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Handcrafted Primitive Dovetail Wooden Storage Box
Handcrafted Primitive Dovetail Wooden Storage Box

Handcrafted Primitive Dovetail Wooden Storage Box

Located in Seattle, WA

hand-hewn storage box features beautifully aged patina, visible tool marks, and traditional dovetail

Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document  Box
19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document  Box

19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century original taupe painted dovetailed document box from New England. The original brass

Category

19th Century American Country Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box

Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725 Large dovetails and

Category

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Iron

Hand Painted Lacquer Camphor Wood Box with Wrestler Figures and Dovetail Joints
Hand Painted Lacquer Camphor Wood Box with Wrestler Figures and Dovetail Joints

Hand Painted Lacquer Camphor Wood Box with Wrestler Figures and Dovetail Joints

Located in Lomita, CA

This is a beautiful hand-crafted antique Chinese lacquer box, crafted from camphor wood, a material

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Boxed Ships Compass
19th Century Boxed Ships Compass

19th Century Boxed Ships Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

19th century ships compass set into a dovetailed box with sliding lid. Brass bowl compass with

Category

1890s Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Document Box c.1930
Art Deco Document Box c.1930

Art Deco Document Box c.1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An Art Deco wooden document box constructed with dovetail joints and lined with felt

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

19thc original painted Fruit & Floral Decoration Box
19thc original painted Fruit & Floral Decoration Box

19thc original painted Fruit & Floral Decoration Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19thc original painted Fruit & Floral Decoration Box. Dovetailed construction and walnut wood

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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

18th Century French  Decorative Hand Carved Box
18th Century French  Decorative Hand Carved Box

18th Century French Decorative Hand Carved Box

Located in Winter Park, FL

panel features two carved fish. The box is dovetailed with a false bottom drawer. Lovely original waxed

Category

Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Fruitwood

Set of Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Presentation Boxes, Carved, Parcel Gilt
Set of Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Presentation Boxes, Carved, Parcel Gilt

Set of Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Presentation Boxes, Carved, Parcel Gilt

Located in Doylestown, PA

boxes with gilt decoration, circa 1910. Beautiful boxes crafted with dovetail joinery depicting

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Ships Compass From Amsterdam
19th Century Ships Compass From Amsterdam

19th Century Ships Compass From Amsterdam

Located in Norwell, MA

primitive dovetailed box. Circa 1880. With compass card from L.J. Harri, Amsterdam.

Category

1880s European Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

American Queen Anne Curly Maple Drop Leaf Table
American Queen Anne Curly Maple Drop Leaf Table

American Queen Anne Curly Maple Drop Leaf Table

Located in Bradenton, FL

. White Pine and Ash secondary wood on the dovetailed box frame.

Category

Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Maple

19Thc Original Paint Decorated Blanket Chest
19Thc Original Paint Decorated Blanket Chest

19Thc Original Paint Decorated Blanket Chest

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19thc Original paint decorated blanket box with dovetailed construction in very good condition.This

Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Shopkeeper's Sign & Price Rubber Ink Stamp Set Kit c.1920
Antique Shopkeeper's Sign & Price Rubber Ink Stamp Set Kit c.1920

Antique Shopkeeper's Sign & Price Rubber Ink Stamp Set Kit c.1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Antique sign and price rubber stamp markers set that comes in its original wooden box case

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Rubber, Wood

Nineteenth Century Ship's Compass by Robert Merrill
Nineteenth Century Ship's Compass by Robert Merrill

Nineteenth Century Ship's Compass by Robert Merrill

Located in Norwell, MA

dovetailed timber box. Paper compass card with fleur-de-lis at north. Compass points north! Weight: 5 lbs

Category

1860s North American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Wood Bowl Ship's Compass by Samuel Thaxter of Boston
19th Century Wood Bowl Ship's Compass by Samuel Thaxter of Boston

19th Century Wood Bowl Ship's Compass by Samuel Thaxter of Boston

Located in Norwell, MA

, Boston. With strap gimbal and is fitted to a dovetailed timber box with its original lid. The detailed

Category

1850s North American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Blue Marriage Chest
Scandinavian Blue Marriage Chest

Scandinavian Blue Marriage Chest

Located in Greenwich, CT

dated 1874, the domed top with cleated ends, the dovetailed case with candle till box to the interior

Category

1870s Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Birch, Pine

Antique Chippendale Revival Table, English, Console, Writing, Hall, Edwardian
Antique Chippendale Revival Table, English, Console, Writing, Hall, Edwardian

Antique Chippendale Revival Table, English, Console, Writing, Hall, Edwardian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

with attractive fretwork over an ebonised ground Quality mahogany drawer boxes with impressive dovetail

Category

Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Qing Hongmu Wood Wedding Low Chair
Antique Chinese Qing Hongmu Wood Wedding Low Chair

Antique Chinese Qing Hongmu Wood Wedding Low Chair

Located in Forney, TX

single drawer storage compartment with hand cut dovetail joinery, resting on box stretcher joined square

Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Cane, Wood

19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape
19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape

19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape

Located in London, GB

painted wooden dovetail jointed box contains a heavy rope, canvas wooden based sack with safety harness

Category

1890s British Early Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Early 1900s French Oak Box
Early 1900s French Oak Box

Early 1900s French Oak Box

Located in Alpharetta, GA

patina. This box has hand dovetailed construction. There is an inlaid key hole, but the box does not come

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

Collection of Three Bible Boxes
Collection of Three Bible Boxes

Collection of Three Bible Boxes

Unavailable|$789 / set

Collection of Three Bible Boxes

Located in Stamford, GB

A collection of three 19th century bible boxes of dovetailed construction and with original painted

Category

1890s Great Britain (UK) Antique Dovetail Box

English Utility Box, circa 1850s
English Utility Box, circa 1850s

English Utility Box, circa 1850s

Located in Culver City, CA

examples of superb craftsmanship. The box has nice dovetail corners, good English lock and hinges and a

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Mid-19th Century English Other Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Oak Cutlery Box
Antique Oak Cutlery Box

Antique Oak Cutlery Box

Unavailable|$650

Antique Oak Cutlery Box

Located in Port Chester, NY

An antique cutlery box with wonderful dovetailed exterior corners in very good antique condition

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

19th century French petrin
19th century French petrin

19th century French petrin

Unavailable|$5,500

19th century French petrin

Located in Chicago, IL

construction with pine secondary wood, the loose lid top sits on slanted sides and dovetailed box which is

Category

19th Century French Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Walnut, Pine

German Copper Salt Box, circa 1780
German Copper Salt Box, circa 1780

German Copper Salt Box, circa 1780

Located in Ambler, PA

German copper salt box circa 1780 Dovetailed.

Category

1780s German Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Copper

19th c. French engineering school volume box
19th c. French engineering school volume box

19th c. French engineering school volume box

Located in Summerland, CA

A whimsical dovetailed pine box containing 25 papier mache pyramid-shaped objects which were used

Category

19th Century Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Mahogany Brass Artists Box by James Newman London 19th Century
Antique Mahogany Brass Artists Box by James Newman London 19th Century

Antique Mahogany Brass Artists Box by James Newman London 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Mahogany brass-cornered dovetailed Artist's box with flush Campaign handle to the front drawer. The

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19th Century British George IV Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Commode
French Empire Commode

French Empire Commode

Unavailable|$5,600

French Empire Commode

Located in Austin, TX

. Beautiful relief work on the brass ormolu. All drawers are solid wood boxes with dovetail construction

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Pine Dovetailed Box
Pine Dovetailed Box

Pine Dovetailed Box

Located in Baltimore, MD

This heavy little almost-square box has bold exposed hand-cut dovetails at each corner and its

Category

Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Wooden Box
19th Century French Wooden Box

19th Century French Wooden Box

Located in High Point, NC

hardware, and dovetailed box joints. A regenerative bleaching process has brought a pleasant freshness to

Category

19th Century French Country Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

Antique Early American Farmhouse Dovetailed Table Box
Antique Early American Farmhouse Dovetailed Table Box

Antique Early American Farmhouse Dovetailed Table Box

Located in Forney, TX

box. Born in the Northeastern United States, possibly Pennsylvania, in the early 19th century

Category

Early 19th Century American Country Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine, Paint

American Dovetailed Puzzle Box Dated February 19, 1889
American Dovetailed Puzzle Box Dated February 19, 1889

American Dovetailed Puzzle Box Dated February 19, 1889

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

American dovetailed oak puzzle box. The top is dated within an oval cartouche "Patented February 19

Category

1880s American American Classical Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

19th Century Dovetailed Wood Box with Pyrimidal Cast Brass Lid
19th Century Dovetailed Wood Box with Pyrimidal Cast Brass Lid

19th Century Dovetailed Wood Box with Pyrimidal Cast Brass Lid

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century dovetailed wood box with pyramidal patina cast brass lid features raised figural

Category

1890s French Gothic Revival Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Americana Folk Art Dovetailed Antique Document Box, circa 1830-1850
Americana Folk Art Dovetailed Antique Document Box, circa 1830-1850

Americana Folk Art Dovetailed Antique Document Box, circa 1830-1850

Located in Shippensburg, PA

American dome top dovetailed document box Probably Pennsylvania, circa 1830-1850   This most

Category

Early 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

Late 1800 Inlaid Wood Dovetailed Mexican Trunk
Late 1800 Inlaid Wood Dovetailed Mexican Trunk

Late 1800 Inlaid Wood Dovetailed Mexican Trunk

Located in Guadalajra, Jal

This beautiful piece is native from central Mexico, used to store and transport objects. The tradition came with the Spaniards and until the first half of the twentieth century, i...

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1860s Mexican Primitive Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Wooden Baker's Bread Tray with Dovetail Joints
Early 20th Century Wooden Baker's Bread Tray with Dovetail Joints

Early 20th Century Wooden Baker's Bread Tray with Dovetail Joints

Located in San Francisco, CA

About An original wooden baker's bread tray with cutout handles and dovetails joints. "Property

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Box
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Box

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Box

Located in High Point, NC

This wooden box was produced in Scandinavian, circa 1900. A patinated clack box showing signs of a

Category

19th Century Scandinavian Country Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Wooden Box
Late 19th Century Wooden Box

Late 19th Century Wooden Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wooden "Spur Auger Bits" Box with dovetail joints. Has three separate hinged compartments each with

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century English Walnut Box
Early 19th Century English Walnut Box

Early 19th Century English Walnut Box

Located in High Point, NC

dovetailed sides. The beauty of the dovetails makes the simple box must more interesting. The base of the

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Walnut

1920'S WHITE PAINTED RED CROSS  BOX
1920'S WHITE PAINTED RED CROSS  BOX

1920'S WHITE PAINTED RED CROSS BOX

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1920'S ORIGINAL PAINTED RED CROOS BOX DOVETAIL CASE FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA AND IN GREAT CONDITION

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

18th Century French Fariniere or Decorative Box
18th Century French Fariniere or Decorative Box

18th Century French Fariniere or Decorative Box

Located in Winter Park, FL

panel features two carved fish. The box is dovetailed with a false bottom drawer. Lovely original waxed

Category

Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Fruitwood

Late 19th Inlaid Mahogany and Maple Wood Box
Late 19th Inlaid Mahogany and Maple Wood Box

Late 19th Inlaid Mahogany and Maple Wood Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inlaid English Mahogany and Maple box with dovetail joints and fitted interior. Possibly a writer's

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Mahogany, Maple

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Find many varieties of an authentic antique dovetail box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every antique dovetail box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique dovetail box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique dovetail box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular.

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