African Wood Box
African Tuareg Silver and Ebony Wood Jewelry Box 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Silver Outer Layer on Ebony Wood Jewelry Box.
Rectangular form Islamic
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Tribal Painted Wood Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great table-top object.
This example exhibits a lovely patinated finish.
Mouse riding on a frog's back.
Category
Vintage 1960s African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique African Moroccan Tribal Wood Flask 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique North African Moroccan tribal wood flask.
Rare late 19th century powder flask box from the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Moroccan Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique African Moroccan Tribal Carved Wood Flask 19th C.
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique North African Moroccan tribal wood flask.
Rare late 19th century powder flask box from the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Moroccan Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Powder box- jelwery Box.
Category
Antique 19th Century African Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
$331 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.15 in W 4.34 in D 11.82 in
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Superb old African box with hand-carving & carrying chain on the top. Carved on all sides
Category
Antique 19th Century African Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Metal
$425 Sale Price
20% Off
H 4.73 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Scarce Antique Tuareg Mauritania North Africa Mixed Metal Mounted Wood Chest
Located in Forney, TX
/ monumental table box.
Most impressive size, hand-crafted in Mauritania, Northwest Africa, around the turn
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
$3,350
H 11 in W 24 in D 14 in
A Timber Gilt-Metal Embellished Box, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Timber Gilt-Metal Embellished Box, 19th Century
Description:
The wooden surface decorated with
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Antique 19th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$1,113 Sale Price
30% Off
H 12.01 in W 12.41 in D 8.67 in
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate. Good honest
Category
Vintage 1950s European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Framed Antique Coptic Textile Fragment from Byzantine North Africa
Located in Atlanta, GA
; similar pieces were dated to 4th to 6th century with origin in the Middle East and North Africa. This
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Archaistic Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood, Wool
Set Of Four Framed Genuine Antique Zebra Skin
Located in Delray Beach, FL
wood frame , with acrylic plexiglass protection.Perfect for adding a touch of exotic elegance to any
Category
20th Century African Shadow Boxes
Materials
Hide, Acrylic, Wood
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Vintage African Figured Wood Box with Woven Rattan Handle
Located in Antwerp, BE
An unusual African wood box with woven rattan handle. The box is hand made piecing together wood to
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Boxes
West African Berber Medium Dowry Chest
Located in Alton, GB
A medium sized Berber dowry chest of West African origin featuring bulbs of metal elaborately
Category
Antique 19th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
West African Berber Large Dowry Chest
Located in Alton, GB
A larger sized Berber dowry chest of West African origin featuring bulbs of metal elaborately
Category
Antique Early 19th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Bubinga Wood Humidor South Africa
Located in Bellport, NY
Bubinga Wood Humidor made from the dismantled rail road tracks of South Africa in the 50s.
Category
Vintage 1950s South African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bubinga
Antique African Tuareg Mauritania Mixed Metal Mounted Wood Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
large chest / monumental box available*
Mauritania African tribal folk art; the country's name derives
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mauritanian Tribal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Enamel
Beautiful North African Box Richly Decorated with Silver Wire, Late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful North African Box richly decorated with silver wire, very exquisite craftmanship
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
H 9.85 in W 10.63 in D 7.49 in
Ebony Document Box from 19th Century African Explorer Paul Du Chaillu
Located in Rochester, NY
Fine ebony document box. Made of solid Macassar ebony with brass fittings. Presented by 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Orientalist Music Box.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Early 20th century Orientalist music box. "
Box, music box, early 20th century Orientalist work
Category
Early 20th Century African Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1970s African Wood Sculpture Box of Hen and Chick
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful sculptural box made of wood in the form of a hen and chick. This piece has a
Category
Vintage 1970s Liberian French Provincial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Monumental Hand-Carved vintage African Mask Framed in Lucite Box, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental vintage primitive African mask hand-carved out of mango wood, circa 1960s or possibly
Category
Vintage 1960s Kenyan Tribal Masks
Materials
Linen, Lucite, Wood
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box
Located in Malibu, CA
Superb old African box with hand-carving & carrying chain on the top. Carved on all sides
Category
Early 20th Century African Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Wood
North African Moorish Wood and Hammered Brass Decorated Box Coffer
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully and ornately decorated heavy wood Moorish box with fantastic brass overlaid geometric
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage African Ebony Turned Wood Container
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Turned African ebony wood vessel handcrafted by Mozambican artisans, Tulang Style
Category
Mid-20th Century Mozambican Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Antique African Kuba Textile Museum Mount in Lucite Shadowbox
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Professionally museum mounted exceptional antique African probably Kuba textile with brown small
Category
Antique Early 1900s Congolese Shadow Boxes
Materials
Cotton, Raffia, Lucite, Wood
Large Antique African Kuba Textile Museum Mount in Lucite Shadowbox Wall hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Professionally museum mounted exceptional antique African Kuba textile with brown small textile
Category
Antique Early 1900s Congolese Shadow Boxes
Materials
Cotton, Raffia, Lucite, Wood
H 64 in W 38.5 in D 3.75 in
"Kuba Medicine Box - Zaire, " Wood created in Africa circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This medicine box was carved out of wood by an unknown artist in Zaire. It features abstract
Category
1930s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 5.75 in W 14.5 in D 2.5 in
African Trinket Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome trinket box from West Africa having a carved scalloped accent on both sides and along
Category
Late 20th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Big Yellow Comet Moth in Wood Specimen Box with Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a big comet moth (argema mittrei) in a wood specimen box with two sides of glass. It's a
Category
African Shadow Boxes
Materials
Wood, Glass
Organic Nesting Log Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesting set of wood baskets.
Category
20th Century South African Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare cream colored Porcupine Quill box with decoration inside of the lid. Lock is missing.
Category
20th Century African Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wooden Cape Rock Lobster Crate
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
Vintage wooden cape rock lobster crate, packed in South Africa, used in Sweden.
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Africa Early 20th Century Wooden Hand Carved Box
Located in Firenze, IT
Wood hand carved box with lid, perfect condition and vintage patina, Africa 20th century.
Category
20th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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Art Deco Asian Style Black and Red Lacquered Jewelry Box 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Art Deco Asian Japonisme style black and red lacquered jewelry box storage with 1980s.
Black wooden box lacquered with removable red tray with four compartments for rings and small j...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Modern Counter Stools in Walnut, Cicely Collection
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
These walnut counter height cicely stools are beautifully constructed from solid walnut in Ohio, USA. This stool was style-spotted at the Spring 2022 High Point Market. These stools ...
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2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Pair Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendants Brass Hand-blown Opaline, 1920-1930
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of wonderful and rare ball pendants from the transition period from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Scandinavia, 1920-1930. Hand-blown opaline glas sphere globes with beautifuly elab...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$4,493 / set
H 27.5 in Dm 12 in
French Poplar Side Table Sellette or Nightstand Art Deco, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Side, end table, selette or nightstand. The size of this little table with a drawer allows to use it for different functions.
Made circa 1930, with the art déco characteristics: sty...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Poplar
$566 Sale Price
26% Off
H 26.78 in W 20.48 in D 14.97 in
Ornate 9 Light Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This early glass candle chandelier has a nice rich look. Its complete with its milk glass dome and glass tube candles. The finish is untouched and came out of a small 1920s New York ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Jewelry Box in Exotic Tigers Eye
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative jewelry box in tessellated exotic tigers eye with velvet interior.
Category
Vintage 1980s Indian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Precious Stone
Pair of Original 1960s Italian Nightstands with Salmon-Colored Glass Top Walnut
Located in Buggiano, IT
Pair of original 1960s Italian nightstands with salmon-colored glass top.
Walnut wood.
One is Right and one is left.
They will be delivered in a specific wooden case for export, pa...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$444 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 23.63 in W 20.08 in D 12.6 in
Beautiful Eagle Authentic French Art Nouveau Letter Opener Antique 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
We are offering this wonderful and original heavy french art nouveau letter opener. The design dates back to the early 1900s to 1910s, the object is made of Bronze. We believe that t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
$220
H 1.25 in W 8.75 in D 0.38 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
$230,594 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Large Oil Painting by C. Delort Entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
By Charles Edouard Edmond Delort
Located in London, GB
Large oil painting by C. Delort entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
French, Late 19th Century
Canvas: Height 90cm, width 130cm
Frame: Height 109cm, width 148cm, depth 7cm
This s...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$100,635
H 42.92 in W 58.27 in D 2.76 in
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By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$1,419 / item
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
1927 René Lalique - Vase Bellecour Frosted Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Bellecour" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1927.
Engraved signature on bottom.
Perfect condition. Extremely rare model - original applied sparrows.
height: 29.5 cm
...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
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Blown Glass
Cartier 18ct Gold Nib Burgundy Lacquer Trinity Rollerball Writing Pen
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Cartier Burgundy Lacquer & 18 Carat Gold Plate Trinity Rollerball Writing Pen With Cartier Case.
Cartier pens are designed by Cartier, & are manufactured by Montblanc. This ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
$1,006
H 1.07 in W 7.68 in D 2.52 in
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Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Brazilian Romantic Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
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Located in Palm Springs, CA
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Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Antique Annamese Green Glazed Ceramic Garden Seat on Shaped Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Annamese ceramic garden seat from Vietnam with green glaze, deer in scrolling foliage motifs and shaped base. Made of ceramic and boasting a green glaze, this garden s...
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Materials
Ceramic
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African Wood Box For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the African wood box you’re looking for. An African wood box — often made from wood, metal and plastic — can elevate any home. Find 36 options for an antique or vintage African wood box now, or shop our selection of 34 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the African wood box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each African wood box bearing modern, mid-century modern or louis xv hallmarks is very popular. Sebastião Salgado, Romweber Furniture Co. and David Fisher each produced at least one beautiful African wood box that is worth considering.
How Much is an African Wood Box?
Prices for an African wood box start at $360 and top out at $59,601 with the average selling for $3,351.
Finding the Right Decorative-objects for You
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.
Questions About African Wood Box
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Oak is the best wood for a jewelry box. This wood, if oiled and cared for, lasts for decades and the design of this kind of box stands out. Oak offers appealing textures as well as color. Hardwoods are often the best wood choices for boxes, with oak being the most preferred. Others are Walnut, Maple, Ash, Birch, Beech, Cherry, Tulipwood (Poplar) and Cedar. Find a collection of antique and vintage jewelry boxes on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Cigar boxes can be made of cardboard, paper and several kinds of wood. Spanish cedar is a popular choice for cigar boxes but mahogany, white oak and elm are also common. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique cigar boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
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