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Petite Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Petite Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Petite Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the mid-19th century and was once used to store dry goods or

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Fir

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Pine

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

French wooden shaving cabinet with mirror, ca. 1900
French wooden shaving cabinet with mirror, ca. 1900

French wooden shaving cabinet with mirror, ca. 1900

Located in Meulebeke, BE

frame with a mirror and a wooden container with wooden cover underneath. At the bottom four small hooks

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Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Vintage Box with Portrait, Late 19th Century
Vintage Box with Portrait, Late 19th Century

Vintage Box with Portrait, Late 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

.  Wooden container and ceramic portrait.  d 7,5 cm. Hand made object. Good conditions

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket
Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket

Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket

Located in Chicago, IL

Rustic and unusual, this provincial wooden container is shaped from a thin strip of tree bark, bent

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Mahogany Teapoy
Early 19th Century Mahogany Teapoy

Early 19th Century Mahogany Teapoy

Located in Martlesham, GB

wooden containers with lids, with two compartment spaces ideal for storage, the sides of the teapoy

Category

1810s British Georgian Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Mahogany

Petite Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
Petite Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900

Petite Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic, wooden container is an early 20th century rice measure, used to portion out servings

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Pine

Petite Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
Petite Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900

Petite Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic, wooden container is an early 20th century rice measure, used to portion out servings

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Pine

Matched Pair of Antique Japanese Wooden Ikebana Vases
Matched Pair of Antique Japanese Wooden Ikebana Vases

Matched Pair of Antique Japanese Wooden Ikebana Vases

Located in Delray Beach, FL

: a central wooden container with a carved handle, flanked by two rising offshoots joined at the top

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Copper

Antique Tekhi Wooden Pot from Nepal, Hand-Carved Hardwood, 1900s
Antique Tekhi Wooden Pot from Nepal, Hand-Carved Hardwood, 1900s

Antique Tekhi Wooden Pot from Nepal, Hand-Carved Hardwood, 1900s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Nepal, this particular style of wooden container, pot has a rounded fitted lid, detailed hand carved

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Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Trug / container
Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Trug / container

Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Trug / container

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Bin Early 20th-century hand-crafted wooden harvest trug from

Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood, Pine

French Cast Iron Coffee Grinder, Late 19th Century
French Cast Iron Coffee Grinder, Late 19th Century

French Cast Iron Coffee Grinder, Late 19th Century

Located in Delft, NL

shops in the past and has a crank with a wooden handle and a wooden container for the coffee. By turning

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Italian Handmade Tuscan Siena Yellow Food Storage Box for Beans
19th Century Italian Handmade Tuscan Siena Yellow Food Storage Box for Beans

19th Century Italian Handmade Tuscan Siena Yellow Food Storage Box for Beans

Located in Milano, MI

Mediterranean territories. Magnificent circular wooden container (larch base and birch lid) for food storage

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Mid-19th Century Italian Country Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

19th C Tin Wrapped Wooden Spice Containers, 10 Pieces
19th C Tin Wrapped Wooden Spice Containers, 10 Pieces

19th C Tin Wrapped Wooden Spice Containers, 10 Pieces

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th C Tin Wrapped Wooden Spice Containers. Stamped: PATENT PACKAGE CO. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. PAT'D

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

English Oil on Board Horse Painting by John Alfred Wheeler, circa 1880
English Oil on Board Horse Painting by John Alfred Wheeler, circa 1880

English Oil on Board Horse Painting by John Alfred Wheeler, circa 1880

By Alfred Wheeler

Located in Atlanta, GA

on a clear blue sky, the horses are leaning their heads inside a circular rustic looking wooden

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique German Black Forest Painted Tole Wooden Pantry Box
Antique German Black Forest Painted Tole Wooden Pantry Box

Antique German Black Forest Painted Tole Wooden Pantry Box

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

German painted wooden bride's box or container with tole painting made circa 1900.  

Category

Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand Hewn Wooden Oval Rice Storage Barrel with Lid
Antique Hand Hewn Wooden Oval Rice Storage Barrel with Lid

Antique Hand Hewn Wooden Oval Rice Storage Barrel with Lid

Located in Morristown, NJ

19th Century oval shaped lidded wooden rice container, likely Chinese. This is a hand hewn item

Category

19th Century Chinese Country Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

European 19th Century Painted Wooden Oval Box 'Saint George & the Dragon'
European 19th Century Painted Wooden Oval Box 'Saint George & the Dragon'

European 19th Century Painted Wooden Oval Box 'Saint George & the Dragon'

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

Antique European painted wooden bride's box container showing the most famous legend of Saint

Category

Mid-19th Century European Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Swedish Folk Art, Large Vessel, Pine, Sweden, 19th Century
Swedish Folk Art, Large Vessel, Pine, Sweden, 19th Century

Swedish Folk Art, Large Vessel, Pine, Sweden, 19th Century

Located in High Point, NC

An antique, organic and large farmers wooden bowl, vessel, basket or container. With highly

Category

19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Pine

Set of Three Antique Dutch/Flemish Herring Barrels with Original Inscriptions
Set of Three Antique Dutch/Flemish Herring Barrels with Original Inscriptions

Set of Three Antique Dutch/Flemish Herring Barrels with Original Inscriptions

Located in Antwerp, BE

barrels, rustic storage containers, antique wooden barrels, fishmongers trade, maritime antiques, antique

Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese pottery green-glazed vase/[Liao Dynasty]/10th century
Antique Chinese pottery green-glazed vase/[Liao Dynasty]/10th century

Antique Chinese pottery green-glazed vase/[Liao Dynasty]/10th century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

water is directly poured into it. When using it, it is safer to use a separate container inside. A

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Pottery

Very Large Plate by Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles after C. Bisschop, 1892
Very Large Plate by Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles after C. Bisschop, 1892

Very Large Plate by Dutch Delft Porceleyne Fles after C. Bisschop, 1892

By De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles

Located in Delft, NL

standing in a window with a woman sitting by the spinning wheel. The woman gives the container from the

Category

1890s Dutch Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Porcelain

Wood and Cast Iron Jardinière or Log Container
Wood and Cast Iron Jardinière or Log Container

Wood and Cast Iron Jardinière or Log Container

Located in Sheffield, MA

Cast iron and wooden jardinière or log container in barrel form with a copper liner, tapered wooden

Category

1880s American Late Victorian Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Iron

Antique Wooden Container
Antique Wooden Container

Antique Wooden Container

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique wooden container with lid from Nepal. Beautiful wood grain and construction details

Category

19th Century Nepalese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Oversize Wooden Container in Blue
Oversize Wooden Container in Blue

Oversize Wooden Container in Blue

Located in Seattle, WA

Great old blue paint on large container of wood with metal banding. Would be perfect poolside to

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Early 20th Century Antique Wooden Containers

Japanese Antique Lacquered Wooden Container / Sake Bottle Type/Taisho-Showa
Japanese Antique Lacquered Wooden Container / Sake Bottle Type/Taisho-Showa

Japanese Antique Lacquered Wooden Container / Sake Bottle Type/Taisho-Showa

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is a very interesting vase made by grinding wood with a potter's wheel and applying lacquer on it. I think it is an item from the Taisho era to the first half of the Showa period ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Lacquer

Set of Four Wooden Pharmacy Canisters
Set of Four Wooden Pharmacy Canisters

Set of Four Wooden Pharmacy Canisters

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Four wooden containers with original Labels from a French pharmacy. Turned wooden lids. Excellent

Category

19th Century French Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Trunk Container, c. 1850
Chinese Trunk Container, c. 1850

Chinese Trunk Container, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This hand-crafted wooden container dates to the mid-19th century and was likely used to store

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Tree Trunk Container, c. 1850
Chinese Tree Trunk Container, c. 1850

Chinese Tree Trunk Container, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This hand-crafted wooden container dates to the mid-19th century and was likely used to store

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Antique Originally Painted Swedish Wood Container, circa 1840-1860
Antique Originally Painted Swedish Wood Container, circa 1840-1860

Antique Originally Painted Swedish Wood Container, circa 1840-1860

Located in Round Top, TX

This delightful wooden container or wooden box with lid still maintains the lovely original folk

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Mid-19th Century German Antique Wooden Containers

Pair of Mongolian Yak Butter Containers, c. 1900
Pair of Mongolian Yak Butter Containers, c. 1900

Pair of Mongolian Yak Butter Containers, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

These beautifully-aged wooden containers date to the late 19th century and were originally used to

Category

Early 20th Century Mongolian Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Elm

Antique wooden bowl used by Japanese lacquer craftsmen / Laquer ware tools
Antique wooden bowl used by Japanese lacquer craftsmen / Laquer ware tools

Antique wooden bowl used by Japanese lacquer craftsmen / Laquer ware tools

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

put black lacquer in this wooden bowl. This is a wooden container for lacquering an unpainted wooden

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Other

Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket
Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket

Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket

Located in Chicago, IL

Rustic and unusual, this provincial wooden container is shaped from a thin strip of tree bark, bent

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Very Large Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Flower Models
Very Large Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Flower Models

Very Large Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Flower Models

Located in London, GB

lacquered wooden containers, delicately painted with oriental landscapes.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Rose Quartz, Wood, Lacquer

Temptress Basket by Brian Stanziale
Temptress Basket by Brian Stanziale

Temptress Basket by Brian Stanziale

By Brian Stanziale

Located in Chicago, IL

with provocative designs. This wooden container was originally used in a Qing-dynasty market to measure

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century French Wooden Grape Container
Early 20th Century French Wooden Grape Container

Early 20th Century French Wooden Grape Container

Located in High Point, NC

Immerse yourself in the essence of rustic charm with this Early 20th Century French Wooden Grape

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

Early to Mid 1700's Oak Bordelais Trunk
Early to Mid 1700's Oak Bordelais Trunk

Early to Mid 1700's Oak Bordelais Trunk

Located in Dallas, TX

to soften the lines, making for an overall pleasing effect. The interior has a lidded wooden

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Wooden Containers

Japanese Old Wooden Bowl / Container That Feels Lonely / Meiji-Showa/Farm Tools
Japanese Old Wooden Bowl / Container That Feels Lonely / Meiji-Showa/Farm Tools

Japanese Old Wooden Bowl / Container That Feels Lonely / Meiji-Showa/Farm Tools

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a bowl made of cedar wood. I think it is one of the farm tools. I don't know in detail how it was used. But don't you think it's very cool and has a nice atmosphere? Such...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Cedar

Wood Container On Iron Stand, China circa 1800
Wood Container On Iron Stand, China circa 1800

Wood Container On Iron Stand, China circa 1800

Located in Round Top, TX

Wooden bowl/container carved out of single log resting on iron stand. Note the incredible patina of

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Iron

19th Century Regency Mahogany Teapoy With String Inlay
19th Century Regency Mahogany Teapoy With String Inlay

19th Century Regency Mahogany Teapoy With String Inlay

Located in Atlanta, GA

The teapoy interior consisting of two wooden tea containers with lids, a lift out tin tray with

Category

19th Century English Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Phoenix and Peony Painted Treasure Box, c. 1900
Chinese Phoenix and Peony Painted Treasure Box, c. 1900

Chinese Phoenix and Peony Painted Treasure Box, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

A finish of bright red lacquer and hand-painted decoration transform this simple wooden box into a

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Wood

19th Century Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy
19th Century Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy

19th Century Wood Marquetry Tea Caddy

Located in Paris, FR

mother of pearl. Inside, the wooden-lined interior includes two containers for tea crafted in clear wood

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Brass

Louis Vuitton Trunk Malle À Chapeaux. Paris, Around 1926
Louis Vuitton Trunk Malle À Chapeaux. Paris, Around 1926

Louis Vuitton Trunk Malle À Chapeaux. Paris, Around 1926

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Milano, IT

satin with ecru ribbons placed under the lid, pair of stackable “ribbon cages”, i.e. mobile containers

Category

1920s French Other Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Brass

Paris Association Railway Plaques, circa 1920
Paris Association Railway Plaques, circa 1920

Paris Association Railway Plaques, circa 1920

Located in London, GB

a bespoke shipping container (Wooden Panels) for them to be posted. The items are ideally sold as a

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1920s French Victorian Antique Wooden Containers

Materials

Plaster

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Questions About Antique Wooden Containers
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique wooden bowls were used in either storing or serving food. Wooden bowls were also preferred for bread making, as the wood held the heat that was generated by the fermenting yeast. You’ll find a variety of antique wooden bowls from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.