By Edmé Samson
Located in Dallas, TX
copying the larger porcelain caskets or coffin boxes used by royalty in the 1700s, but he was turning it
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 8, Trenton Oy, Finland, 1972
By Palaset, Ristomatti Ratia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset modular storage box set of 8 Scandinavian Modern, Finland, 1972-1973 Palaset
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Vintage Palaset Palanox Modular Storage Box Set of 9, Red, Green, Finland, 1972
By Palaset, Ristomatti Ratia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Palaset Palanox modular storage box set of 9, Red, Green, White, Yellow, Finland, 1972
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Joan of Arc Saved France WWI War Savings Stamps Poster, circa 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
artist Haskel Coffin (1878-1941). Coffin was a versatile illustrator, gracing covers for several
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Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Cartier Tank Desk Clock Two-Tone Gold and Steel
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
coffin style box. Size of box: 5" x 4" x2" H. This exquisite battery operated Art Deco desk clock is
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold Plate, Steel

Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Rococo Serpentine Burled Double Dresser
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
American Furniture Company, Batesville Cabinet Company, and Batesville Coffin Company. Each company started
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Vintage 1950s Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Serpentine Highboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Furniture Company, Batesville Cabinet Company, and Batesville Coffin Company. Each company started in 1879
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Vintage 1950s Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Rococo Serpentine Burl Nightstand End Table
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
, Batesville Cabinet Company, and Batesville Coffin Company. Each company started in 1879, making one of the
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Vintage 1950s Louis XV Night Stands

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Classic 7-Player Viking Oak Poker Table Set by Romweber in Green Vinyl
By Romweber Furniture Co., William Westenhaver / Witco, Witco
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Company, and Batesville Coffin Company. Each company started in 1879, making us one of the nation’s oldest
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Vintage 1970s American Rustic Dining Room Sets

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Oak, Fabric, Faux Leather

Important Ancient Chinese Trio Women Handmade Hand Glazed, Ming Dynsty 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
after life: a) porcelain vase b) treasures box c) precious comb They are richly glazed in green and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Ancient Chinese Trio Cobalt Blue Glazed Attendants Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
needed in the after life: a) round precious cosmetic or jewels box b) comb#1 c) comb #2 They are richly
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Important Ancient Chinese Trio Handmade Glazed Attendants Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
after life: a) tea pot b) mirror c) precious round cosmetics box They are richly glazed in green and
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Vintage Two Tier Cane Brass Wood and Glass Large Square End Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
. A woven cane bed was buried in Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1323 BC, and a cane coffin holding a Moche
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Shepherd’s Chest, 1880’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Small antique shepherd’s box with geometric decoration from the Carpathian Highlands, ca.1880
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Antique 1880s Hungarian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage

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Beech

Small Antique Shepherd’s Chest, 1880’s
Small Antique Shepherd’s Chest, 1880’s
H 16.54 in W 24.02 in D 13.39 in
Vogue – Voice of a Century: The Official Signed Limited Edition Book
By Genesis Publications Ltd
Located in Guildford, Surrey
celebrated contributors such as Cecil Beaton, Clifford Coffin, Michael Cooper, Lee Miller, Norman Parkinson
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

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Coffin Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic coffin box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and plastic, every coffin box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the coffin box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A coffin box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in louis xv, Scandinavian Modern and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made coffin box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ristomatti Ratia, Palaset and Romweber Furniture Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Coffin Box?

Prices for a coffin box start at $350 and top out at $18,892 with the average selling for $2,401.