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French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy  - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance
French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy  - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance

French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance

By Mithé Espelt

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Secret box, jewelry box, storage box, tidy rectangular with glazed ceramic lid in shades of green

Category

Vintage 1960s French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy  - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance
French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy  - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance

French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance

By Mithé Espelt

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Secret box, jewelry box, storage box, tidy rectangular with glazed ceramic lid in shades of gold

Category

Antique 1660s French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Machine Age / Art Deco Wood & Brass Speedboat Model Secret Box, circa 1930s
Machine Age / Art Deco Wood & Brass Speedboat Model Secret Box, circa 1930s

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

19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box
19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box

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...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Softwood

French Walnut Veneer Letter Box with Two Lockable Parts, circa 1900
French Walnut Veneer Letter Box with Two Lockable Parts, circa 1900

French Walnut Veneer Letter Box with Two Lockable Parts, circa 1900

Located in Labrit, Landes

French wood secret box for letter storage. Very nice walnut veneer with lighting effects that

Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Bejeweled Silver Dragon, Opium Snuff Box
Antique Bejeweled Silver Dragon, Opium Snuff Box

Antique Bejeweled Silver Dragon, Opium Snuff Box

Located in Esbjerg, DK

precious stones. The head is hinged to open as a secret box originally intended for storing opium or

Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

French 18th-Century Oak Box, Hidden Compartment and Herringbone Marquetry
French 18th-Century Oak Box, Hidden Compartment and Herringbone Marquetry

French 18th-Century Oak Box, Hidden Compartment and Herringbone Marquetry

Located in Firenze, IT

perfect addition to any sophisticated collection This unique and highly desirable secret box is a must

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gentleman Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret
Gentleman Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret

Gentleman Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Wood English vanity travel box , with toilet-set and hidden secret - England, late 19th century

Category

Antique Early 1900s English George IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mexican Inlay Folk Art Box with Secret Compartment
Mexican Inlay Folk Art Box with Secret Compartment

Mexican Inlay Folk Art Box with Secret Compartment

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mexican Folk Art Box with secret compartment, stash box or 420! a wonderful Inlay box - top slides

Category

20th Century Mexican Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Secret Jewelry Box
Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Secret Jewelry Box

Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Secret Jewelry Box

Located in Studio City, CA

Stunning mosaic design and gorgeous craftsmanship. The box is made of various wood, mother-of-pearl

Category

20th Century Syrian Moorish Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

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

hardware, including lock and key. Other features include tooled leather insert and a secret spring loaded

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Bound Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1830
Antique Brass Bound Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1830

Antique Brass Bound Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1830

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Wonderful tropical hardwood writing box or slope Fabulous colour and figure in the wood Working

Category

Antique 1830s English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Figured Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860
Antique Figured Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860

Antique Figured Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Wonderful figured walnut writing box or slope Fabulous colour and figure in the wood particularly

Category

Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Wonderful burr walnut writing box or slope Fabulous colour and figure in the wood particularly on

Category

Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Handmade Wooden Box with Inner Tray and Secret Drawer c.1880-1920
Handmade Wooden Box with Inner Tray and Secret Drawer c.1880-1920

Handmade Wooden Box with Inner Tray and Secret Drawer c.1880-1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT A late 19th/early 20th century handmade wooden box with inner removable tray and secret

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Set of French Leather and Paper Faux or Secret Books
Midcentury Set of French Leather and Paper Faux or Secret Books

Midcentury Set of French Leather and Paper Faux or Secret Books

Located in Haarlem, NL

Very decorative stack of three little antique and vintage French 'Book-boxes' leather back binding

Category

Vintage 1960s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Paper

Erotic Snuff Tobacco Box with Highly Explicit Erotic Scenes Behind Secret Lid
Erotic Snuff Tobacco Box with Highly Explicit Erotic Scenes Behind Secret Lid

Erotic Snuff Tobacco Box with Highly Explicit Erotic Scenes Behind Secret Lid

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

French late 18th century enamel snuff box with explicit and highly erotic scenes behind the secret

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Style Map Covered Secret Safe Book  This is a very attractive piece
Antique Style Map Covered Secret Safe Book  This is a very attractive piece

Antique Style Map Covered Secret Safe Book This is a very attractive piece

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Antique Style Map Covered Secret Safe Book This is a very attractive piece, it has an antique map

Category

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

English Brass Bound Ship's Lock Box
English Brass Bound Ship's Lock Box

English Brass Bound Ship's Lock Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

expose a smaller, two-drawer walnut case with brass hinges. Within the box lies a secret compartment

Category

Antique 18th Century English Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Japanese Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle Box
Vintage Japanese Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle Box

Vintage Japanese Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle Box

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC presents Japanese Secret Puzzle Trick Box Hidden Drawer Vintage Wood Himitsu Bako Puzzle

Category

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

Materials

Wood

1950s Japanese Scenic Mountains Puzzle Box Wood Inlay
1950s Japanese Scenic Mountains Puzzle Box Wood Inlay

1950s Japanese Scenic Mountains Puzzle Box Wood Inlay

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC presents 1950s Japanese Scenic Mountains Secret Puzzle Trick Box Wood Inlay #3 3 h x 7 w x

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique English Regency Rosewood Writing Box David Edwards
Antique English Regency Rosewood Writing Box David Edwards

Antique English Regency Rosewood Writing Box David Edwards

By David Edwards

Located in Northampton, GB

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Parquetry Inlaid Writing Box
Large Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Parquetry Inlaid Writing Box

Large Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Parquetry Inlaid Writing Box

Located in Suffolk, GB

, five compartments for inkwells, pen tray and 3 secret drawers. A charming box boasting fabulous

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

19th century desk stationery box in the form of books, English circa 1890
19th century desk stationery box in the form of books, English circa 1890

19th century desk stationery box in the form of books, English circa 1890

Located in Central England, GB

stationery box of generous scale and proportion. The box secretly opens from the centre line of the book's

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Captains Campaign Military Writing Box Compendium
Captains Campaign Military Writing Box Compendium

Captains Campaign Military Writing Box Compendium

Located in Northampton, GB

Multiple Secret Compartments From our Writing Boxes collection, we are delighted to introduce

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Campaign Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Silver Plate Travelling Dressing Case, circa 1870
Antique Victorian Silver Plate Travelling Dressing Case, circa 1870

Antique Victorian Silver Plate Travelling Dressing Case, circa 1870

Located in London, GB

. There are two full width jewelry drawers and a concealed compartment that opens with a secret catch and

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Toyo Koki Japan Silver Figural Bird Cage Jewelry Box CPO
Toyo Koki Japan Silver Figural Bird Cage Jewelry Box CPO

Toyo Koki Japan Silver Figural Bird Cage Jewelry Box CPO

Located in Cape May, NJ

reveal a secret velvet lined jewelry box. The whole thing is held together by its original red silk

Category

Vintage 1940s Japanese Artisan Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mithé Espelt, Orange Mirror, Ceramic, circa 1960, France
Mithé Espelt, Orange Mirror, Ceramic, circa 1960, France

Mithé Espelt, Orange Mirror, Ceramic, circa 1960, France

By Mithé Espelt

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

and secret boxes. Very young, when the notoriety of success reaches out to her, she chooses the shade

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Ceramic

Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box with Secret Compartments
Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box with Secret Compartments

Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box with Secret Compartments

Located in Nantucket, MA

An exotic wooden box made to look like a book to hide valuables. It is made of rosewood and

Category

Early 20th Century Campaign Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Satinwood

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, Paper

Early Victorian Pine Chest, Blanket Box or Coffee Table
Early Victorian Pine Chest, Blanket Box or Coffee Table

Early Victorian Pine Chest, Blanket Box or Coffee Table

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

made in 1” thick pine, it has an open candle box with a secret drawer concealed behind a sliding panel

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Rustic Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency

Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique officer’s campaign correspondence box. An English, flame mahogany and leather

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Peter Løvig Nielsen Teak Desk, Denmark, 1970s
Peter Løvig Nielsen Teak Desk, Denmark, 1970s

Peter Løvig Nielsen Teak Desk, Denmark, 1970s

By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Dansk

Located in Miami, FL

Vintage midcentury Danish Modern teak writing table with secret compartment designed by Peter Lovig

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

consolidated order for David
consolidated order for David

consolidated order for David

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Box LU4421143496652 2. Jeff Trag Mappa Burl Carved Box Live Edge Secret Compartments

Category

20th Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case (1902)
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case (1902)

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case (1902)

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

secret compartment, creating a trick box, are rare to the marking and becoming increasingly difficult to

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Chanel Secret Box Bag Quilted Lambskin Small
Chanel Secret Box Bag Quilted Lambskin Small

Chanel Secret Box Bag Quilted Lambskin Small

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 5", Width 6.5", Depth 2" Designer: Chanel Model: Secret Box Bag

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Clutches

Chanel Secret Box Bag Quilted Lambskin Small
Chanel Secret Box Bag Quilted Lambskin Small

Chanel Secret Box Bag Quilted Lambskin Small

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

: Height 5", Width 6.5", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Chanel Model: Secret Box Bag Quilted Lambskin

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Antique 14k Yellow Gold Amethyst and Pearl Secret Box Poison Ring
Antique 14k Yellow Gold Amethyst and Pearl Secret Box Poison Ring

Antique 14k Yellow Gold Amethyst and Pearl Secret Box Poison Ring

Located in Versailles, FR

For sale a magnificent 14K gold secret box ring (also called poison ring). The ring features a rare

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cocktail Rings

Materials

Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

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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.