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Sewing Writing Box

Antique Ladies Utility Box, English, Burr Walnut, Writing Slope, Sewing, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
inlaid writing slope and sewing box, dating to the late Regency period, circa 1830. Exceptional display
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Georgian Rosewood Sewing Box by Leuchars of London
By Leuchars & Son
Located in Northampton, GB
Extensive Mother of Pearl Inlay From our Sewing Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this
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Antique Early 19th Century British George IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Georgian Rosewood Sewing Box by Leuchars of London
Georgian Rosewood Sewing Box by Leuchars of London
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H 4.33 in W 9.84 in D 7.87 in
Empire Travel Sewing & Writing Set, France, Early 19th Century, circa 1815
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
. This travel set is mainly composed of sewing accessories, most of them made of mother of pearl
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver, Brass

Petite Mid-Century Italian Maple and Metal Sewing Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming, petite maple sewing box with black painted metal frame and cane-wrapped handle, all
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Unusual William IV Work and Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
a silk pleated box below for sewing materials, all standing on tapering, shaped pedestal with
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Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Unusual William IV Work and Writing Table
Unusual William IV Work and Writing Table
H 29.14 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box having a quality
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Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Ladies table compendium and jewelry box
Located in East Geelong, VIC
the day. Under the hinged lid is a sewing box with compartments for all her sewing tools with a
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Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Ladies table compendium and jewelry box
Ladies table compendium and jewelry box
H 13.75 in W 12.5 in D 9.5 in
19th Century Blue & Gold Porcelain-Mounted Rosewood Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
plaque and a mother-of-pearl inlaid border, the lid revealing a fitted interior with sewing implements
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Rosewood

1839 Fitzmaurice West Victorian Ebony & Brass Inlays Necessaire De Voyage
Located in Germantown, MD
sewing and writing instruments, nécessaires provided a convenient means of transporting the personal
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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
women. Containing everything from toiletries and jewelry to sewing and writing instruments, nécessaires
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Wood

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in
Antique Early Victorian 19th Century Inlaid Burr Walnut Writing or Sewing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
This antique early Victorian 19th century inlaid burr walnut writing or sewing table is an
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

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Walnut

Gold Sewing Box in Shape of Flower, Charles X
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional nacre sewing and writing case in gold, turquoise and nacre. This kit comes in the form
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Antique 1820s French Empire Vanity Items

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Turquoise, Pearl, Gold

Gold Sewing Box in Shape of Flower, Charles X
Gold Sewing Box in Shape of Flower, Charles X
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W 0.6 in D 3.35 in
18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
, writing, sewing, and even mathematics. Under the Second Empire, Necessaires used for sewing, embroidery
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Empire Lyra writing and work table Paris Mahogany Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Glass Table by Maison Alphonse Giroux, Paris
By Maison Giroux
Located in Dublin, IE
and writing: writing desks, inkwells and also toys. Indeed, on June 6, 1818, he filed the patent for
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Shelves

Materials

Ormolu

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Located in Esbjerg, DK
Along with Alfred Klitgaard and Knud Albert Furniture-maker, and Artist Hans Gustav Ehrenreich is regarded as one of the most prolific Scandinavian designers of the 1960s. Although H...
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Antique Victorian Three Bottle Tantalus & Games Compendium 19th C
Located in London, GB
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Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, coromandel jewellery box, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Striking example with a suite of wonderful storage...
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Antique Scottish Silver And Agate Brooch. Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
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Antique French Provincial Country Wooden Storage Caddy Tool Box Desk Organizer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique Victorian quality rosewood jewellery box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood jewellery box having a quality antique Victorian rosewood jewellery box with a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior lift out tray above ...
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Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian rosewood jewellery and vanity box having a outstanding quality rosewood jewellery and vanity box with a lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted i...
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French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique Maire and the silversmith Jacques-Br...
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French Nécessaire de Voyage
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Located in London, GB
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Antique Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Box
Located in Miami, FL
Antique rosewood box with pewter and mother of pearl inlay. The Regency Empire to early Victorian rectangular box is inlaid with MOP at the center of the top, as well as at the corne...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Pewter

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H 2.63 in W 9.5 in D 3.5 in
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 this English Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann. The Writing box of slim rectangul...
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By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Mid-Century Brutalist Oak Sewing Table, France 1960
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
This French work table is an exceptional Art Deco style sewing table from the early 1960s. Brutalist design with carved details and large round metal bezels. The sewing box has a spa...
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BelAir Bantam Electric Sewing Machine Foot Pedal & Bakelite Leather Case
Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Ipswich, GB
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Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
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H 5.91 in W 12.01 in D 8.86 in
Fine Antique English Toulmin & Gale Attrib Madagascar Ebony Stationary Box
By Toulmin & Gale
Located in Forney, TX
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French 19th century sewing casket and music box
Located in Paris, FR
A mahogany sewing casket simulating a piano, with a hidden music box. Inside the casket a set of
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Regency Sarcophagus Table Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Boxes

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Located in Heeze, Noord Brabant
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Located in Paris, FR
Mahogany sewing box in the shape of a grand piano, with a hidden music box. Inside the box is a set
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Antique 1820s French Charles X Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood

Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
H 11.03 in W 11.82 in D 9.06 in
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Located in Middleburg, VA
American Victorian Wood and Paper Mache sewing box on pedestal base Paper Mache depicts bird and
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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19th Century Crystal and Mother-of-Pearl Toiletry Box
Located in Paris, FR
widened, and eventually included all tools used for hygiene, lunch, writing, sewing, and even mathematics
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Gentleman or Officer Sterling Silver Travel Set, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
solid silver boxes and perfume bottles - writing accessories (leather and solid silver travel inkwell
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Located in Valladolid, ES
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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English Coromandel Nécessaire
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Silver Gilt and Mother of Pearl Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Haarlem, NL
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Paris, FR
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Paris, FR
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Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
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Located in Austin, TX
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Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
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H 5.5 in W 16 in D 10 in
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Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
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Zas, a French Napoleon III Period Sewing Casket, circa 1860
By Zas, France
Located in Paris, FR
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Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
sewing, writing, vanity and tea box. Veneered in rare mulberry wood with canted top and inlaid engraved
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Located in Windsor, Berkshire
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in London, GB
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By David Edwards
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
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Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
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Located in Wells, ME
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Located in Madrid , ES
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Sewing Writing Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sewing writing box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and fabric, every sewing writing box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the sewing writing box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A sewing writing box made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one sewing writing box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Giroux produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Sewing Writing Box?

Prices for a sewing writing box start at $650 and top out at $19,850 with the average selling for $9,154.
Questions About Sewing Writing Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    A sewing box can be called a sewing basket, a needle box or a needlepoint box. However, many people simply refer to the storage boxes for thread, needles and other sewing supplies as a sewing box. Shop a selection of sewing boxes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The inkstone was the most precious and permanent object in a Japanese writing set. It is a mortar used for mixing dry ink with water for the purposes of writing. You'll find a selection of Japanese writing boxes on 1stDibs.