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Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Vintage Carved Wooden Sailboat in a Shadow Box
Vintage Carved Wooden Sailboat in a Shadow Box

Vintage Carved Wooden Sailboat in a Shadow Box

$745

H 16 in W 13.75 in D 2.75 in

Vintage Carved Wooden Sailboat in a Shadow Box

Located in Queens, NY

Vintage carved wooden sailboat with rope rigging detail mounted in a wooden shadow box with tapered sides.

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century French Wood Wine Cork Holder, Hotels de la France 1950's
Mid-Century French Wood Wine Cork Holder, Hotels de la France 1950's

Mid-Century French Wood Wine Cork Holder, Hotels de la France 1950's

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

As found near Paris, these two French Mid-Century wooden shadow boxes were designed to collect and display wine corks.

Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paint

Chessboard "Homaage á Marcel Duchamp" with the L.H.O.O.Q. Mustache by Arman
Chessboard "Homaage á Marcel Duchamp" with the L.H.O.O.Q. Mustache by Arman

Chessboard "Homaage á Marcel Duchamp" with the L.H.O.O.Q. Mustache by Arman

By Arman

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Framed behind glass on fabric in a wooden shadow box frame. Signed and numbered 61/100 lower left with felt tip pen.

Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Leather

Les Simonnet unique pieces diptych paint on lucite framed 1996
Les Simonnet unique pieces diptych paint on lucite framed 1996

Les Simonnet unique pieces diptych paint on lucite framed 1996

$20,121 / set

H 49.61 in W 34.26 in D 2.37 in

Les Simonnet unique pieces diptych paint on lucite framed 1996

By Les Simonnet 1

Located in Paris, IDF

Crafted on lucite, the two paintings are nestled within painted wooden shadow boxes. The abstract forms are mirrored from one painting to the other in negative space, while the choic...

Category

1990s French Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Lucite

Nocturnal Train In The City Abstract Expressionism
Nocturnal Train In The City Abstract Expressionism

Nocturnal Train In The City Abstract Expressionism

By Tom Hamil

Located in Soquel, CA

Condition: Excellent. Presented in rustic wooden shadow box frame. Image size: 8"H x 6"W.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Masonite, Oil

La Valigia dell'Emigrante - Mixed Media by Mario Ceroli - 1976
La Valigia dell'Emigrante - Mixed Media by Mario Ceroli - 1976

La Valigia dell'Emigrante - Mixed Media by Mario Ceroli - 1976

By Mario Ceroli

Located in Roma, IT

These elements are mounted within a deep, handcrafted wooden shadow-box, its warm patina and visible grain evoking the tactile familiarity of travel-worn luggage.

Category

1970s Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Remo Pintus Belgium 1960s Illuminated Fiberglass Art Wall Sculpture
Remo Pintus Belgium 1960s Illuminated Fiberglass Art Wall Sculpture

Remo Pintus Belgium 1960s Illuminated Fiberglass Art Wall Sculpture

By Remo Pintus

Located in Torquay, GB

Mounted on a deep solid oak shadow box wooden frame. The sculpture would make for a highly decorative piece in most contemporary settings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, Wood

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Pair of Coral in Shadow Box
Pair of Coral in Shadow Box

Pair of Coral in Shadow Box

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H 25.5 in W 25 in D 2.5 in

Pair of Coral in Shadow Box

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Framed original coral in wooden shadow box. Frame is made of salvaged old wood.

Category

Late 20th Century American Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Coral

Italian modern wooden and glass wall display case with violet velvet paper 1980s
Italian modern wooden and glass wall display case with violet velvet paper 1980s

Italian modern wooden and glass wall display case with violet velvet paper 1980s

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern wooden and glass wall display case with violet velvet paper 1980s Rectangular wall display case. The wooden structure widens towards the base, the front part opens upw...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Sailor's Valentine Shellwork Shadow Box
Vintage Sailor's Valentine Shellwork Shadow Box

Vintage Sailor's Valentine Shellwork Shadow Box

Located in Bradenton, FL

Sailor's Valentine Shellwork Hexagonal Shadow Box. This intricate shellwork composition is hand-crafted and presented in a hexagonal wooden shadow box.

Category

20th Century Caribbean Victorian Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

French Collection of Mounted Moths in Specimen Box, circa 1940
French Collection of Mounted Moths in Specimen Box, circa 1940

French Collection of Mounted Moths in Specimen Box, circa 1940

Located in Houston, TX

Mounted specimens on pins over hand-written paper labels. Glass topped wooden shadow box with yellow and black marbled paper.

Category

1940s French Art Deco Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass, Organic Material, Wood, Paper

"Little Big Horn, 1876" Raised Relief Map, 1989
"Little Big Horn, 1876" Raised Relief Map, 1989

"Little Big Horn, 1876" Raised Relief Map, 1989

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H 31.5 in W 23.5 in D 2.5 in

"Little Big Horn, 1876" Raised Relief Map, 1989

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The map has been archivally mounted in a custom-built black wooden shadow box frame. Framed dimensions: 31 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W x 2 1/2" D.

Category

1980s American Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Midcentury Hand Painted Shiva Sculptures Framed in Shadow Box
Vintage Midcentury Hand Painted Shiva Sculptures Framed in Shadow Box

Vintage Midcentury Hand Painted Shiva Sculptures Framed in Shadow Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

They are mounted in a shadow box with a linen fabric background and wooden frame.

Category

1950s Nepalese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Clay, Glass, Wood

Collection of 104 Antique Wooden Spinning Tops in a Custom Shadow Box Frame
Collection of 104 Antique Wooden Spinning Tops in a Custom Shadow Box Frame

Collection of 104 Antique Wooden Spinning Tops in a Custom Shadow Box Frame

By Mark Indursky

Located in Stamford, CT

ollection of 104 antique wooden spinning tops in a custom made white painted maple shadow box frame.

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Midcentury Hand Painted Shiva Sculptures Framed in Shadow Box
Vintage Midcentury Hand Painted Shiva Sculptures Framed in Shadow Box

Vintage Midcentury Hand Painted Shiva Sculptures Framed in Shadow Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

They are mounted in a shadow box with a linen fabric background and wooden frame.

Category

1960s Nepalese Tribal Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Clay, Pottery

Vintage Insect Collection in Specimen Box from France
Vintage Insect Collection in Specimen Box from France

Vintage Insect Collection in Specimen Box from France

Located in Houston, TX

Vintage European collection of bug specimens, mounted and labelled in a wooden shadow box with glass lid. Most of the insects appear to be of the beetle family from France, circa 1950s.

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass, Organic Material, Wood

"Barbary Coast" Brutalist Mixed Media Assemblage Wall Sculpture Signed J. Colby
"Barbary Coast" Brutalist Mixed Media Assemblage Wall Sculpture Signed J. Colby

"Barbary Coast" Brutalist Mixed Media Assemblage Wall Sculpture Signed J. Colby

By Joseph Cornell

Located in Houston, TX

Brutalist abstract mixed media wall sculpture encased in a wooden shadow box. The work is in the style of iconic assemblage artist Joseph Cornell and is composed of various found obj...

Category

1980s Assemblage Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Mixed Media

Out of the Blue, Miniature Red & Blue Abstract
Out of the Blue, Miniature Red & Blue Abstract

Out of the Blue, Miniature Red & Blue Abstract

By Tom Hamil

Located in Soquel, CA

Condition: Excellent. Presented in rustic wooden shadow box frame. Image size: 2.75"H x 6.75"W.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"The Juggler" - Geometric Figurative Abstract Expressionist
"The Juggler" - Geometric Figurative Abstract Expressionist

"The Juggler" - Geometric Figurative Abstract Expressionist

By Tom Hamil

Located in Soquel, CA

Signed and titled on verso. Presented in rustic wooden shadow box frame. Image size: 36"H x 12"W.

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Pair of Archaic Qin Style Chinese Stone Carvings
Pair of Archaic Qin Style Chinese Stone Carvings

Pair of Archaic Qin Style Chinese Stone Carvings

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Both pieces mounted in a high- quality shadow box style wooden frame.

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Stone

Framed Collection of Vintage Fishing Lures
Framed Collection of Vintage Fishing Lures

Framed Collection of Vintage Fishing Lures

Located in New York, NY

Collection of assorted lures, some brush-painted and some airbrushed, all on wood with steel hooks, in new black wooden shadow box.

Category

1950s American Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Untitled (Hotel du Nord)

Joseph CornellUntitled (Hotel du Nord), 1972

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H 14.88 in W 11.25 in D 1 in

Untitled (Hotel du Nord)

By Joseph Cornell

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Joseph Cornell was an American artist best remembered for his distinctive assemblage works housed in shallow wooden shadow boxes. A self-taught artist, Cornell's works incorporate fo...

Category

1970s Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Personality- Piece of Art, mannequin heads, custom frame
Personality- Piece of Art, mannequin heads, custom frame

Personality- Piece of Art, mannequin heads, custom frame

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mounted on fabric backing and in a wooden, custom-finished, closed corner shadow box.

Category

20th Century American Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Pair of Wolfgang Ludwig screenprints in red and green
Pair of Wolfgang Ludwig screenprints in red and green

Pair of Wolfgang Ludwig screenprints in red and green

By Wolfgang Ludwig, Victor Vasarely

Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE

Measurements including wooden high-quality shadow-box frame H 37, W 37 cm.

Category

1960s German Modern Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes

Materials

Paper

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Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage wooden shadow boxes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, murano glass and oak, all vintage wooden shadow boxes available were constructed with great care. Vintage wooden shadow boxes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage wooden shadow boxes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, modern vintage wooden shadow boxes are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made vintage wooden shadow boxes over the years, but those made by Arman and J.T. Kalmar are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Vintage Wooden Shadow Boxes?

Vintage wooden shadow boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,625, while the lowest priced sells for $396 and the highest can go for as much as $6,500.