Skip to main content

Ditty Box

Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box

Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box

Located in Greenwich, CT

A sailor's ditty box for holding a sailor's valuables (mending needles, thread, pipe tobacco, razor, mementos, etc.) having a mirrored and gilt framed interior lid, with pull-out com...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Personal Writing Chest or Sailor's Ditty Box in Pine with Handles and Lock
Personal Writing Chest or Sailor's Ditty Box in Pine with Handles and Lock

Personal Writing Chest or Sailor's Ditty Box in Pine with Handles and Lock

Located in Doylestown, PA

Personal writing/document campaign style chest or sailor's ditty box in pine with carry handles, lock and keys.

Category

Early 20th Century Campaign Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

Folk Art Sailor's Wood Ditty Box
Folk Art Sailor's Wood Ditty Box

Folk Art Sailor's Wood Ditty Box

Sold

H 4.5 in W 14 in D 10 in

Folk Art Sailor's Wood Ditty Box

Located in Downingtown, PA

Folk Art Sailor's wood ditty box, Early 20th century The Folk Art sailor's rectangular wood box is inlaid with lighter colored wood inlays of various subjects including a sailboa...

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Sailor Made Whalebone Ditty Box, circa 1850
Sailor Made Whalebone Ditty Box, circa 1850

Sailor Made Whalebone Ditty Box, circa 1850

Located in Nantucket, MA

Ditty boxes were used by sailors to store small tools and personal items,the body is made of out whalebone with a Mahogany top and bottom.Similar in construction to a shaker box with...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Bone, Mahogany

19th Century English Handcarved Soldiers Ditty Box
19th Century English Handcarved Soldiers Ditty Box

19th Century English Handcarved Soldiers Ditty Box

Located in London, GB

Soldiers ditty box A delightful example of a hand carved 19th century Folk Art sailor’s ditty box, with 2 draws, elaborate decorative motifs including a dated 190+ panel with the in...

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Collection of Scandinavian Folk Art Boxes
Collection of Scandinavian Folk Art Boxes

Collection of Scandinavian Folk Art Boxes

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine collection of Swedish and Norwegian folk art boxes, including wedding pantry boxes, a painted birch bark cylindrical box, a fisherman's ditty box and a charming small domed valu...

Category

Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sailor Made Scrimshaw Box, circa 1850
19th Century Sailor Made Scrimshaw Box, circa 1850

19th Century Sailor Made Scrimshaw Box, circa 1850

Located in Nantucket, MA

A beautiful decorative sailor's ditty box made by a whaleman during one of their long voyages.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Mahogany

Primitive Antique Pennsylvania Painted Pine Blanket Storage Hope Chest Footed
Primitive Antique Pennsylvania Painted Pine Blanket Storage Hope Chest Footed

Primitive Antique Pennsylvania Painted Pine Blanket Storage Hope Chest Footed

Located in Dayton, OH

Features a hand dovetailed case, interior compartment (ditty box) and hand turned bun feet. A charming addition to any space.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Classical Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine, Paint

Sea Chest with Great Beckets and Canvas Top
Sea Chest with Great Beckets and Canvas Top

Sea Chest with Great Beckets and Canvas Top

Located in Norwell, MA

Sturdy seamans chest with a fine pair of intricately knotted beckets, canvas covered top, ditty box, and clippings inside, the attached clippings are all lifesaving related. 15" H x ...

Category

Vintage 1950s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Two Similar Shaker Oval Ditty Boxes
Two Similar Shaker Oval Ditty Boxes

Two Similar Shaker Oval Ditty Boxes

Sold

H 2.5 in W 5.5 in D 4 in

Two Similar Shaker Oval Ditty Boxes

Located in San Francisco, CA

A near pair of shaker bentwood maple and pine oval ditty boxes of lapped finger construction one retaining its original blue green paint, circa 1830-1850.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Shaker Decorative Boxes

Materials

Maple, Pine

American Early 19th Century Sponge Painted Trunk with Bracket Base
American Early 19th Century Sponge Painted Trunk with Bracket Base

American Early 19th Century Sponge Painted Trunk with Bracket Base

Located in Wells, ME

American early 19th century pine trunk with original sponge painted decoration, bracket base and interior ditty box. This trunk is made using the classic dovetailed construction of t...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine, Paint

You May Also Like

19th Century Little Chest or Coffer Teak, English
19th Century Little Chest or Coffer Teak, English

19th Century Little Chest or Coffer Teak, English

$1,099Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.63 in W 20.87 in D 13.39 in

19th Century Little Chest or Coffer Teak, English

Located in Labrit, Landes

English coffer or chest made in the 19th century probably in India. The many brass parts give this item a unique style. The numerous compartments in the upper part, as well as the ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Wooden Linstroms Poker PinBall Game
Wooden Linstroms Poker PinBall Game

Wooden Linstroms Poker PinBall Game

$495

H 23 in W 15 in D 1.5 in

Wooden Linstroms Poker PinBall Game

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Linstroms Poker Pin Ball Game The marbles are shot up into the board and where the balls land is how you get your poker hand. Each player gets 5 shots. Instructions are on back of b...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Wood

English Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Leather and Camphor Wood, circa 1820
English Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Leather and Camphor Wood, circa 1820

English Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Leather and Camphor Wood, circa 1820

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome medium-sized British officer's military Campaign camphor trunk or chest of brass-bound and studded leather over camphor wood, circa 1820. Manufactured by the British East...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass, Metal

British Military Officer's Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Camphor
British Military Officer's Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Camphor

British Military Officer's Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Camphor

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome rectangular British military officer's Campaign trunk of camphorwood featuring hand-cut brass binding and hardware, with opposing handles, and wax seals or stamps from por...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal, Brass

1850s Antique Country Traveling Trunk Chest in Solid Pine Wood Restored
1850s Antique Country Traveling Trunk Chest in Solid Pine Wood Restored

1850s Antique Country Traveling Trunk Chest in Solid Pine Wood Restored

Located in Vigonza, Padua

1850s antique country traveling trunk chest in solid pine wood restored and polished to wax Measures cm: H 57 x W 100 x D 52.

Category

Antique 1850s Italian Country Blanket Chests

Materials

Fir

19th Century Antique Colonial Rustic Pine Carpenter’s Tool Chest or Coffee Table
19th Century Antique Colonial Rustic Pine Carpenter’s Tool Chest or Coffee Table

19th Century Antique Colonial Rustic Pine Carpenter’s Tool Chest or Coffee Table

Located in Topeka, KS

Awesome antique Colonial or Rustic pine carpenter’s tool chest, trunk, or coffee table composed of a solid pine frame with dovetail joints, hand forged iron bail handles and hardware...

Category

Antique 19th Century Rustic Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass, Iron

Italian Genuine Leather Double Playing Card Box, 1950s
Italian Genuine Leather Double Playing Card Box, 1950s

Italian Genuine Leather Double Playing Card Box, 1950s

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage Italian playing card box features all-leather construction with outer layer of soft, supple tan or cognac leather decorated with embossed gold bands and 2 enameled playing c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Games

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Mid-Late 19th Century English Jewelry Box
Mid-Late 19th Century English Jewelry Box

Mid-Late 19th Century English Jewelry Box

$725

H 5.38 in W 13 in D 9 in

Mid-Late 19th Century English Jewelry Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Mid-late 19th century tumbling block top jewelry box. English. Various woods. The interior with mirror and lift out divided jewelry compartment. "English Make Secure Lever" lock (no ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Primitive Travel Trunk in Handcrafted Pine
19th Century American Primitive Travel Trunk in Handcrafted Pine

19th Century American Primitive Travel Trunk in Handcrafted Pine

Located in Wainscott, NY

A charming and authentic example of early American craftsmanship, this primitive travel trunk dates to the 19th century. Likely handmade, the piece showcases a beautifully aged patin...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood, Pine

Antique Merchant's Tool Chest, English, Pine, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian, 1900
Antique Merchant's Tool Chest, English, Pine, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian, 1900

Antique Merchant's Tool Chest, English, Pine, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian, 1900

$1,146Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.59 in W 31.5 in D 16.34 in

Antique Merchant's Tool Chest, English, Pine, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian, 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique merchant's tool chest. An English, stained pine craftsman's trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Pleasingly robust with charming personalised...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Antique Pine, Iron and Brass Map or Utility Chest
Antique Pine, Iron and Brass Map or Utility Chest

Antique Pine, Iron and Brass Map or Utility Chest

Located in Germantown, MD

Eraly American pine, iron and brass map or utility chest with leather handles. Nice and rich patina. Lock not functional.

Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass, Iron

Wood and leather game box - Italy, 19th century
Wood and leather game box - Italy, 19th century

Wood and leather game box - Italy, 19th century

$1,946

H 13 in W 13.08 in D 4.41 in

Wood and leather game box - Italy, 19th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Wood and leather game box for chess, Nine men’s morris and Backgammon Italy, 19th century 33 x 33,3 x 11,2 cm Nine men’s morris also known as mill game (merelles, from the Latin wor...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Games

Materials

Leather, Wood

Hand Carved Hinged Box
Hand Carved Hinged Box

Hand Carved Hinged Box

$150

H 1.75 in W 5.75 in D 4 in

Hand Carved Hinged Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A simple hinged wooden box with carving. The box would be ideal for 420, notes, recipes, or on the desk to hold paper clips, rubber bands, etc. or on the nightstand. A beautiful ...

Category

20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Hand-Crafted Antique Oak Storage Box, Campaign Style, Circa 1840s
Hand-Crafted Antique Oak Storage Box, Campaign Style, Circa 1840s

Hand-Crafted Antique Oak Storage Box, Campaign Style, Circa 1840s

Located in New York, NY

The antique oak storage box, shown here, is as decorative as it is practical. Made in the 1840s-1850s, the box is solidly crafted of oak and fitted with brass corner braces and corn...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Oak

Antique Cabinet Maker's Chest, English, Tool Trunk, Fitted Interior, Victorian
Antique Cabinet Maker's Chest, English, Tool Trunk, Fitted Interior, Victorian

Antique Cabinet Maker's Chest, English, Tool Trunk, Fitted Interior, Victorian

$5,170Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.2 in W 38 in D 25.99 in

Antique Cabinet Maker's Chest, English, Tool Trunk, Fitted Interior, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique master cabinet maker's chest. An English, heavy tool trunk with mahogany and walnut interior, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Wonderful master c...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Victorian Pine Carpenters Box or Sea Chest
Victorian Pine Carpenters Box or Sea Chest

Victorian Pine Carpenters Box or Sea Chest

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Victorian Pine Carpenters Box or Sea Chest This a good and interesting piece, the box has been stripped and waxed it in good condition no worm or any other defects, the rope handle...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Rustic Blanket Chests

People Also Browsed

Vintage Blue Seiko Double-Sided Ships Wall Clock, 1980s
Vintage Blue Seiko Double-Sided Ships Wall Clock, 1980s

Vintage Blue Seiko Double-Sided Ships Wall Clock, 1980s

By Seiko

Located in Kojetice, CZ

Vintage Seiko ships wall clock designed during the 1980s in Japan. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It features a blue metal body, a plastic dials an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Industrial Wall Clocks

Materials

Iron

Rosso Glass Wall Mirror

Rosso Glass Wall Mirror

$2,900 / item

H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in

Rosso Glass Wall Mirror

By Specchi Veneziani

Located in Milan, IT

Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...

Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

Portrait of a Scottish Girl - Scottish 1940's art oil painting Glengarry Hat
Portrait of a Scottish Girl - Scottish 1940's art oil painting Glengarry Hat

Portrait of a Scottish Girl - Scottish 1940's art oil painting Glengarry Hat

By Arthur Royce Bradbury

Located in Hagley, England

This impressive British 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Arthur Royce Bradbury. Painted in 1949 it is a half-length portrait of a young Scottish girl in a mountainous ...

Category

1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th C. English Painted Pine Chest with Georgian Manor Façade
19th C. English Painted Pine Chest with Georgian Manor Façade

19th C. English Painted Pine Chest with Georgian Manor Façade

$5,800

H 17 in W 32.25 in D 17.75 in L 17 in

19th C. English Painted Pine Chest with Georgian Manor Façade

Located in Rio Vista, CA

A charming English country folk art painted pine trunk or blanket chest, hand-decorated with a weathered architectural façade resembling a grand Georgian manor country house on the f...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table

Located in Milford, NH

A wonderful folk art rectangular shellwork table featuring a top with foliate polychrome sand design around shells under glass, with the entire surface of the sides and legs covered ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Antique American Tramp Art Carved Box, Early 20th Century Folk Art
Antique American Tramp Art Carved Box, Early 20th Century Folk Art

Antique American Tramp Art Carved Box, Early 20th Century Folk Art

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique American Folk Art Tramp Art Carved Box, probably Late 19th/Early 20th Century. A decorative box ornamented with layers of classic Tramp Art chip carved borders enclosing vel...

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal
Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal

Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal

$4,087 / item

H 47.25 in W 34.65 in D 17.52 in

Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal

By Müller Möbelfabrikation

Located in Tilburg, NL

Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal. Germany. Design 1998, current production. Available in every RAL-color. A highlight for your office or your home: The cleverly designed bar cabinet KB 3...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Napoli Reproduction Club Chair in Natural Cotton Canvas
Napoli Reproduction Club Chair in Natural Cotton Canvas

Napoli Reproduction Club Chair in Natural Cotton Canvas

By Bloom Home Inc

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Over 2000 items in stock, scroll down and select view all to see our current ready to ship furniture and accessories! Price is per item, this is custom made to order. We do have 1 fl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Club Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Wood

Early 19th century hand painted Swedish marriage chest
Early 19th century hand painted Swedish marriage chest

Early 19th century hand painted Swedish marriage chest

Sold|$4,108

H 26 in W 46.5 in D 21.5 in

Early 19th century hand painted Swedish marriage chest

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Early 19th century hand painted Swedish marriage chest circa 1807. During our travels around Scandinavia we come across numerous folk art and rustic coffers of this era, but this is...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine, Paint

Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Tureen, Cover and Stand, Jupiter, Florida, 1987
Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Tureen, Cover and Stand, Jupiter, Florida, 1987

Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Tureen, Cover and Stand, Jupiter, Florida, 1987

By Dodie Thayer

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Tureen, Cover and Stand, Jupiter, Florida, 1987 The tureen, cover and conforming stand are naturalistically modeled as a head of lettuce, hand-built in gla...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Terracotta Memento Mori Skull Sculpture, Italy 17th Century
Terracotta Memento Mori Skull Sculpture, Italy 17th Century

Terracotta Memento Mori Skull Sculpture, Italy 17th Century

Located in Nottingham, GB

A rare and highly evocative European memento mori terracotta sculpture depicting a human skull resting upon a rocky outcrop, entwined with serpents and surmounted by a distinctive lo...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Mid Century Tile Top Wrought Iron Table
Mid Century Tile Top Wrought Iron Table

Mid Century Tile Top Wrought Iron Table

$795

H 21 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Mid Century Tile Top Wrought Iron Table

Located in New York, NY

Mid Century tile top table, having a stylized wrought iron base with a geometric tile top. The square top features repeating aqua, turquoise glazed square tiles. This example is in ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

English Painted Nesting Tables with Découpage
English Painted Nesting Tables with Découpage

English Painted Nesting Tables with Découpage

$1,400

H 19 in W 20 in D 13.75 in

English Painted Nesting Tables with Découpage

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

Three wooden nesting tables have been recently updated with new paint of ebonized effect and pasted découpage fish. These illustrations glow with a gilded luster against the satin b...

Category

20th Century English Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

19th C French Yellow Toleware Tiered Tray Table Stand Chinoiserie Pastoral Scene
19th C French Yellow Toleware Tiered Tray Table Stand Chinoiserie Pastoral Scene

19th C French Yellow Toleware Tiered Tray Table Stand Chinoiserie Pastoral Scene

Located in Dayton, OH

This antique 19th-century French Empire toleware tier table, also classified as a table à ouvrage, chiffonière or gueridon, is a stunning example of late Louis XVI or Directoire revi...

Category

Antique 19th Century Empire End Tables

Materials

Metal

Tito Agnoli for Cinova Daybed Sofa in Cognac Leather
Tito Agnoli for Cinova Daybed Sofa in Cognac Leather

Tito Agnoli for Cinova Daybed Sofa in Cognac Leather

$13,800

H 21.66 in W 79.14 in D 34.65 in

Tito Agnoli for Cinova Daybed Sofa in Cognac Leather

By Tito Agnoli

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Tito Agnoli for Cinova, sofa or daybed, model '711', leather, laminated wood, copper, Italy, 1968 A cubic sofa designed by Italian designer Tito Agnoli for Cinova, which can be tran...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Copper

Old Wooden Tramp Art Box Jewelry Box Trinket Folk Art
Old Wooden Tramp Art Box Jewelry Box Trinket Folk Art

Old Wooden Tramp Art Box Jewelry Box Trinket Folk Art

$274Sale Price|20% Off

H 6.3 in W 6.3 in D 8.67 in

Old Wooden Tramp Art Box Jewelry Box Trinket Folk Art

Located in Poperinge, BE

Beautiful old tramp art box, jewelry box or trinket, trinket box, made in the first half of the 20th century, Belgium. Beautiful form of folk art, anyone could make a tramp art obje...

Category

Vintage 1920s Belgian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Ditty Box", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.