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Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box.
Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box
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1920s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Book Box
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
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Early 20th Century British Antique Book Box
Materials
Metal
Antique Box Fake Double Book Box Secret Box Cardboard Gold Impressed
Located in Munich, DE
'. These kind of book boxes were invented to keep secrets in a book shelf.
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1910s French Belle Époque Antique Book Box
Materials
Paper
Regency Leather Faux Book Box on Painted Stand or End Table, English, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Book Box
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 19 in W 18 in D 14 in
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
Located in London, GB
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake
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1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Book Box
Materials
Pine
18th Century Louis XVI Set of 5 Live Book Boxes
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of wooden boxes designed to resemble leather-bound books offers a clever and decorative
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18th Century French Antique Book Box
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Belle Époque Leather Wood Goldembossed Box Secret Box Book Box Trunk
Located in Munich, DE
upright position it resemmbles a book. Therefore it can be considered a book with secret compartments and
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Book Box
Materials
Leather, Carbon Fiber
H 1.78 in W 5.6 in D 1.97 in
19th Century 18.5‘’ Large Golden Black Lacquer Chinese Table Book Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century large lift-lid gilt-decorated golden black lacquer Chinese table book box, crazing to
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Book Box
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Unique Large Two of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Chinese Book Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique unique Qing dynasty very large 20” pair of shell inlaid black lacquer big Chinese book
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Book Box
Materials
Lacquer
H 16.5 in W 20 in D 14.5 in
George III Folk Art Treen Secret Book Box Initials J S Country House Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful treen secret book box, with hand carved decoration to the edging and elaborate initials
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Late 18th Century English Antique Book Box
Materials
Softwood
H 3.94 in W 6.7 in D 1.78 in
Mid-19th Century French Leather Bound Book Box with Six Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Dallas, TX
For a interesting bar accessory, look no further than this colorful antique Faux-book "Cave à
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Box
Materials
Leather, Glass
H 8 in W 14.5 in D 9.75 in
Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Located in High Point, NC
This unique treasure was created in 19th Century France. Whimsical and unique, this metal box
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Book Box
Materials
Metal
19th Century book shaped inlaid olive box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century book shaped inlaid olive box circa 1890.
Unusual Italian keep sake box made in olive
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Book Box
Materials
Olive
Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica money bank books made by Onnaing. The piece was crafted, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Book Box
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Book Box
Materials
Hardwood
Book Shaped Box, Horn or Antler, Metal, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Book shaped box, Asta, metal, 19th century.
Small antler box worked in book form and decorated
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19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Book Box
Materials
Other
Antique Book Safe, Continental, Cedar, Disguise Volume Storage Box, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book safe. A Continental, cedar disguise volume storage box, dating to the
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Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Book Box
Materials
Cedar
H 2.37 in W 7.29 in D 10.44 in
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book from the early 20th Century. Made in beech
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Book Box
Materials
Brass
H 14.97 in W 2.96 in D 11.03 in
French Decoupage Lacquered Metal Match Book Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A decoupaged and lacquered metal match book holder, circa mid-late 19th Century, France.
A
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Book Box
Materials
Metal
French Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
. Very Good condition as shown in images and video. Earrings and book shown available separately. Box is
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Early 20th Century French Regency Antique Book Box
Materials
Brass
A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book
This is a very attractive piece, it has an Odeon
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1920s Art Deco Antique Book Box
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1840-1870
Located in Farsta, SE
A rare stone chest shaped like a book, crafted circa 1840-1870
Made of solid carved Swedish
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Book Box
Materials
Alabaster, Limestone
France box in the shape of books or Tantalo books Liquor set - leather
By Napoléon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Tántalo or book-shaped leather box concealing a beautiful wheel-engraved crystal set
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Book Box
Materials
Crystal
Antique Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
By John Tongue
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
in the form of a book; an addition to our silver boxes collection.
This exceptional antique
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1840s British Victorian Antique Book Box
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Rare Art Nouveau Carved Secret Safe Book This is a very attractive piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Rare Art Nouveau Carved Secret Safe Book
This is a very attractive piece, carved in walnut and
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Book Box
Materials
Walnut
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique Punch and Judy Book Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Judy book vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases.
This exceptional antique
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1880s British Victorian Antique Book Box
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Rare English Book-Shaped Sheffield Silver Humidor circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very handsome late 19th century silver plate humidor.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Book Box
Materials
Sheffield Plate
An Early 20th Century Cigar Humidor / Smokers Stand & Book Rack in Oak
By Ferguson Brothers
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
book rack, the underside retaining it's original metal factory plaque, noting model No. 4446.
The
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Early 20th Century American Machine Age Antique Book Box
Materials
Oak, Porcelain
French Book Ends Or Letter Box Desk Accessory 1920s Art Deco
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French 1920s Art Deco Book Ends or Letter Box Desk Accessory.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Book Box
Materials
Brass
19th Century Silver Loderein Box in the Shape of a Book
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century silver loderein box in the shape of a book
A silver loderein box in the shape of
Category
19th Century Antique Book Box
Materials
Silver
Japanese lacquer tebako 手箱 (box for personal accessories) with book design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb rectangular black lacquer tebako (box for personal accessories) with a slightly domed well
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Book Box
Materials
Lacquer
H 6.38 in W 9.61 in D 12.6 in
Collection of 50 Shimacho 'Stripes' Textile Samples in a Handmade Box (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautiful box of fifty Shima/Shimacho Japanese textile design samples from the late 19th
Category
19th Century Antique Book Box
Materials
Textile
H 16 in W 12.75 in D 2 in
19th Century Silver Loderein or Snuff Box in the Shape of a Book
Located in Delft, NL
A silver loderein or snuff box in the shape of a book
A silver loderein box in the shape of a
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19th Century Dutch Antique Book Box
Materials
Silver
The Book of Common Prayer. c. 1875 - BOUND IN BONE - WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: (BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER).
TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The
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1870s British Antique Book Box
Materials
Leather, Bone
H 5.75 in W 3.88 in D 1 in
French 'Marquise De Sevigne' Tantalus Set with Leather Figural Book Case or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
bottle and six surviving shot glass which have stylized leaf decoration done in gilt. The box is signed
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Antique Book Box
Materials
Leather, Glass, Softwood
H 9.25 in W 11.63 in D 7 in
The Furniture of Versailles, 17th and 18th Centuries '2 Volume Box Set' (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautifully photographed 2 volume box set of books which presents this prestigious collection of
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18th Century Antique Book Box
Materials
Paper
H 12.25 in W 9.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Porcelain Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
By Betjemanns & Sons
Located in London, GB
took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for
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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box
Materials
Brass
H 7.88 in W 26.38 in D 7.09 in
Chaumet - Master Jewellers Since 1780 by Diana Scarisbrick (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful hard back book minus presentation clamshell box, which covers the history of the famous
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19th Century Antique Book Box
Arts & Crafts Cased Steel Desk Set of Book Mark, Seal and Pen
Located in London, GB
original silk lined box. The book mark and the seal have hilts beautifully decorated with mistletoe. The
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Book Box
Materials
Steel
Antique Still Life Painting Oil on Board Tea Time with Book and Cigarette
Located in Munich, DE
and a silver sugar bowl, a porcelain cup and saucer, a cigarette in an ashtray, a white cigarette box
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1920s European Other Antique Book Box
Materials
Paint
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 0.2 in
Antique George V Sterling Silver and Glass Stamp Box
By Grey & Co., Chester
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
silver and glass stamp box has been realistically modelled in the form of a book.
The glass body of the
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1910s English Antique Book Box
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Ming Period Kosometsuke Poem Go Players Cricket Box Chinese Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Excited and really happy to share this box. Incense or Cricket Box
In the pictures you will see a
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Book Box
Materials
Porcelain
H 2.37 in W 3.94 in D 2.37 in
18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
, thanks to Roubo’s work, The Art of Woodwork, published in 1772. We learn from his book that toiletry
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Book Box
Materials
Gold
Antique 19th century warm brown oak Dutch Lectern or portable desk writing box
Located in Casteren, NL
book stand, this elegant writing box is not only a functional antique but also a timeless decorative
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Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Book Box
Materials
Steel
H 8.39 in W 27.37 in D 20.08 in
17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Chest on Stand or Table Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
arches of box, each book-matched and placed with precision.
Olive oysters are placed in roundels to
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Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Book Box
Materials
Olive
H 34.06 in W 38.98 in D 26.38 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Covered Rose Mandarin Cider Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
depicts a lady sitting at a marble table with a book before her and boxes of scrolls to her left side. A
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Book Box
Materials
Porcelain
"Big Ben in Garden" Portrait of a Bulldog by Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949)
By Arthur Wardle
Located in SANTA FE, NM
designs for cigarette cards, book illustrations, postcards, and boxes of chocolates. He famously created a
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Early 1900s Realist Antique Book Box
Materials
Pastel
Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel Miniature 3 Bottle Tantalus 19th Century
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in London, GB
cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for operating the way that
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
H 7.29 in W 9.26 in D 3.75 in
Tibetan Elm Pegam Apothecary Bookcase Chest Altar Cabinet Bench Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Tibetan Pegam book chest bench seat. Made of elm with serpentine form and vibrant hand
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Antique Book Box
Materials
Elm, Paint
Hiroshige Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked Nihonga Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Den Nidai Hiroshige "Edo Suburbs Famous Place Sumida River Upstream Map" paper book watercolor
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Book Box
Materials
Silk
H 72.05 in W 20.79 in D 0.04 in
Antique English Coromandel & Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th C
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in London, GB
took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for
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1860s English Victorian Antique Book Box
Materials
Ormolu
H 0.79 in W 7.09 in D 16.15 in
Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel Crystal Decanter Tantalus Hallmarked 20th Century
By George Betjeman & Sons
Located in London, GB
took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Book Box
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
H 13 in W 16.93 in D 6.3 in
Lindbergh His Story in Pictures by Francis Miller, Signed Limited Copy 70 of 250
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
custom leather and cloth clamshell box. Book is in very good condition. Signed by Francis Trevelyan
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1920s Antique Book Box
Materials
Paper
H 9.75 in W 7 in D 2 in
Late 17th C John Stalkers "A Treatise of Japanning & Varnishing" Engravings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
instructions for Japan work for tables, frames, cabinets and boxes. The original book contained 24 engravings
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Late 17th Century English James II Antique Book Box
Materials
Paper
H 16.93 in W 11.82 in D 0.6 in
A Mysterious 18th Century Leather Book Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular wood structure covered with a pair of Latin leather book binding.
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Book Box
19th c. French leather faux book liquor box
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century faux book leather liquor box
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19th Century French Antique Book Box
Materials
Leather
1900's Tortoiseshell Box in the shape of a Book
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell box in the shape of a small book, with silver hinges and locks. A small silver round
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Book Box
Materials
Silver Plate
SILK LINED STORAGE BOX DISGUISED AS A LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Located in San Francisco, CA
A french leather bound box in the form of a book; pine construction with tooled leather and faux
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Book Box
A Charming French Box in the Shape of a Book
Located in San Francisco, CA
Covered in hunter green textured paper with multi-colored marbleized “page” edge; tan label reads “Minutes L.Olive 1814”. Two are available. Price is $500 each.
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19th Century French Antique Book Box
Materials
Paper, Wood
An English Painted Book Form Box Titles including Milton and Poetry
Located in New York, NY
Delightful, clever tromp l'oeil box created to resemble a stack of old books.
Illustrated
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Book Box
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Antique Book Box For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique book box for your home. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every antique book box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique book box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique book box, designed in the Victorian, Georgian or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Carl Otto Czeschka, Christian Petschler and Christoph Reisser’s Sons each produced at least one beautiful antique book box that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Book Box?
Prices for an antique book box start at $191 and top out at $41,880 with the average selling for $1,310.
Questions About Antique Book Box
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