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Vintage Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty vintage sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells ambitiously composed with a heart and flowers inside geometric borders. Presen...
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20th Century American Romantic Shadow Boxes

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Shell

Mid-19th Century Chinese Telescopic Fan of Gilt Decorated Black Lacquer Stays
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese telescopic fan of gilt decorated black lacquer stays with paper painted in gauche in the Mandarin palette. Archival mount in a shadow box frame. China, made for the Western ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Boxes

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Enamel

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Hera's Chariot Hand Fan Shadowbox
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 18th century French Louis XVI / Neoclassical painted boudoir hand fan. White sticks pierced with foliate / floral designs as well as trumpets and sheets of music; gilded acce...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique Shadow Boxes

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Silk, Paint

Sea Life and Shell Diorama /Shadow Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-715 Beautiful sea life diorama including sea shells various crustaceans ,seahorse starfish encased in a walnut frame under glass. Brass hanging ring
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1950s Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Shell

Mid 19th Century Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese telescopic Canton fan of carved bone stays supporting a scenic decorated paper in gouache in the Mandarin palette. Archival mount in a shadow box fr...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Boxes

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Bone, Paper

Gentleman's portrait on bone in a gilt bezel, c. 1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Miniature portrait of a gentleman on a bone pendant under glass. The framed is a characteristic New England gilt brass bezel with display loop. American, probably Boston, circa 1810.
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Early 19th Century American Antique Shadow Boxes

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Brass, Enamel

Antique Pair of Large Mother of Pearl Serving Spoons Shadow Box Framed Art 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful pair of antique mother of pearl shell servings spoons with silverplate handles. The spoons are neatly framed in a shadowbox b...
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Early 20th Century Shadow Boxes

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Metal

Original Pre Colombian Copper Tumi Tool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Ancient pre Colombian surgical copper tumi tool, processionally mounted on silk Matt with decorative quality vintage frame . Original cloth encrustation and wrapping patterns visible...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Shadow Boxes

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Copper

Vintage Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty vintage sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells ambitiously composed with a heart and flowers inside geometric borders. Presen...
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20th Century American Romantic Shadow Boxes

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Shell

Woven Textile Fragment. East European. 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely textile sample Fabulous colours Great piece of folk art. Likely to be of East European origin. Possibly Balkan. In new white painted box fra...
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Late 19th Century Balkan Folk Art Antique Shadow Boxes

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Wool, Cotton

Set Of Four Framed Genuine Antique Zebra Skin
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this stunning set of four antique zebra skin frames. Each piece showcases the unique beauty and texture of genuine zebra hide, beautifully framed in a clas...
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20th Century African Shadow Boxes

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Hide, Acrylic, Wood

Antique Ship Diorama
Located in East Hampton, NY
a great folk art ship diorama of the "St. Jems"... polychrome-painted wood, tin, paper and string/thread... original glass front....
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19th Century Antique Shadow Boxes

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Wood

Custom Mounted Collection Of 100 Antique Child's Wooden Spinning Tops.
Located in Stamford, CT
A custom made display of 100 antique wooden child's spinning tops made between 1880's and 1960's. Multiple colors shapes and sizes. The spinning tops can be arranged however you desi...
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1920s American Folk Art Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Wood

Taxidermy Wall Decoration Collection of 3 Butterflies, Spain, 1950s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Taxidermy Wall Decoration Collection of 3 Butterflies, Spain, 1950s This exquisite framed butterfly collection features three beautiful specimens. The bodies antennas are switched to paper dummys, but the wings appears to be real. Vintage butterfly taxidermy...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Glass, Wood

Framed Pair of Early 20th Century French Duck Decoys
Located in Chicago, IL
Once perched at the water’s edge, this pair of early 20th-century French duck decoy silhouettes has swapped the marsh for a more refined setting. Cut from wood and painted black, the...
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Early 20th Century French Country Shadow Boxes

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Wood

Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant A vintage school teaching glass display of the anthill of the red wood ant. It shows the hill and inhabitants thereof, the ...
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1950s German Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Glass, Wood

English 19th Century Brass Black Eagle Prancing Horse in Custom Shadowbox Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English brass horse from the mid-19th century features black eagle, a horse belonging to circus proprietors John and George Sanger. The highly trained...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Shadow Boxes

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Brass

Antique Maritime Diorama of a Four-Masted Clipper Ship c. 1880–1910
Located in Black Rock, CT
A commanding antique maritime shadow box diorama, featuring a four-masted clipper ship at full sail beneath a painted sky. Crafted with layered sails, hand-strung rigging, and three-...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Shadow Boxes

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Metal

Pair Of Antique Suzani Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique intricate hand embroidery Suzani textile, professionally mounted on hand painted wood shadow box , to make beautiful objects of art for wall hanging. Even though ...
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1920s Uzbek Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Wool, Cotton, Glass, Wood

Set of Four Antique Suzani Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique hand embroidery fragments of Suzani textile, with circle of life round motif , professionally mounted on four hand painted wood shadow boxes to make beautiful ver...
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1920s Uzbek Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Wool, Cotton, Acrylic, Wood

Antique Enclosed Light Box with Stained Glass Church Window
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Enclosed Free Standing Light Box with Stained Glass Church Window with Religious Scene This antique stained glass window is encased in a fr...
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Shadow Boxes

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Stained Glass, Wood

Collection of Walking Sticks in Shadow Box
Located in Peekskill, NY
There is a nice variety of canes in this early collection and display case. The case looks to be 1800 with wavy original glass. The whole display has a very rich look.
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Shadow Boxes

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Glass

Taxidermy Alligator, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning framed taxidermy alligator with great coloring and very well preserved details. Hues of the scales range from a beige color on the outer edge...
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1970s American Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Cotton, Wood, Hide

Original Butterfly Art by Nadine Kalachnikoff
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original butterfly art depicting different sizes of Monarch butterflies in a lucite shadow box by Nadine Kalachnikoff.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Shadow Boxes

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Paper

Pair of Chinese bone game pieces, c. 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of Chinese carved and pierced round bone game pieces. Made in China for the Western trade, these game pieces have been mounted on pale gray silk in a deep bevel mat and framed i...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Boxes

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Bone

Gothic Style Huge Triptych Shadow Box/Display Of Orthodox Church Silver Icons
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Gothic style huge triptych shadow box/display of an Orthodox Church silver icons. The triptych is a large ogee shaped arc closed display made of heavy wood and glass. When you open the doors, it features some icons painted on wood and covered by an embossed and chased silver oklads with some gilt areas. They are framed by some red velvet. In the center, there are two icons who represent St.Paul and St.Peter; above them is the Almighty God...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Antique Shadow Boxes

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Silver

Pair of Framed Antique Intaglios
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of Antique intaglios newly framed on camouflage burlap.
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19th Century Antique Shadow Boxes

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Burlap, Glass, Plaster, Wood

Vintage Brass Chinese Hardware Harmony Shadow Box
Located in Somis, CA
A vintage shadowbox of solid brass hardware. The exceptionally large basket-shaped door plate is prominently featured, displaying great details of a ...
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20th Century Chinese Shadow Boxes

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Brass

Antique Bronze Panel Shadowbox - Asian Art Deco, Exquisite Patina
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This stunning antique bronze panel shadowbox is a true collector's piece, showcasing the exquisite artistry and craftsmanship of Asian artisans. The three panels feature intricate As...
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19th Century Asian Antique Shadow Boxes

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Bronze

Circa 1910 Pink Marabou & Tortoiseshell Framed Fan
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful Pink Maribou Feathers ribbed with perfect tortoiseshell sticks & handle, is framed with soft pink velvet backing and gold leaf wood. This style of fan, once used for presen...
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20th Century Unknown Shadow Boxes

American Three Masted Clipper Ship Diorama in Shadow Box Frame, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship diorama under glass in shadow box gilt frame. Mid-19th century.
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1850s American American Empire Antique Shadow Boxes

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Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Glass

Italian Handmade 1960s Wall Backlit Artistic Window with Madonna Child & Angels
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This artistic window was handmade in Italy in the 1960s. It's made from a ivory painted metal box, with plexiglass and golden aluminum passepartout. The religious representation is a...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Aluminum, Sheet Metal

Framed Tibetan Flint Striker, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such st...
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19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Shadow Boxes

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Stone, Silver

Framed Chinese armorial export octagonal dinner plate, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese famille rose porcelain armorial plate mounted in a shadow box. The plate features a rounded octagonal form with chamfered corners, and decorated in the French taste (Compagni...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Framed Vintage Hermès 'Casse Noisette' Scarf
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming and whimsical addition to any collection, this framed vintage Hermès scarf, Casse Noisette (Nutcracker), brings the playful energy of nature into the home. Designed with H...
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1990s French Shadow Boxes

Materials

Silk

Black Oak Wallie Wall Drawer by Amalie Skov Rahbæk
Located in Geneve, CH
Black oak Wallie wall drawer by Amalie Skov Rahbæk Materials: Oak, metal. Dimensions: D 22.5 x W 30 x H 10 cm Available in oak, black oak or walnut. ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Shadow Boxes

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Metal

Vintage Gujarat Saurashta Ethnic Beaded Textile India Framed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand made Gujarat Saurashta Ethnic beadead textile India. Hand Beaded Guarat Indian panel textile framed in a lucite box. Amazing work of hand beading by Chakla Indian, Gujarat state, Saurashtra or Kutch region. Such a nice piece of visual interest, and a beautiful acquisition for any textile lover. Vintage Chakla hand-embroidered wall hanging, Rabari of Gujarat Beadwork, Patchwork. The method of work is a tri-bead system (tran moti-no thansiya), worked row-by-row, three beads being taken up at each stitch; on the return row, the stitching of the beads moves forward one position, so that as the work progresses row-by-row a close rhomboid network is formed.The beadwork is set into a frame of applique silk material Manufacturing Process: Handmade Materials: Cotton, silk. Period: Late 19th/ early 20th century. Most native beadwork...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Shadow Boxes

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Fabric

Walnut Wallie Wall Drawer by Amalie Skov Rahbæk
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut Wallie wall drawer by Amalie Skov Rahbæk Materials: Walnut, metal. Dimensions: D 22.5 x W 30 x H 10 cm Available in oak, black oak or walnut. ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Shadow Boxes

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Metal

Pair of shadowboxed Chinese Imari plates, c. 1740-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of Chinese export porcelain plates decorated in the the Imari taste. The plates are decorated in cobalt underglaze blue and oxide red with gilt highlights. The asymmetrical desi...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Boxes

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Porcelain

Vintage Brass Hardware Chinese Good Fortune Shadow Box
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage shadowbox of solid brass hardware. The exceptionally large door plate is prominently featured, displaying great details of a fine...
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20th Century Chinese Shadow Boxes

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Brass

Set of '15' 19th Century Framed Botanical Specimens
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th century French dried plant specimens... signed by G. Babou, dated, and meticulously catalogued including location in France.... a wonderful set of 15.
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1890s Antique Shadow Boxes

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Paper

Shell and white branch coral necklaces mounted in a custom shadowbox
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Threaded cluster of shell and white branch coral necklaces mounted on a green linen backing in a shadow box frame.
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20th Century Shadow Boxes

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Coral

Victorian Pressed Flower Oddity, Botanical Art in Gilt Oval Frame, 19th Century
Located in ROUEN, FR
Victorian Pressed Flower Oddity, Botanical Art in Gilt Oval Frame, 19th Century Antique botanical composition featuring a delicate array of hand-pressed flowers and foliage, artfull...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Shadow Boxes

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Fabric, Glass, Organic Material, Giltwood

Collection of 19th Century Beetles in Shadow Boxes
Located in East Hampton, NY
5 Dioramas or shadow boxes of 19th Century beetles.... odd and interesting....
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Late 19th Century Antique Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass

Beautiful Antique Oval Shell Shadow Box Diorama
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Nantucket 19th century oval shell diorama having artistically arranged collection of natural shells against pale blue background. The old world f...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadow Boxes

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Shell, Glass, Wood

Antique English "Victorian” Framed Seashell Shadow Box, Circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English "Victorian” Framed Seashell Shadow Box, Circa 1860-1870. Exotic Shell Collection
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Shadow Boxes

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Shell, Wood

Vintage Ron Fritts Signed Chrome, Wood, Plexi Pop Art Shadow Box Wall Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This eye-catching and rare Ron Fritts Pop Art shadow box wall sculpture has suspended resin or lucite balls floating in four different window vignettes that change. The background is black Mylar plexiglass and the exterior wood is newly ebonized. The original labels on the back that says RF studios Inc. and a number. The silver interior balls jump around as you pick it up and rotate it and even turn it upside down. The components of the resin have slightly yellowed from age and sun exposure. There is also glue residue from age and coming apart. It is what it is...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Aluminum, Chrome

Antique Victorian Shadow Box with Floral Wreath C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Shadow Box with Floral Wreath C1890 Measures - 26.75"H x 24.75"W x 4.5"D A finely crafted antique shadow box featuring an intric...
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Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique Shadow Boxes

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Wood

Framed Chinese export octagonal plate, c. 1750-1800
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Famille rose Chinese export porcelain armorial plate of octagonal form decorated with sparsely placed sprays of flowers and buds. The cavetto is decorated with a large armorial withi...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Boxes

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Porcelain

Mid 20th century frame Italian bisque Taglio
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 20th century Italian frame bisque Taglio. This Greco Roman style bisque porcelain medallion is framed in a gold leaf shadowbox frame with pink interior and gold details...
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1950s Italian Empire Vintage Shadow Boxes

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Porcelain

Spaniard Fan Shadow Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a wood sticks and handpainted Spaniard fan. It depicts four different scenes related to Spain. Starting in the left, there is a bullfighter fighting a bull in a bullring; then an 18th Century scene of a horse carriage with a lady inside it in a country landscape while some people sitting in the grass appear selling pottery; next, there is a bouquet of carnations (the national flower of Spain) and finally some women with flamenco dresses dancing in a square. The fan is saved in a fan shaped gilt wood shadow box...
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20th Century Spanish Victorian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood

Framed Preserved Butterflies
Located in Washington, DC
Framed Set of Preserved Ethically Raised, Non-Endangered Butterflies. North America, circa 2000.
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Early 2000s North American Shadow Boxes

Materials

Animal Skin, Glass

Butterfly Taxidermy Entomology Display Cases
Located in Vienna, AT
Framed butterfly collection featuring 10 butterflies with type of butterfly underneath each. Mounted in a shadowbox frame. Price for both.
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1950s Thai Vintage Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Roy Lichtenstein "Paper Plate" Original Encased in Heavy Custom Lucite Block
Located in North Miami, FL
Created exclusively for Barneys of New York by the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, the heavy and custom acrylic display box provides front and rear views of this master work. Stamped wit...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Shadow Boxes

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Acrylic, Paper

French 19th Century Fan
Located in Tampa, FL
19th century French fan in an Italian Florentine fan case and the back is lined in velvet. The fan is hand painted, lace and mother of pearl. The case is tur...
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1890s French Antique Shadow Boxes

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Textile, Velvet, Wood

Framed Preserved Butterfly
Located in Washington, DC
Framed Preserved Ethically Raised, Non-Endangered Butterfly. North America, circa 2000.
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Early 2000s North American Shadow Boxes

Materials

Animal Skin

Antique Victorian Harp Design Flower Mourning Wreath Mahogany Shadow Box Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Harp Design Flower Mourning Wreath Mahogany Shadow Box Frame. Item features a harp design, floral arrangement wreath, deep mahogany s...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Shadow Boxes

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Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Pair of Carved Relief Limewood Shadow Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved limewood shadow boxes Finely carved in high relief, and depicting two famous scenes of an eagle attacking a man, and a poacher being shot, housed within rectangul...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Shadow Boxes

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Wood

Antique, New and Vintage Shadow Boxes

Antique, new and vintage shadow boxes are an elegant way to present objects of deep importance or beauty in your space. Shadow boxes have long been a military tradition for displaying medals and awards.

Artists such as Joseph Cornell have used shadow boxes because of the dramatic visuals they can achieve as a three-dimensional piece. In recent years, shadow boxes have grown in popularity as home decor. A clean, empty shadow box presents everyone the opportunity to create a personal art piece. What goes into the shadow box solely depends on the artist’s vision, meaning there is no concrete design that each shadow box displays.

Shadow boxes vary in size and style, lending flexibility for different aesthetics in a room. They can also come premade or with only a frame for more customization and personalization. When you’re thinking about how to arrange art in your living room or dining room, integrating shadow boxes into a maximalist approach such as a salon-style gallery wall can add a dramatic touch and draw attention to whatever kind of work you’ve decided to place in the box.

On 1stDibs, find antique, vintage and 21st-century shadow boxes. Shadow boxes are available from a range of creators and in diverse styles, including mid-century modern, Victorian, folk art and more.

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