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Exceptional Old Huanghuali Wood Box From North Vietnam, Art Deco
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Exceptional old box in heavy and precious wood the Huanghuali. Carved and openwork, its essence of
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20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Old Chinese Lacquered Fabric over Wood Box with Calligraphy and Iron Braces
Located in Yonkers, NY
An old Chinese lacquered fabric over wood lidded box with hand-painted calligraphy and iron braces
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Wood Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese Huanghuali picnic box with carrier frame featuring three removable stacking trays. It
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Wood Box
Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Wood Box
H 11 in W 13.75 in D 7.3 in
Magical Old Chinese Box in Faded Cinnabar
Located in Hopewell, NJ
If objects could talk, this box would have some interesting stories for all its wonderful aged
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Set of 8 Original Old Wooden Decorative Boxes
Located in North York, ON
Set of 8 original old wooden decorative boxes, purchased in London England. Little information
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English small-sized wooden box, circa 1770-1800. This antique box from England has been lovingly
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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Wood Turner Test Cilindrical Box, 17th-18th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
Cylindrical box of "turner's test", 17th-18th century. Cylindrical box decorated with different
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Antique 18th Century European Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Italian New Old Stock 1980s Decorative / Jewelry Silver Art Nouveau Box
By Ottaviani
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the Exquisite 1980s Black Lacquered Wooden Box by Ottaviani: A Timeless Treasure of
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate, Enamel

Spanish Colonial Gilt Wood Reliquary or Table Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
table box. The emerald green combined with the gold leaf decoration makes this gorgeous box even more
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Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis XIV Messenger Box - Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails forming diamonds on the top of the box. A
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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Art Deco Cigar Box in Murano and Wood , 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Murano Glass, Wood

Marquetry Box, lemon tree wood, palo santo, rosewood, mahogany. 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Box with marquetry decorations. Lemongrass, rosewood, palorosa, mahogany wood. XIX century
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
leather and the hinge. Rare box in its original condition with a beautiful old patina, which gives it all
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Antique 1690s French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Old Portable Chest in Wood and Iron Frames Resting on Four Feet
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare Indian coffee made of hand carved wood with metal frame. The door opens from the top and
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved White Jade Wood and Bronze Double Compartment Trinket Box
Located in Gardena, CA
Chinese carved white jade wood & bronze double compartment trinket box, circa 1900. Dual stacked
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade

Six Watch Box Made from Solid 3000-5000 Year-Old Bog-Oak
Located in London, GB
Collection Nr3, six watch box made from hardened glass and a solid bog-oak wood frame. Detailed
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2010s English Minimalist Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box or casket with royal monogram. Mahogany wood, metal. Spain, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Box or casket with royal monogram. Mahogany wood, metal. Spain, 19th century. It has slight damage
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other

English Penwork Box
Located in Southampton, NY
very special piece indeed. Very old tag on bottom of box from earlier dealer. Measures: 4.5” high x
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Antique Late 18th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Penwork Box
English Penwork Box
H 4.5 in W 9.25 in D 7.25 in
Three Watch Box made from 3000-5000 year-old solid Bog-Oak, Brass jointing
Located in London, GB
indigenous, bog oak from the north of Cambridgeshire. This wood is thousands of years old, with some pieces
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2010s English Minimalist Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Ten Watch Box Made from 3000-5000 Year-Old Bog-Oak, Brass Jointing
Located in London, GB
Collection N3, the ten watch box made from hardened glass and a solid bog-oak wood frame. Detailed
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2010s English Minimalist Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Superb old African box with hand-carving & carrying chain on the top. Carved on all sides
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Antique 19th Century African Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Austrian Black Forest Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderfully carved Black Forest box. Carvings are made to look like a log with multiple types of
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Antique 1890s Austrian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Austrian Black Forest Box
Austrian Black Forest Box
H 4.5 in W 9 in D 7 in
Old Wooden Cigar Box, Empire Style, Probably Swedish
By Olle Hermansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely empire style wooden box probably produced in Sweden. The box is 14 x 14 cm (5.6" x 5,6
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Carrara Marble, Metal

Marvelous 19th Century French Antique Jewelry Box Napoleon III in Burl Wood
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous Napoleon III 19th century antique Jewelry box in Burl wood from France. Impressive wood
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Burl

1890s Heavy Industrial Box Trolley
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1890s heavy industrial box trolley. We were recently contacted about the clearance of an old
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Antique 1890s British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

1890s Heavy Industrial Box Trolley
1890s Heavy Industrial Box Trolley
H 25.99 in W 28.35 in D 41.34 in
Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Japanese Temple style box. Made of rosewood … this box has a cover
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
H 13 in W 13.5 in D 5.75 in
Very Rare Japanese Antique Paper-Clad Wooden Box / 1868-1920 / Small Storage Box
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate. This is an old Japanese box. Paper is pasted from the top of the wooden box, and lacquer is
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Early 19th Century Persian Wooden Box
Located in London, GB
old repairs in blue ink as shown. With one replacement leg in wood. With missing sections of detail
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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Tibetan Painted Longevity Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful late 19th-century Tibetan box has an unusual trapezoidal form and is highly
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Box with Plant Design 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming Japanese box from the early 20th century. The wood is old and nicely inlaid on the lid
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Tramp Art Carved Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century Tramp Art box with hinged top. Applied chip carvings including hearts and rosettes
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Antique 19th Century North American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Tramp Art Carved Box
19th Century Tramp Art Carved Box
H 5.25 in W 13.5 in D 9.5 in
19th Century Kashmiri Hand Painted Trinket Box
Located in London, GB
19th century Kashmiri Hand Painted Trinket Box A true work of art, this mid-19th century
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Antique 1880s Indian Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Venetian Painted Valuables Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisitely painted Venetian wooden valuables box. Hand painted all around with scenes reminiscent
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Oval Wooden Apothecary or Pharmacy Pair Boxes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7417 - Pair of rare oval apothecary boxes with lettering: Aloes and Ialapa (may be Jalapeno
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Korean Cinnabar Lacquer Box with Lock
Located in Norton, MA
Antique, a beautiful Korean Cinnabar Lacquer box with lock, hand-painted, depicting traditional
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Antique 19th Century Korean Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Early 19th Century repoussé Indian Lock / Safe Box
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century repoussé Indian Lock / Safe Box A wonderful example of an early 19th Century
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Antique 1820s Indian Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Old Nutcracker, Old Patina, Bronze and Wood, 19th Century, Guilt, Brown, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Nutcracker is very old. It has been made in France in the 19th century. We can benefit of the
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Knife Boxes

Materials

Brass

Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and metal decorations. Rare find. France, circa
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Antique 17th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and metal decorations. Rare find. France, circa
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Antique 17th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

17th/18th Century Italian Venetian Marquetry Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
An important early antique Italian Renaissance table box, handcrafted in Northern Italy in the 17th
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Antique 18th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and decorated with iron and brass. Rare find
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Antique 17th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Rajasthani Carved Box Made from 19th Century Blue Parts
Located in Dallas, TX
wood. There are blue pieces to this box that give off a cultural and exotic feel. The front facade is
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Document box made of ebony veneered wood, the top contains a malachite plate with brass border with
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
H 3.55 in W 18.31 in D 13.39 in
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Handcrafted Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid wood box. Small octagonal box
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Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Late 19th Century Decorative Box with Dog Painting Lid
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
. The box is in good and original condition, only there is an old tear on the front of the lid. The
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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century Decorative Box with Dog Painting Lid
Late 19th Century Decorative Box with Dog Painting Lid
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H 3.15 in W 10.63 in D 8.27 in
Antique French Napoleon III Game Box in Boulle Marquetry
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Bochum, NRW
the official French watermark and shiny gold corners. A beautiful old Boulle-worked box in a
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern
Located in Leesburg, VA
with some cosmetic wear, minor losses of inlay along one side of the box and old staining on the
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Early 20th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

19th Century Indian Wooden Box with Brass Details and Distressed Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
interior with side partitioned compartment, this old Indian box is accented with brass details. Boasting a
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair Mid-Century Piero Fornasetti Mahogany and Metal Boxes, 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Koper, SI
This pair of decorative box was designed and crafted in the 1960s by Piero Fornasetti, in his lab
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Romanesque Style Chest, Wood, Bone, Metal, Spain
Located in Madrid, ES
(Nazari box from the Old Monastery of San Salvador de Oña in Burgos, etc.), and examples of eboraria are
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Medieval Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Napoleon III Writing Slope or Box, Marquetry, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
, cartridges, leaves, etc. The sides of the box are enhanced only with lines of wood in a lighter tone. In
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
to top with old metalwork repair. Minor loss to wood work on front edge.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Box Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, c1870
By Henry Hollamby
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Box Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, c1870 Additional
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty Period Chinese Box with Brass Lock, Banding and Removable Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period Chinese old box from the 19th century with traditional etched brass hardware
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid-20th Century French Advertisement Box Display
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Super fun, colourful and charming vintage model of boxes / ad display set up. Provenance, an old
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Mid-20th Century French Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Boxwood, Paper

20th Century Silver Box, Hungary, circa 1980
By Artex
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent box in sterling silver and wood. On the lid are set reproductions of ancient coins of
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Vintage 1980s Hungarian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Small Round Swedish Original Painted Folk Art Box Dated 1792
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small Swedish 18th century Folk Art box with original paint. The box is most likely used to keep
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Granada Moorish Spain Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Music Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
walnut wood box is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, embodying the Centuries-old traditional Syrian Damascene
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Islamic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Renaissance Medical Box. Spanish Or Italian Workshop, Around 1550 Renaissance Medical
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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Wood Old Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wood old box you’re looking for. Each wood old box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect wood old box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A wood old box made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wood old box over the years, but those crafted by Fornasetti, Bottega di Victor and Coduri of Lyon, France are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Wood Old Box?

A wood old box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $638, while the lowest priced sells for $50 and the highest can go for as much as $70,000.
Questions About Wood Old Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    There are many things you can do with old wooden boxes. Depending on their size, you can use them as toy boxes, desks, coffee tables or nightstands. Line smaller ones with plastic and use them as planters or incorporate fabric lining and transform the boxes into storage baskets for small odds and ends. On 1stDibs, find a collection of wood boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An old music box made from snuff boxes during the 18th century is called a carillons à musique. It is a French word meaning "chimes of music." You'll find a selection of antique music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    To preserve old wooden boxes, you can apply an oil or clear coat finish. Products that may be suitable for use include linseed oil, clear lacquer and polyurethane. However, you should always read the label on products first to ensure that the finish or oil is safe to use on the type of wood. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of wooden boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To tell how old a cigar box is, look for the caution notice. Caution notices are required by law but before 1910, they were pasted on the cigar box. After 1910, caution notices were printed directly onto the bottom of the box. Shop a collection of antique cigar boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    Oak is the best wood for a jewelry box. This wood, if oiled and cared for, lasts for decades and the design of this kind of box stands out. Oak offers appealing textures as well as color. Hardwoods are often the best wood choices for boxes, with oak being the most preferred. Others are Walnut, Maple, Ash, Birch, Beech, Cherry, Tulipwood (Poplar) and Cedar. Find a collection of antique and vintage jewelry boxes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Cigar boxes can be made of cardboard, paper and several kinds of wood. Spanish cedar is a popular choice for cigar boxes but mahogany, white oak and elm are also common. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique cigar boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.