Regency Penwork Box
English Regency Penwork Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 19th century English Regency period penwork box, the center panel and front with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Penwork Decorated Box, C1810
Located in valatie, NY
Regency Penwork Decorated Box c1810. "A sycamore veneered box decorated in penwork. The sides of
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Stunning Antique English Regency Penwork Games Box c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
beauty of this English Regency gem.
The box stands on it's original gilded bronze ball feet and the
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$2,709 Sale Price
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H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Regency English Penwork Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
Extremely Rare Regency Antique Penwork Cabinet
A very interesting and rare Antique Regency
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
Antique English Regency Penwork Games or Playing Card Box, circa 1820
Located in Bath, GB
beauty of this English Regency gem.
The box stands on it's original gilded bronze ball feet and the
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Antique 1820s English Regency Decorative Boxes
$3,386
H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Regency Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
Regency Penwork Tea Chest. The Chest crafted from Sycamore wood comprises of two individual Tea Caddies
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Regency Chinoiserie & Penwork Decorated Jewelry Box Blue Painted Fitted Interior
Located in valatie, NY
Regency chinoiserie and penwork decorated jewelry box with fitted interior in original, rare blue
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,750
H 4 in W 11.5 in D 8.25 in
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Wonderful Antique English Penwork Sewing Box / Basket c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely charming Regency sewing box in the form of a basket with it's original bentwood
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
$1,896 Sale Price
20% Off
H 5 in W 6.25 in D 6.5 in
C. 1870 Antique English Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Regency Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, circa 1870.
A Regency Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Tea Caddy Box of Hexagonal form. Featuring
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
H 4.625 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Fabulous Antique English Penwork Double Compartment Tea Caddy c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
A simply magnificent and grand example of a Regency Penwork Tea Caddy dating 1820.
The caddy
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Antique 1820s British Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
$3,793 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8.5 in W 13.5 in D 6.5 in
An English Regency period penwork occasional table
Located in Lymington, GB
An English Regency-period chinoiserie penwork occasional table, circa 1815.
The unusual
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables
Materials
Serpentine
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English Regency Penwork Games Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency games box of sarcophagus form with penwork decoration on all surfaces, the hinged lid with
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Regency Penwork Sycamore Chinoiserie Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Exquisite penwork chinoiserie sewing box in sycamore, the top decorated with vibrant painted
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
A REGENCY PENWORK WORK BOX. ENGLISH, CIRCA 1820
Located in New York, NY
OF TAPERED RECTANGULAR FORM, THE DOWNSWEPT LID DECORATED WITH AN ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS AND LEAVES IN A BASKET, ALL FOUR SIDES DECORATED WITH LEAFY SCROLLS AND FLORAL MOTIFS, FITTED ...
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Period Polychrome Penwork Chinoiserie Table Cabinet
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Exceptional English Regency Period Polychrome Penwork Chinoiserie Table Cabinet attributed to
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes
Rare 19th Century Regency Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The tea caddy top is profusely decorated with exotic flowers and foliage and centred with a bird perched on a branch. The lid opens to reveal two compartments with the original colou...
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Antique Penwork Gaming Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Wonderful shaped penwork gaming box decorated with chinoiserie scenes on all sides, standing on
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Penwork Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century English Regency penwork box featuring two ladies sitting at leisure and stylized
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Penwork Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular lid with beveled edge over a conforming base with ball feet and ring handles.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Regency Penwork Box
Located in Essex, MA
Coffered rectangular hinged top with angled case , ring handles , brass paw feet. Signed D. Stubbins.
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Antique 19th Century Regency Boxes
Regency Penwork Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular canted top decorated with a chinoiserie vignette depicting oriental figures in an ornamental garden, above a tapering case decorated with flowers and foliage, mounted...
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Penwork Box
Located in Essex, MA
penwork box with central mythological scene and scrolling leaf pattern, brass claw feet, counters
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Regency Penwork Box, England ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Large Regency Period Penwork Box finely decorated with canted corners, lion head ring handles and
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
19th Century English Regency Penwork Box with Foliate Decoration and Acorn Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency period penwork box featuring oak leaf and acorn garland on sides; top decorated with
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 6.25 in W 9 in D 7 in
English Regency-Era Penwork Box
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Regency-era penwork box featuring a Chinoiserie design on the top and sides and resting
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper, Wood, Lacquer
Regency-Era Penwork Box from England
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Regency-era penwork box featuring a Chinoiserie scene of two men in a garden arbor on the
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Paper, Wood, Lacquer
Circa 1830s English Regency to George IV Penwork Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830s English penwork box, Regency to George IV. Sarcophagus form; decorated with a large
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Antique 1830s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Penwork Table Box With Brass Bun Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century penwork box with Chinoiserie design and bun feet, Regency ca. 1820. Interior decorated
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
English Regency Penwork Double-handled Jewelry Box, Chinoiserie
Located in Charlottesville, VA
English penwork double-handled jewelry box, with sectioned insert. Decorated with Chinoiserie-style
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
English Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Nautical Landscape Penwork Box, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English sarcophagus shape hinged penwork box decorated with landscape and nautical scenes, opening
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6 in W 11.75 in D 8.5 in
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
offer this Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of bombe shape formed from Sycamore with
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Regeny Penwork Sewing Box with Chinoiserie Decoration ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Regency Period Penwork Sewing Box with Chinoiserie decoration and brass ball feet, dating from
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
A Fine Regency Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Chinoiserie Tea Caddy with Original Gilding & Lacquer. This Caddy retains its original box insert
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Magnificent and Rare Scottish Regency Penwork Tea Caddy c.1820 - Edinburgh
Located in Bath, GB
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The box has a wooden hinge running the width of the caddy, a typically Scottish styled hinge. The box
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Antique 1820s Scottish Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 5.75 in W 12.5 in D 6.25 in
Regency Penwork Box
Located in Essex, MA
Sarcophagus form decorated overall with floral design, the top with figures and bridge. Ring handles on sides.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Penwork Box with Swing Handle, circa 1810
Located in valatie, NY
Regency chinoiserie decorated penwork sewing box with swing handle, circa 1810. With original paper
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Spectacular English Regency Box with Penwork Decoration, Two Drawers
Located in Buchanan, MI
Spectacular English Regency box with penwork decoration, two drawers raised on brass paw feet.
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Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Penwork Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century English regency penwork box.
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
English Regency penwork box
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine quality early 19th century Scottish penwork tea caddy having a label by John Hays, Aberdeen.
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Penwork Box on a Later Stand - English, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
A fine Regency penwork Box on a simulated bamboo stand, the inside also decorated with penwork with
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Antique 19th Century Side Tables
Regency Period Penwork Games Box
Located in Fresno, CA
Regency period penwork games box. Of sarcophagus form with the top panel of a courtly Chinese
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Boxes
Regency Period Bombé Shaped Penwork Box
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The work box still carries its original gilt brass ring pull handles and stands on its original
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Decorative Boxes
Unusual Regency Penwork Paintbox
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Regency penwork paintbox.
This penwork box has a wonderful flower design with an oval panel of a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pearwood
Regency Period Penwork Decorated Gentleman's Glovebox
Located in Fresno, CA
A Regency period penwork decorated gentleman's glovebox. The sarcophagus shape decorated throughout
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Boxes
Regency circa 1820 Penwork and Inlaid Rosewood Jewellery Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Regency circa 1820 Penwork and inlaid rosewood jewellery box. It has stunning brass carrying
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Antique Early 19th Century English Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Regency Period Penwork Sewing Basket
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The sewing basket is decorated with a garden scene of a young man trying to woo a young lady with her chaperone.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Regency Penwork Sarcophagus Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
original gilt-brass ring handles and cast back-plates with a cornucopia of flowers. The penwork is in good
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Regency Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Regency Penwork Tea Caddy. England Circa 1820
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Vintage 1950s British Tea Caddies
Regency Period Penwork Twin Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The caddy has a naive country scene on the lid and scrolling leaf borders.
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Antique 1810s Great Britain (UK) Regency Tea Caddies
Regency Period Penwork Twin Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The caddy has a naive country scene on the lid and scrolling leaf borders.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Early 19th Century Regency Period Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The tea chest has floral designs and on the front it has naive Chinese style figures drinking and serving tea.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies
Fine Early 19th Century Regency Period Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The finely decorated penwork tea caddy retains its original lid and interior and is in excellent
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies
Early 19th Century Regency Period Single Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The single penwork tea caddy has a finely detailed floral design adorning all sides which continues
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies
Early 19th Century Regency Penwork Tea Caddy of Rare Small Size
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Early 19th century Regency penwork tea caddy of rare small size.
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Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Tea Caddies
Regency Penwork Tea Caddy with Greek Mythological Characters
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
This unusual penwork tea caddy stands on four original wooden ball feet and is adorned with images
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Chinese Penwork Papier Mache Tea Caddy
Located in Natchez, MS
Chinese Pen Work Papier Mache Tea Caddy with two compartment Lead Interior containers
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Boxes
Fine Regency Period Sarcophagus Shaped Penwork Tea Caddy of Rare Size
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
foliage with a concealed interior containing the original red parchment paper and penwork decorated lids
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Antique Early 19th Century European Tea Caddies
English Regency Penwork Box
Located in Natchez, MS
English Regency penwork box with penwork decorating the sides and top edges around a transfer
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Early 19th Century Regency Penwork Box
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Regency penwork box, with a lovely antique marriage silhouette on the inside lid
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Penwork Sycamore Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
patterns on all sides and a scene with a castle view on the top.
This wonderful Regency penwork sewing
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes
Exquisite Early 19th Century Regency Period Penwork and Bone Card Box
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The sarcophagus shaped box has chinoiserie scenes to the top with floral designs throughout. The
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Antique 1810s English Decorative Boxes
Regency Tea Caddy Decorated with Penwork
Located in London, GB
A superb Regency period penwork tea caddy of sarcophagus form; the tea caddy's lid decorated with a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
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Fruitwood
19th Century English Regency Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Naturalistic foliage with a concealed interior containing penwork decorated lids. The tea caddy is decorated on
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
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Sycamore
Superb Regency Painted Penwork and Chinoiserie Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
amongst trees, birds and flowers. The lid opens to reveal two penwork painted lids above two compartments
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Caddies
H 6.89 in W 9.45 in D 5.52 in
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Regency Penwork Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the regency penwork box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each regency penwork box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Each regency penwork box bearing Regency hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Regency Penwork Box?
Prices for a regency penwork box start at $950 and top out at $5,379 with the average selling for $1,850.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
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