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Antique Bento Box

17th Century Japanese Bento Box for Cherry Blossom Viewing Party
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique Japanese bento box from Edo era which was used for cherry blossom viewing party
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17th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Bamboo

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
jubako is a stacked set of boxes used to present and serve packed lunches, bento, usually in celebration
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bento Box

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Lacquer

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Japanese Pine Tree Motif Bamboo Bento Box, 1868, Edo Period
Located in Paris, FR
bento box. One very unusual feature of this lunch box, even for Japan, is that the upper compartment can
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Bamboo

Early 19th Century, Bento Box with Arabesque and Cherry Blossom Design, Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved. Like many other sprinkled design, lacquer was
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Early 19th Century, Bento Box with Grapes Design, Edo Period, Art of Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved. Like many other sprinkled design, lacquer was
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japanese Tangram Lacquer Bento Box Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
A Japanese lacquered wood bento, food container, of unusual geometric design resembling a tangram
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japanese Black Lacquer with Gold Flower Motif on Wajima-Nuri Soup Tureens, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food. A number of terms are used in Japanese to refer to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Lacquer Bento Box With protective Box, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice Meiji Period bento box in red lacquer with original protective box.
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japan Antique Red and Black Lacquered Bento Food Box Display 1915, Only One
Located in South Burlington, VT
Bento food box display circa Taisho period, 1915. Most likely was a portable unit used for traveling
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Beauties Picnicking Beneath Cherry Blossoms Triptych
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Burbank, CA
on the left ties a note to a cherry blossom branch. Spread out are several bento boxes with food, a
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1840s Edo Antique Bento Box

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Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Lacquered Complete Bento Food Box, Early 20th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
portable complete Bento food box, late Meiji to early Taisho period, early 20th century. The set comes
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bento Box

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Porcelain, Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Showa Black Lacquer Bento Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Showa black lacquer bento box with gilt pine motif in three parts with lid.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Bento Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Bento Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese lacquered/painted bento box from the Taisho Period c 1920s. Black lacquer exterior with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japanese  Bento Box
Japanese  Bento Box
H 13.325 in W 9 in D 8.5 in
Japanese Bento Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 7 Japanese lacquered bento boxes from Kyoto, Japan. Taisho period - 1920s. (Measurements
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

Japanese Bento Box
Japanese Bento Box
H 5.25 in W 15.25 in D 12.5 in
Japanese Bento Boxes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 5 Japanese lacquered bento boxes from Kyoto, Japan. Taisho period - 1920s. (Measurements
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Cedar

Japanese Bento Boxes
Japanese Bento Boxes
H 5.25 in W 15 in D 12 in
Early 19th Century Bento Box with Chrysanthemum Design, Edo Period, Art of Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
class, the concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved. This bento box has a conspicuous
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Lacquer

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By Gabriel Viardot
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bento Box

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Mahogany

18th century allegorical painting of The Triumph of Beauty
Located in London, GB
Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1800, no. 93 What was happening in British history painting in around 1800? In recent discussions of the emergence of a British School of history ...
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Bento Box

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Oil, Canvas

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bento Box

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Velvet, Glass, Wood

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in
Tiffany Studios Rare Empire Jewel Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Empire Jewel Table Lamp Important and rare Tiffany Studios New York "Empire Jewel" Table Lamp, Only 2-3 known to exist and well documented in Alastair Duncans Tiffan...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Bento Box

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Bronze

Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau wheel-carved cameo glass vase by Daum, featuring a decoration of blue flowers and light blue and grey stems and leaves on an opaque, mottled white and yellow gro...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Bento Box

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Art Glass

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a cir...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Bento Box

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Stone, Copper

1913 Rene Lalique Leurs Ames Perfume Bottle D'Orsay Frosted Glass Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Rene Lalique "Leurs Ames" tiara perfume bottle made in 1913 for D'Orsay in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Molded signature on bottom. Exceptional and extremely rare bottl...
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1910s French Art Deco Antique Bento Box

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Blown Glass

19th Century English Travelling Dressing Case
By Edward & John Barnard
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century lady’s travelling dressing case. The case is constructed in a finely marked coromandel, with inset brass handles and brass guard bands to the angles. The hinged l...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Bento Box

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Silver

French Giltwood Canapé Attributed to Georges Jacob
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rare and exceptional piece. This large and beautiful sofa is a fine example of the work of famed menuisier Georges Jacob (6 July 1739 – 5 July 1814), who was one of the two most prom...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bento Box

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Velvet, Giltwood

French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique Maire and the silversmith Jacques-Br...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bento Box

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Crystal, Silver

French Nécessaire de Voyage
French Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6.5 in W 17 in D 11.75 in
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Bento Box

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Metal

"In Port"
By Edward Willis Redfield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Edward Willis Redfield (1869 - 1965) Edward W. Redfield was born in Bridgeville, Delaware, moving to Philadelphia as a youn...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Bento Box

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Canvas, Oil

Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase
By Charles Pillivuyt & Cie, Louis Chalon, Paul Louchet
Located in New York, NY
An Important and Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase, C. 1895 This important and monumental vase was done by four different artists in the late 19th cent...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bento Box

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Bronze, Ormolu

Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 705 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A total of 705 pieces in the beloved Versailles patt...
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19th Century American Rococo Antique Bento Box

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Sterling Silver

Louis Vuitton Trunk in Monogram, Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, Vuitton Courrier
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This spectacular Louis Vuitton steamer trunk features stenciled monogram canvas, deep black color lozine trim, LV stamped solid brass locks and studs as well as leather side handles ...
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bento Box

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Brass

Antique Viennese Rock Crystal and Enamelled Silver Toilet Set in Wooden Case
Located in London, GB
In the past, this type of large toilet service would have been an essential luxury for an elite woman. They were used to store makeup, perfume, pins, ribbons and anything else a lady...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Antique Bento Box

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Rock Crystal, Silver

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Antique Bento Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique bento box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and bamboo, every antique bento box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique bento box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique bento box bearing hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Antique Bento Box?

The average selling price for an antique bento box at 1stDibs is $1,423, while they’re typically $595 on the low end and $9,500 for the highest priced.
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