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English 19th Century Turned Lignum Vitae String Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
English 19th Century turned Lignum Vitae string box of "pillar box" form, the ring turned lid with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Victorian antique sterling silver string box made in London in 1900
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Silver String Box, is ornate in design and stands on three decorative feet. The string box measures 4
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver String Box by Gorham Manufacturing Company
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive, unusual antique George V English sterling silver string box made by Gorham
Category
Vintage 1910s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Treen String Barrel, Yew Banded with Brass
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
, in treen with brass bands set on rectangular base, the string box is in good condition for its age
Category
Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Yew
1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circa 1901, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, a Jugendstil/Art Nouveau brass and rosewood string box
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique English Glass & Sterling Silver String / Twine Jar or Box, 1899
By James Deakin & Sons
Located in Bath, GB
A most unusual late Victorian fine string or twine box made from glass with a star cut base, the
Category
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wooden carved box in the shape of a rattan box with a string. Mid-19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Wooden carved box in the shape of a rattan box with a knotted string. Europe, Mid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
H 3.15 in W 6.89 in D 4.14 in
English 1840s Mahogany Serpentine Knife Box with Medallion Inlay and Stringing
Located in Atlanta, GA
, checkered stringing and inlay. This exquisite English knife box presents a brass hinged top adorned with an
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 14.75 in W 9.25 in D 10.75 in
Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
lid. The top of the box features a vacant brass initial plaque frame in single brass stringing. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 9.06 in W 19.89 in D 10.63 in
English Square Burl Tea Caddy Brass Stringing and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Square Burl Tea Caddy with Brass Stringing and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Burl
H 4.25 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Fine Quality Signed Bench Made Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
.
The box with inset contrasting wood panel with very fine string inlay accent. The box is indistinctly
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Wood
French Bronze Jewelry Musical Box with Portrait Miniature Painting
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
, this elegantly crafted musical box is in very nice condition, just the music string not working.
this
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Romantic Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
A Fine and Rare George III Octagonal Figured Satinwood Box, C.1790
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
crossbanded sectional top with ebony and box stringing is finely laid around a central inlaid patera. Opening
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
Georgian Satinwood Knife Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Satinwood with Tulipwood Crossbanding and Boxwood stringing. The Knife Box stands upon three ebonised Ogee
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Knife Boxes
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood
Box and Wall Unit String Shelf Rack System by Nisse Strinning, 1960s
By Nils Nisse Strinning, String Design AB
Located in Telgte, DE
Box and wall unit string shelf rack system by Nisse Strinning, 1960s
Original and rare String
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
H 16.54 in W 30.71 in D 11.82 in
Sidetable Mahogany Stringing Crossbanded Box Vernacular 18Century Flame Figuring
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- An elegant and sophisticated vernacular piece with the crossbanding and unusual stringing around
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 28.75 in W 31.5 in D 19.49 in
Italian mid-century modern self-supporting metal wood brass String bookcase 1960
Located in MIlano, IT
Medium height self-supporting string bookcase, with black metal box structure, wooden shelves and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 60.24 in W 33.08 in D 12.21 in
Vintage Pink Neon Dairy Sign in Hanging Lucite Box
Located in North Miami, FL
A touch of PINK NEON Pop Art encased beautifully in acrylic box. Pull string to illuminate. ALL
Category
Vintage 1980s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Antique Indian Hoshiarpur octagonal table
Located in Sherborne, GB
Indian hoshiarpur table circa 1880, profusely inlaid with brass and an ebony and box wood stringing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Enough Rope, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Dwayne Wolff
Located in Yardley, PA
Symbolic still life of pears with box and string :: Painting :: Classical :: This piece comes with
Category
2010s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Oil
DO NOT TOUCH (MULTICOLOR)
By Javier Calleja
Located in Aventura, FL
Sculpture made of resin, steel, string and acrylic paint. Original box included. Hand signed and
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
DO NOT TOUCH (GREY)
By Javier Calleja
Located in Aventura, FL
Sculpture made of resin, steel, string and acrylic paint. Original box included. Hand signed and
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Up Where We Belong, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Dwayne Wolff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of pear with string on taped corrugated box. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Stunning 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Demi Lune Hall or Side Table
Located in Dublin, IE
figured, moulded and crossbanded top of demi-lune form with decorative line inlaid border and striking box
Category
Antique 19th Century English Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Sheraton Writing Table
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Sheraton period partners writing table in figured mahogany with box wood
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A Scottish builder’s cased half hull model of a herring drifter
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
ebonized box sides and stringing and gilt propeller, plain decks with wooden fittings including anchor
Category
20th Century Scottish Models and Miniatures
Materials
Ebony, Pine
Antique French Parquetry Ormolu Mounted Stand Att François Linke, 19th Century
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
decoration with ebony and box-wood stringing. The frieze is decorated with striking ormolu panels with
Category
Antique 1890s French Side Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 33.08 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
American Hepplewhite Cherry & Birds Eye Maple Graduated Chest of Drawers, C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
drawers. mahogany cross banding, circular brass knobs with escutcheons, scalloped skirt with box wood
Category
Antique 1810s American Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 34.5 in W 39.25 in D 18.25 in
19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
Located in Atlanta, GA
fish design has a small missing piece). In the middle of the pipe, a string holds a small box, which
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Brass
American Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
American Walnut graduated chest of drawers with box wood string inlay, burl walnut carved skirt
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Havabanana / Sleep (diptych)
By Hyland Mather (X-O)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, acrylic, aerosol, abandoned papers, laser engraving, string, nails, wood box frame measuring approximately
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Wood, Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic, Engraving
Girl / Boy (diptych)
By Hyland Mather (X-O)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, aerosol, abandoned papers, laser engraving, string, nails, wood box frame measuring approximately 29.25”h
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Wood, Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic, Engraving
Antique English Victorian Sheraton Revival Rosewood & Parquetry Bijouterie Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
box and ebonies stringing within a low brass gallery pierced with hearts. The rosewood veneered frieze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Vitrines
Materials
Brass
H 30.71 in Dm 27.17 in
I Am Vertical
Located in Los Angeles, CA
made from cherry wood with a 5 inch convex, and box wood stringing inlay. This would look great
Category
20th Century American Rustic Convex Mirrors
Materials
Silver
1980s Mark Cross Taupe Leather Drawstring Bag
By Mark Cross
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Mark Cross taupe box leather draw string bag from the mid 80's. Inspiration for the It bag of fall
Category
1980s Italian Bucket Bags and Drawstring Bags
Aneroid Desk Barometer by C W Dixey
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
port into a sloping birds-eye maple box with ebony stringing and a similar inscription set into the top
Category
Antique 1850s English More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ebony
Impressive Quarter Chiming Tubular Gong Longcase Clock
By Maple & Co.
Located in Amersham, GB
mahogany case with box stringing and pierced fretwork sound vents. The gilded and silvered dial has a
Category
Antique 1890s English Edwardian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Miniature Longcase Rocking Ship Clock by Sinclair Harding.
By Sinclair Harding
Located in Amersham, GB
(see video).
The case is made of Honduran mahogany with box stringing. Doric columns flanking the the
Category
Vintage 1980s English George III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
Antique English Victorian Mahogany & Marquetry Inlaid Fitted Wardrobe
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in Glasgow, GB
within a Greek Key design boxwood strung border with further satinwood, box and ebonised banding. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Sheraton Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
H 81.11 in W 101.78 in D 25.79 in
Gillows Antique English George III Mahogany Secretaire Low Press Cupboard
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
crossbanding and parquetry and box stringing which continues across the top of the sides, the two long false
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 41.86 in W 48.63 in D 24.22 in
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "The Artist's Wife, Seated" Collotype plate VI
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Torso" Collotype plate IV
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Reclining Nude w/Green Stockings" Collotype PL XI
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Nude Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Russian Soldier" Collotype plate VII
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Male Nude in Red Loincloth" Collotype plate II
Located in Chicago, IL
numbered each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Portrait of a Child" Collotype plate X
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Two Girls, Lying Entwined" Collotype plate VIII
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Nude Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Kneeling Female Semi-Nude" Collotype plate XII
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Woman with Greyhound" Collotype plate III
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Seated Woman with Bent Knee" Collotype plate I
Located in Chicago, IL
numbered each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "One-Year-Volunteer Private" Collotype plate V
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper
R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Nude With Raised Arm" Collotype plate IX
Located in Chicago, IL
each copy. The collection came in a string-tied box whose cover displayed a printed self-portrait by
Category
1910s Vienna Secession Nude Prints
Materials
Paper
String Box
By Lorin Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular wooden box black brown with gold string detail.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
String Box
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular wooden box black brown with gold string detail.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany Jewelry Box with Satinwood Stringing
Located in Port Chester, NY
A stately sarcophagus shaped mahogany jewelry box with satinwood stringing and a hidden lower
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Regency Rosewood Scent Bottle Box
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A very sweet Regency period dome topped rosewood veneered scent bottle box with boxwood stringing
Category
Antique 1830s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Boxwood, Rosewood
Large Double Tea Caddy in Mahogany, Satinwood Stringing
Located in Port Chester, NY
An early double tea caddy with satinwood inlay around the top and brass lions head handles on either side. The two interior tea compartments and the glass insert are all in good ant...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Walnut Antique Jewelry Box with Drop Front and Concealed Drawers
Located in London, GB
edged in brass with brass stringing inlay. The box is embellished with large side handles, beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Coromandel Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique coromandel vanity box with brass stringing and vacant shield initial plate. The interior
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
English Winsor and Newton Paint Box with Drawer, Paint and Pallettes circa 1865
Located in Wells, ME
English Winsor and Newton mahogany with ebony stringing paint box with drawer. This paint box
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 3.25 in W 9.5 in D 7.5 in
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal string box for your home. Each string box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. If you’re shopping for a string box, we have 899 options in-stock, while there are 86 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a string box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each string box bearing Georgian, Victorian or Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made string box over the years, but those crafted by Ernesto Duran, Moooi and Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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