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Large Brass Beetle Secret Box
By Badari Lighting
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in brass and lined in velvet, this original box by Florentine luxury experts Badari
Category

2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Brass Beetle Secret Box
Large Brass Beetle Secret Box
H 2.37 in W 9.06 in D 7.09 in
Small Brass Beetle Secret Box
By Badari Lighting
Located in Milan, IT
Lined in velvet and topped with a beetle, this box has everything required to keep precious objects
Category

2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Small Brass Beetle Secret Box
Small Brass Beetle Secret Box
H 2.17 in W 6.5 in D 5.71 in
Green and yellow glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, 1980-1990
By Gisele Buthod Garçon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green and yellow glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist monogram
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

White/grey and brown glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, 1990
By Gisele Buthod Garçon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White/grey and brown glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Faux Leather Bounded Books Secret Box End Table
Located in New York, NY
Faux leather bounded books secret box, group of four large brown books with red detailing to spine
Category

Late 20th Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Chinese old sculture in wood polychrome ancestor's head secret box.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible chinese old sculpture in wood polychrome ancestor's head secret box.
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique French Pyrogene, Utensil Holder, Secret Box, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Rare sculpture of a joyful monk with a secret compartment. A so called Pyrogene, which was used for
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Mithé Espelt Ceramic Secret Box Moineau Model, 1968, France.
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Mithé Espelt "Moineau" model ceramic box, 1968, France. Poetic green bird. Glazed and cracked
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Earthenware, Wood

Machine Age / Art Deco Wood & Brass Speedboat Model Secret Box, circa 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Machine Age / Art Deco wood & brass speedboat model secret box, circa 1930s. Nautical Streamline
Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Goossens Paris Boucle Cocktail Secret Box Necklace
By Goossens Paris
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
New at the House of Goossens. Necklace with medallion and secret box, mounted on a sautoir chain
Category

2010s French Modern Pendant Necklaces

Goossens Paris Boucle Cocktail Secret Box Necklace
By Goossens Paris
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
New at the House of Goossens. Necklace with medallion and secret box, mounted on a sautoir chain
Category

2010s French Modern Pendant Necklaces

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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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Carbon Fiber

Victorian 14k gold secret box floral ring, antique locket ring
Located in Versailles, FR
For sale a lovely 14K gold secret box ring all in its original condition. The ring features a
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Band Rings

Materials

14k Gold

19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An unusual 19th century oriental wooden toad. The carved amphibian crouching on a red wooden base, its body encrusted with warts the odd one is missing , a small red carved amphibia...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Softwood

"Secret Box" Bronze Sculpture 15" x 7" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
By Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Secret Box" Bronze Sculpture 15" x 7" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modernist 1981 Sculptural Secret Table Box Carved In Marble Sandalwood And Shell
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural marble secret box. Exceptional decorative box, created by an American artist back in
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century Riveted wrought iron box. One of the rivets moves upwards
Category

Antique 1740s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
H 6.7 in W 13.78 in D 9.45 in
Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome rosewood English vanity box retains the original glass bottles and jars with silver
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk/ box with original brass corner
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
secret compartment inside hiding two small drawers*see last image. Initials on brass plaque on lid LPB.
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tiny Round Wood Box Secret Stash Keepsake Container with Lid 1970s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Tiny Box Round Wood Secret Stash Box Unmarked Midcentury Keepsake Trinket Box with Lid 2.5
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Retailed by Charles Henry, Manchester From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Sophisticated 'Secret' Cabbage Case
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Sterling silver cabbage-box made entirely handcrafted by expert silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers, in
Category

2010s Italian Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Sophisticated 'Secret' Cabbage Case
Sophisticated 'Secret' Cabbage Case
H 4.34 in W 6.3 in D 5.91 in
Miniature Chest with Secret
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A miniature chest with secret for Your jewels: a little brass rod closes all drawers from the top
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Miniature Chest with Secret
Miniature Chest with Secret
H 11.42 in W 15.36 in D 9.26 in
Extraordinary Early 18th Century Necessaire Secrets
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary early 18th century Necessaire a Secrets, the exterior painstakingly dry scraped back
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Victorian English Boat desk, wood and brass , secret drawers
Located in Valladolid, ES
Goirgeous Antique Ship Desk with Side Drawer and Brass Reinforcements. 1870 Antique and sober ship's desk made of mahogany wood and with polished brass reinforcements. This beautiful...
Category

Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rare Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tea Caddy with Secret Drawer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
bowl, raised on brass paw feet. With a secret drawer.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese black gold Jewelry Box, yellow silk
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
This kind of box used to be used to store jewelry or small secrets . It,s an excellent idea for a
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1890s French Boxes

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
include a brass plate at center top, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Novelty Loft Hat Box Candy Container, 1940's
Located in Atlanta, GA
Once upon a time, this charming boater style hat had a sweet secret ... it was a novelty candy
Category

1940s American Boxes

17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
slide out the left and right verticle pieces which reveal oak boxes on each side and you will note a
Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Goldembossed Leather Wood Secred Box Stamp Box Paris
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant box was handcrafted in the last 15 years of the ninetennth century. It is made out of
Category

Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

19th Century Tole Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A fabulous, undulating, c. 1820, English, hinge-top, tole letter box hand painted in faux tortoise
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Antique 1820s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Tole Box
19th Century Tole Box
H 6.5 in W 15.5 in D 11 in
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century mahogany writing box with green leather desk top, original key and several (secret
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
H 5.91 in W 14.97 in D 10.24 in
Antique Silver Spice Box Garnet Flower Friesland Secret Compartment 1834 Wedding
Located in Munich, Bavaria
silver spice box designed in the shape of an amphora on a pedestal with two handles. The handles are
Category

Antique 1810s European Empire Boxes and Cases

Materials

Garnet, Silver

“Lotus” Lacquered Peacock Feather Box
By David design
Located in New York, NY
This Lacquered box is a wonder. There has never been anything created like this. Firstly, the box
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Feathers

Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Complete with Candle Sticks and Reading Rail  From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
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H 7.3 in W 19 in D 11 in
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
accessed by sliding the pagoda lid across, to access the secret compartments the Tea Caddies must be turned
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
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H 5.12 in W 7.87 in D 4.72 in
19th Century Inlaid Dome-Top Wooden Box
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century inlaid dome-top wooden box with acanthus leaf detail, decorative brass lock and secret
Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Inlaid Dome-Top Wooden Box
19th Century Inlaid Dome-Top Wooden Box
H 7 in W 10.25 in D 5.5 in
"Cutout Oval" Lacquered Partridge Feather Box
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
This cutout oval box is hand made with sections that are attached by hand. The inner lip is molded
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Feathers

"Animal Mix" Lacquered Double Circle Box
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
"Animal mix double circle box" This box is hand made with sections that are attached by hand. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Feathers

Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box having a stunning quality antique Victorian
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
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H 5.91 in W 12.01 in D 8.86 in
Late 19th Century Victorian Coromandel Toilet Box
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
. The box with fall front, two drawers and secret drawer, three jars unmarked, the total weight of the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Cartier Brass and Copper Enigma Box, 1959
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Paris crafted this sophisticated copper and brass decorative box in the 1950s. It is a
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Antique Walnut Gentleman's Vanity Dressing or Travel Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
original crystal and silver-plated jars and box with a secret compartment that is spring loaded and pops
Category

Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves Vanity Box 1860s
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves table top Vanity Box, circa 1860 in date
Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid writing box with two lift up tops opening to
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

“Double Circles” Lacquered Guinea Feather Box with Crystals
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
A double circle box. Covered in black and ivory Guinea feathers hand applied one feather at a time
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

"Gilt Oval" Silver Intricate Patterned 20K Leaf Box
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
The "Gilt Oval" This box is an attention magnate. It is made with sections that are attached by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Black Lacquered Oval Box with Peacock Feather Lining
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
"Black lacquered oval box with peacock feather lining" Wow! This is hand made with sections that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Feathers

Black Lacquer Lotus Box with Peacock Feather Lining
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
.... the Peacock bird is stunning. The feathers used for this box are from the male Peacock. The feathers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Feathers

Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
partitions for the two inkwells and removable pen tray. The top half of the writing box contains a secret
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Gold-plated brass Chiseled Round Box, Ecaille Collection, 2021
By Carole Serny
Located in VIC-LA-GARDIOLE, FR
, secrets or jewelry. Made from gold-plated brass, this round box is characterized by a sandblasted mat
Category

2010s French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box with brass bound corners and straps opening to
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gold-plated brass Chiseled Round Box, Nuage Collection, 2021
By Carole Serny
Located in VIC-LA-GARDIOLE, FR
, secrets or jewelry. Made from gold-plated brass, this round box is characterized by a sandblasted mat
Category

2010s French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Carved Foot Jewelry Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare, vintage hand-crafted wood jewelry box in the shape of a foot with three secret sliding
Category

Vintage 1980s Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Carved Foot Jewelry Box
Carved Foot Jewelry Box
H 6.5 in W 14 in D 4 in
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box having a quality burr walnut
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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

"Gilt Double Diamond" Gold Leaf Box with Feather Interior
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
The "Gilt Double Diamond" This box is a beauty. It is made with sections that are attached by hand
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut brass bound writing box having brass bounded corners
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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Secret Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of secret boxes is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique secret boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Find 24 antique and vintage secret boxes at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Secret boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of secret boxes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Modern, Regency and Folk Art secret boxes are of considerable interest. Fratelli Lisi, Egle Mieliauskiene and Pierluigi Ghianda each produced beautiful secret boxes that are worth considering.

How Much are Secret Boxes?

Prices for secret boxes start at $175 and top out at $10,900 with the average selling for $1,450.