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17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, c. 1690
17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, c. 1690

17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, c. 1690

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

total of five secret boxes hidden within. Once the lid opens you can open a section of the top and

Category

Antique 17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Kingwood, Oak

Antique French Leather Secret Compartment Books Box
Antique French Leather Secret Compartment Books Box

Antique French Leather Secret Compartment Books Box

Located in Dallas, TX

This secret compartment books box is made from four 18th century books that have been stacked on

Category

Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Paper

English Regency Walnut Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
English Regency Walnut Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment

English Regency Walnut Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment

Located in Savannah, GA

English Regency walnut travelling sloped lap desk box with brass corner mounts and retractable

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

17th Century William and Mary Period Kingwood Oyster Strongbox or Coffre Fort
17th Century William and Mary Period Kingwood Oyster Strongbox or Coffre Fort

17th Century William and Mary Period Kingwood Oyster Strongbox or Coffre Fort

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

compartment, securing bolts and 5 well-hidden boxes within. Once the lid, which conceals two secret boxes

Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Secret Compartment

Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Secret Compartment

Located in Northampton, GB

Contains a Secret Compartment and Candle Sconces From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Coromandel Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg with Secret Compartment
Victorian Coromandel Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg with Secret Compartment

Victorian Coromandel Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg with Secret Compartment

By F.L. Hausburg

Located in Northampton, GB

mother of pearl handles. The top half of the writing box contains a secret compartment which can be

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian Kingwood Writing Box by David Edwards with Secret Compartment
Georgian Kingwood Writing Box by David Edwards with Secret Compartment

Georgian Kingwood Writing Box by David Edwards with Secret Compartment

By David Edwards

Located in Northampton, GB

Hidden Secret Compartment From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment

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

Don Shoemaker Modern Cocobolo Secret Keepsake Small Wood Box 1970s Mexico
Don Shoemaker Modern Cocobolo Secret Keepsake Small Wood Box 1970s Mexico

Don Shoemaker Modern Cocobolo Secret Keepsake Small Wood Box 1970s Mexico

By Don S. Shoemaker

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Don Shoemaker sharp secret keepsake small cocobolo wood box from midcentury 1970s Mexico Size: 1.5

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cocobolo

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment

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

Box of Secrets Designed by Pierluigi Ghianda "The Poet of Wood"
Box of Secrets Designed by Pierluigi Ghianda "The Poet of Wood"

Box of Secrets Designed by Pierluigi Ghianda "The Poet of Wood"

By Pierluigi Ghianda

Located in Milano, IT

master in woodworking Carved box with other small boxes inside that fit together perfectly the

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Carved Wooden Pig w/ Secret Space
Carved Wooden Pig w/ Secret Space

Carved Wooden Pig w/ Secret Space

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand carved wood pig with a secret hidden compartment on the bottom for your favorite treasure.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Merchant's Chest (Zenibako) With a Secret Compartment
Japanese Merchant's Chest (Zenibako) With a Secret Compartment

Japanese Merchant's Chest (Zenibako) With a Secret Compartment

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Japanese merchant's chest (Zenibako) with a secret compartment and removable lid.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Boxes

17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments

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

Decorative Modern Bowling Ball Secret Catch it All in Walnut Wood
Decorative Modern Bowling Ball Secret Catch it All in Walnut Wood

Decorative Modern Bowling Ball Secret Catch it All in Walnut Wood

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration: Modern designed bowling ball in walnut wood. Use as a covered box, bowl

Category

Vintage 1970s Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box
Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box

Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

with a secret compartment in the lid. This box had a secret love letter from 1940 hidden beneath the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Leather and Grommet Mail Box
19th Century Leather and Grommet Mail Box

19th Century Leather and Grommet Mail Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

Leather and grommet letter box with secret drawers and containers. Also, fully portable and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Large Georgian Brass Bound Gentleman's Travelling Box
Large Georgian Brass Bound Gentleman's Travelling Box

Large Georgian Brass Bound Gentleman's Travelling Box

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

compartments both on view and secret ones beneath. The box is in good all round condition for a piece of this

Category

Antique Late 18th Century European George III Decorative Boxes

Antique Victorian Writing Box Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg
Antique Victorian Writing Box Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg

Antique Victorian Writing Box Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg

By F.L. Hausburg

Located in Northampton, GB

With a Secret Compartment From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Victorian

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

STUNNING JAPANESE PUZZLE BOX PARQUETRY CABINET ON STAND
STUNNING JAPANESE PUZZLE BOX PARQUETRY CABINET ON STAND

STUNNING JAPANESE PUZZLE BOX PARQUETRY CABINET ON STAND

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Delightful himitsu bako secret puzzle box from the Hakone region of Japan,Late 19th Century to

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Cedar

17th Century English Walnut Veneer and Brass Lock Box
17th Century English Walnut Veneer and Brass Lock Box

17th Century English Walnut Veneer and Brass Lock Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

drawers of the box lies a secret compartment, offering the ultimate clandestine protection for one’s

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg

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

Gorgeous Antique French Burled Walnut Keepsake Box w/Fitted Int.
Gorgeous Antique French Burled Walnut Keepsake Box w/Fitted Int.

Gorgeous Antique French Burled Walnut Keepsake Box w/Fitted Int.

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

dressing room hiding her most secret possessions, boxes like this become very sacred. **We have the

Category

Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Sapphire & Pearl Poison Pill Box Ring in 14K Yellow Gold
Sapphire & Pearl Poison Pill Box Ring in 14K Yellow Gold

Sapphire & Pearl Poison Pill Box Ring in 14K Yellow Gold

Located in Towson, MD

) 4mm round cultured pearls. The secret box opens well and will stay closed. The ring is a finger size

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Cocktail Rings

Materials

Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Custom Bespoke Jewel Box by David Lindley
Custom Bespoke Jewel Box by David Lindley

Custom Bespoke Jewel Box by David Lindley

Located in Palm Desert, CA

handrall. the box incorporates severals drawers including a "secret" touch latch drawer. These boxes

Category

Late 20th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Russian Silver Egg Model

19th Century Russian Silver Egg Model

Located in London, GB

relief around the surface. The egg can be opened to function as a secret box, and it sits on a separate

Category

Antique 19th Century Russian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Silver

A Fine 17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, Circa 1690
A Fine 17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, Circa 1690

A Fine 17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, Circa 1690

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Kingwood. Two secret compartments and boxes are discreetly hidden above each drawer. The box appears

Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Kingwood, Oak

17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690.
17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690.

17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690.

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

kingwood, this box is fit for the most discerning of collectors. The large gilt brass shield-shaped clasp

Category

Antique 17th Century European William and Mary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Kingwood

17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690
17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690

17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

kingwood, this box is fit for the most discerning of collectors. The large gilt brass shield-shaped clasp

Category

Antique 17th Century European William and Mary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Kingwood

Mid Century Cartier Italy 18k Yellow Gold Pill Box
Mid Century Cartier Italy 18k Yellow Gold Pill Box

Mid Century Cartier Italy 18k Yellow Gold Pill Box

By Cartier

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Cartier Italy, its serial number etched like a secret code, this opulent pill box is a masterpiece of

Category

Vintage 1950s Boxes and Cases

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths
Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths

Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths

Located in Northampton, GB

who began by making snuff boxes. These boxes had a secret hinge called 'The Cumnock Hinge', and this

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

Mithé Espelt, Hand Facing Mirror, Ceramic, circa 1960, France
Mithé Espelt, Hand Facing Mirror, Ceramic, circa 1960, France

Mithé Espelt, Hand Facing Mirror, Ceramic, circa 1960, France

By Mithé Espelt

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

bequeathed us a remarkable collection of jewels, small mirrors and secret boxes. Very young, when the

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors

Materials

Ceramic

French Sterling Silver Snuff Pill
French Sterling Silver Snuff Pill

French Sterling Silver Snuff Pill

Located in Los Angeles, CA

secrets! A very nice box for inside a purse, clutch, pocket or not the desk or work station. We have

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment

Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment

Located in Northampton, GB

. The Writing Box features a secret compartment with hidden push button access (see photos). The secret

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Venereed Wanut Fall Front Secretaire
18th Century Italian Venereed Wanut Fall Front Secretaire

18th Century Italian Venereed Wanut Fall Front Secretaire

Located in IT

out the central drawer you find a three small secret boxes under a sliding door. We have restored it

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Maple, Walnut

18th Century French Leather Keepsake, Secret Hiding Book 'Box'
18th Century French Leather Keepsake, Secret Hiding Book 'Box'

18th Century French Leather Keepsake, Secret Hiding Book 'Box'

Located in Buisson, FR

Wonderful secret book. Existing book that after being printed directly has been transformed in a

Category

Antique 18th Century French Books

Materials

Leather

Mahogany Captains Writing Box
Mahogany Captains Writing Box

Mahogany Captains Writing Box

Located in Northampton, GB

Antique Mahogany Brass bound Captain's writing box containing three secret compartments, one for

Category

Antique 19th Century British George III Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Painted Trunk
Painted Trunk

Painted Trunk

Sold|$1,495

Painted Trunk

Located in Baltimore, MD

candle box with secret compartment.

Category

Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests

Painted Trunk
Painted Trunk

Painted Trunk

Sold|$1,495

Painted Trunk

Located in Baltimore, MD

strap hinges and deep candle box with a secret compartment.

Category

Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Louis XIII Style Writing Table Desk
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Writing Table Desk

19th Century French Louis XIII Style Writing Table Desk

Located in Rio Vista, CA

hidden secret lock box inside the largest drawer. Includes original locking key.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Swedish Elm Secretaire Chest of Drawers
19th Century Swedish Elm Secretaire Chest of Drawers

19th Century Swedish Elm Secretaire Chest of Drawers

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Drawer And 2 Secret Pull Out Boxes.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Maurice Bouval French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Maurice Bouval French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture

Maurice Bouval French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture

By Maurice Bouval

Located in New York, NY

holding a box. Titled “Le Secret.” The sculpture stands atop a marble base, circa 1900. Pictured in

Category

Early 20th Century French Sculptures

Victorian burr walnut davenport
Victorian burr walnut davenport

Victorian burr walnut davenport

Located in Cheshire, GB

rising surface and fitted lidded pen and ink boxes, secret button to release sprung top with fitted

Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport

Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport

Located in Cheshire, GB

leather writing surface and fitted lidded pen and ink boxes, secret button to release sprung top with

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Mule Chest
Mule Chest

Mule Chest

Sold|$1,895

Mule Chest

Located in Baltimore, MD

lifts on original strap hinges to reveal trunk space including lidded candle box and secret compartment

Category

Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Antique 19th Century French 18k Gold Convertible Ring Bracelet Pave Diamond
Antique 19th Century French 18k Gold Convertible Ring Bracelet Pave Diamond

Antique 19th Century French 18k Gold Convertible Ring Bracelet Pave Diamond

Located in London, GB

scrollwork on one side. A secret clasp hidden in the box bezel can open up the bracelet completely. These

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Mid-19th Century Profusely Inlaid Continental Walnut Dome Chest
Mid-19th Century Profusely Inlaid Continental Walnut Dome Chest

Mid-19th Century Profusely Inlaid Continental Walnut Dome Chest

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

fitted oak interior. Interior with shelf and candle box, complete with secret drawers. Standing on bun

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German High Victorian Blanket Chests

Materials

Walnut

Mid-19th Century Profusely Inlaid Continental Walnut Dome Chest
Mid-19th Century Profusely Inlaid Continental Walnut Dome Chest

Mid-19th Century Profusely Inlaid Continental Walnut Dome Chest

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

fitted oak interior. Interior with shelf and candle box, complete with secret drawers. Standing on bun

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Victorian Blanket Chests

Materials

Walnut

Mid 19th century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer
Mid 19th century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer

Mid 19th century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

fitted oak interior.  Interior with shelf and candle box, complete with secret drawers. Standing on bun

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Revival Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer
Mid 19th Century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer

Mid 19th Century profusely inlaid continental walnut dome coffer

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

fitted oak interior.  Interior with shelf and candle box, complete with secret drawers. Standing on bun

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Renaissance Revival Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Large 19th Century European Stripped Pine Chest
Large 19th Century European Stripped Pine Chest

Large 19th Century European Stripped Pine Chest

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

, it has a candle box and a secret shelf inside The chest has been stripped and waxed, there is a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Fix-Masseau French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Sculpture
Fix-Masseau French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Sculpture

Fix-Masseau French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Sculpture

By Pierre Fix-Masseau

Located in New York, NY

, eyes closed, finger over lips holding a mysterious box. Titled “Le Secret.” Circa 1900. Pictured in

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1960s Decorative Wood Puzzle Cube Secret Box
1960s Decorative Wood Puzzle Cube Secret Box

1960s Decorative Wood Puzzle Cube Secret Box

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Midcentury Tabletop Decor Wood Puzzle Cube Secret Box 1.75 h x 3.25 Original preowned vintage

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mithé Espelt Ceramic Secret Box Moineau Model, 1968, France.
Mithé Espelt Ceramic Secret Box Moineau Model, 1968, France.

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

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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.