What is a wooden box called?

A wooden box is sometimes called a crate. It can be used for storage purposes. Find a variety of antique and vintage wooden boxes and other storage solutions on 1stDibs.

What can I do with old wooden boxes?

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.

How do you clean a vintage wooden box?

To clean a vintage wood box, wipe it with a soft cloth moistened with mild dish soap and water. You can use a soft-bristled brush and soapy water to remove dirt from the hinges and clasp. Next, use a fresh, damp cloth to wipe away the soap and then finish by drying with a third cloth. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of wood boxes.

How do you preserve old wooden boxes?

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.

When did Omega start using wooden boxes?

Omega started using wooden boxes in 1999. Originally, only the luxury watchmaker's Co-Axial timepieces came in the packaging. In 2015, Omega began presenting Seamaster and Aqua Terra Series watches in wood boxes as well. Shop a large collection of Omega watches on 1stDibs.

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Large blue ceramic vase by IMA from Montelupo Florentino, Italy 1980s

$1,242

Large blue ceramic vase by IMA from Montelupo Florentino, Italy 1980s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our vase is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Original ceramic sculpture Artist by Capodimonte, Italy 1970s

$478

Original ceramic sculpture Artist by Capodimonte, Italy 1970s

By Capodimonte

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our item is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Bronze Wall Sconce - Italian Home Decor - Italy, 1930s

$661 / item

Vintage Bronze Wall Sconce - Italian Home Decor - Italy, 1930s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Still-life Italian painter of the late 17th century Late 17th Century By Still-life Italian painter Still life Oil on Canvas, 17th Century

$10,213Sale Price|20% Off

Late 17th Century By Still-life Italian painter Still life Oil on Canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

17th Century Still-life Italian painter Title: Still life Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 58 x 136 cm - with frame 71.5 x 150 cm Antique shaped and gilded wooden box...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunni Mercer'Ruark', by Sunni Mercer, Box, Photo and Found Object Sculpture, 2021, 2021

$600Sale Price|20% Off

'Ruark', by Sunni Mercer, Box, Photo and Found Object Sculpture, 2021

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

'Ruark', by Sunni Mercer is a sculptural mixed media wooden box measuring at 2 x 5.5 x 3.75 inches. Sunni uses found objects and photos in addition to the dark brown wooden box in he...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood

Anna SweetDoNuts, 2022

$6,000

DoNuts

By Anna Sweet

Located in Hollywood, FL

Each dotnut is hand-made by the artist, color-matched to the exact colors of an original dot painting, and secured to a wooden box frame.

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

Antique Religious Stained Glass Depicting the Flight into Egypt

$2,017

Antique Religious Stained Glass Depicting the Flight into Egypt

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This story is frequently re-told in the form of art. Set into a deep wooden box frame what would’ve originally been backlit, this stained glass panel is small but exceptionally detai...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Victorian Windows

Materials

Lead

Antique marble Centenary, 19th-century

$10,247

Antique marble Centenary, 19th-century

Located in Madrid, ES

It will be shipped in a wooden box, properly packaged. Safe, affordable, and tracked shipping worldwide.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Gail TaylorLeaves etched into copper plate, Unknown

$440Sale Price|20% Off

Leaves etched into copper plate

Located in Berlin, MD

The plate is mounted on a wooden box frame and is signed in gold marker on the side of the frame.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Copper

Pierre Chapo LO6A Bed, Daybed in Elm

$5,072Sale Price|50% Off

Pierre Chapo LO6A Bed, Daybed in Elm

By Pierre Chapo

Located in LYON, FR

Very nice assembly work, so particular and singular, which brings the refined touch to this minimalist design. A wooden box spring is present. The bed is easy to assemble and disasse...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Elm

Vintage Bar Cart, Metal and Plywood, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960s

$1,219

Vintage Bar Cart, Metal and Plywood, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

The bar cart will be shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal

Antique Oriental Japanese Large Fine Quality Bronze Tsubo Vase Meiji, C1880

$1,718Sale Price|30% Off

Antique Oriental Japanese Large Fine Quality Bronze Tsubo Vase Meiji, C1880

Located in Wisbech, England

Comes in an original wooden box. Overall maximum dimensions: 24cm high x 25cm diameter.

Category

Antique 19th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Italian Mosaic Polychromed Wood & Wrought Iron Table Box Side Table

$1,516Sale Price|20% Off

Mid Century Italian Mosaic Polychromed Wood & Wrought Iron Table Box Side Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The wooden box itself measures 4.25 inches high, 15 inches wide, and 9 inches deep, providing a functional storage space within its exquisite design.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Wrought Iron

Wall Hanging Ceramic Sculpture of a Mask

$3,500

Wall Hanging Ceramic Sculpture of a Mask

Located in Hudson, NY

The mask comes with its own wooden box which has been stored in a cardboard box, along with the title calligraphy and the exhibition catalogue.

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Red Brass Wall Sconces - Italian Home Decor - Italy, 1950s, Set of 2

$570 / set

Vintage Red Brass Wall Sconces - Italian Home Decor - Italy, 1950s, Set of 2

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Stephen MitchellCrimson Rapture, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020

$1,388

Crimson Rapture, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Stephen Mitchell

Located in Yardley, PA

It is painted on canvas panel, and is framed in a deep profile, black wooden box frame. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Grey industrial metal desk lamp Italy, 1960s

$547

Grey industrial metal desk lamp Italy, 1960s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Porcelain Cup, 3

$265

Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Porcelain Cup, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

This elegant cup comes in a custom made wooden box. This is a stunning gift to yourselves and your dears.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Meiji Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-century small wood and glass table lamp, Italy 1970s

$319

Mid-century small wood and glass table lamp, Italy 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage swirl white Murano glass pendant lamp, Italy 1970s

$822

Vintage swirl white Murano glass pendant lamp, Italy 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Murano Glass

Allison May Kiphuth"Elder, September", Hand-Cut Paper Landscape Diorama with White Tree Antique Box, 2024

$1,300

"Elder, September", Hand-Cut Paper Landscape Diorama with White Tree Antique Box

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Kiphuth goes an extra step further by sourcing and repurposing antique wooden boxes to display her creations in, resulting in charming dioramas that emulate the ecosystems and animal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Wood, Gouache, Found Objects

Vintage Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1980s

$615

Vintage Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1980s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Murano Glass, Wood

Vintage Art Nouveau Capodimonte Chandelier: Floral Porcelain Lamp, 1930s

$2,667

Vintage Art Nouveau Capodimonte Chandelier: Floral Porcelain Lamp, 1930s

By Capodimonte

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Porcelain

Alexandru RădvanAugust - Contemporary, Blue, Orange, Human, 3D Collage, Summer, Figurative, 2016

$5,129

August - Contemporary, Blue, Orange, Human, 3D Collage, Summer, Figurative

By Alexandru Rădvan

Located in Baden-Baden, DE

A blue colored narrow wooden box positioned with the mouth forwardly at the wall includes columnar raised parts of wood or cardboard and flat elements positioned in front of or behin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Cardboard

Vintage Bamboo magazine rack by Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1960s

$1,460

Vintage Bamboo magazine rack by Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1960s

By Vivai del Sud

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our item is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Vintage Blue Ceramic Vase by Bassano, Italy, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s

$319

Vintage Blue Ceramic Vase by Bassano, Italy, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s

By Bassano

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our items is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Folding Chairs Set of 4 by Gio Ponti, Wood, Yugoslavia, 1970s

$2,279 / set

Vintage Folding Chairs Set of 4 by Gio Ponti, Wood, Yugoslavia, 1970s

By Gio Ponti

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our item is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Vintage Glazed Ceramic Dog Sculpture, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960s

$390

Vintage Glazed Ceramic Dog Sculpture, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1960s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our sculpture is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern White Glass Pendant Lamp, Yugoslavia, 1970s Design

$490

Mid-Century Modern White Glass Pendant Lamp, Yugoslavia, 1970s Design

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

1970s Vintage folding chairs Eden by Gio Ponti for Stol Kamnik, Set of 6

$2,820 / set

1970s Vintage folding chairs Eden by Gio Ponti for Stol Kamnik, Set of 6

By Stol Kamnik, Gio Ponti

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our item is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

small Folk art chest, circa 1950

$558

small Folk art chest, circa 1950

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

The wooden box is richly decorated with colorful floral motifs in red, blue, yellow, and green, executed in a traditional folk art style.

Category

Vintage 1950s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Pine

Maestro active in Naples in the 17th century17th Century by Neapolitan Maestro Still Life with Cuttlefish Oil on Canvas, 17th Century

$21,293Sale Price|29% Off

17th Century by Neapolitan Maestro Still Life with Cuttlefish Oil on Canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

17th Century Neapolitan Maestro Title: Still Life with Cuttlefish Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 48.5 x 63 cm - with frame 59 x 73.5 cm Antique shaped and gilded woo...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Rattan Stool in the Style of Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s

$695

Mid-Century Rattan Stool in the Style of Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s

By Franco Albini

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our item is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Rattan

Russian 88 Silver And Jade Amethyst Letter Opener

$3,850

Russian 88 Silver And Jade Amethyst Letter Opener

Located in Long Island City, NY

Hallmark of 88 silver standard and makers marks are on the handle. Presented in a wooden box with a clasp, marked inside. Russian Luxury Jewelry And Silverware, Collectible Desk Acce...

Category

Antique 19th Century Russian Letter Openers

Materials

Jade, Silver

Ettore Travertino Marble Backgammon Board

$4,530 / item

Ettore Travertino Marble Backgammon Board

By Giobagnara

Located in Milan, IT

Its functional structure is in Travertino marble, with a reversible leather pad showing on one side an inlaid playing field and on the other a simple monochromatic surface. It comes ...

Category

2010s Italian Games

Materials

Marble

Vintage Brass Pendant Lamp, Art Glass, Mid-Century Modern, Italy

$615

Vintage Brass Pendant Lamp, Art Glass, Mid-Century Modern, Italy

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Original vintage murano table lamp by Zonca, Italy 1980s

$1,117

Original vintage murano table lamp by Zonca, Italy 1980s

By Zonca

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Glass Pendant Lamp, Chrome Finish, Italy, 1960s

$740

Mid-Century Modern Glass Pendant Lamp, Chrome Finish, Italy, 1960s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Bronze Wall Lamps, Art Deco Style, Italy, 1950s, Set of 2

$900 / set

Vintage Bronze Wall Lamps, Art Deco Style, Italy, 1950s, Set of 2

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Unique Design Japanese Hand-Hammered Copper Vase by Kyuhodou

$540

Unique Design Japanese Hand-Hammered Copper Vase by Kyuhodou

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Wooden storage box has cracks, fragile condition.

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Ceramic Table Lamp, Rustic Style, Italy, 1930s, E14 Socket

$346

Antique Ceramic Table Lamp, Rustic Style, Italy, 1930s, E14 Socket

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Textile, Wood

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

$1,038Sale Price|20% Off

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

Located in London, GB

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake book document boxes.

Category

Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Books

Materials

Pine

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Glass & Chrome, Italy, 1970s Design

$820

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Glass & Chrome, Italy, 1970s Design

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Murano Pendant Lamp, Glass, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s

$1,014

Vintage Murano Pendant Lamp, Glass, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Murano Glass

Hammered Copper Vase, Gyokusendo, Tsuiki-doki, with Original Tomobako

$750

Hammered Copper Vase, Gyokusendo, Tsuiki-doki, with Original Tomobako

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Comes with the original wooden box (tomobako). Gyokusendo is a renowned workshop specialising in tsuiki-doki (hand-hammered copperware), founded in 1816 in Tsubame, Niigata Prefectur...

Category

20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Japanese Bronze Carp

$11,500

Japanese Bronze Carp

Located in Hudson, NY

Original signed wooden box. Signature reads: Ryohei Saku. Outside of box reads: Ota Ryohei saku.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Marquetry Wood Music Box by Langdorff & Fils

$8,879

Antique Marquetry Wood Music Box by Langdorff & Fils

Located in London, GB

This particular example was imported into England by Wales & McCulloch, a well-known retailer of music boxes. The mechanism is encased in a rectangular wooden box with elevated sid...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Belle Époque Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Peter Hoffer"Arbre rose 3", painting by Peter Hoffer (31x31in), 2026, 2026

$7,800

"Arbre rose 3", painting by Peter Hoffer (31x31in), 2026

By Peter Hoffer

Located in Paris, France

They are painted in a very classical, realistic and almost photographic manner, but they have a strong contemporary feeling imparted by the epoxy resin finish and the rough wooden bo...

Category

2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Japanese Bronze Vase Showa period by Nakajima Yasumi II, 1960's

$2,282

Japanese Bronze Vase Showa period by Nakajima Yasumi II, 1960's

By Nakajima Yasumi II

Located in Uccle, BE

Comes with its original signed tomobako (wooden box). Engraved signature at the bottom. Nakajima Yasumi, also known as Yasumi II, learned traditional metal techniques from his famil...

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Vases

Materials

Bronze

Early 1900's Decorated Child's Pencil Box with Multiple Sliding Compartments

$105

Early 1900's Decorated Child's Pencil Box with Multiple Sliding Compartments

Located in Red Lion, PA

Collectors of antique school supplies, Arts and Crafts decorative objects, or vintage wooden boxes will appreciate its rarity and authenticity.

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

Stephen MitchellBlue Zenith, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020

$1,388

Blue Zenith, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Stephen Mitchell

Located in Yardley, PA

It is painted on canvas panel, and is framed in a deep profile, black wooden box frame. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Murano Table Lamps Set of 2, Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1960s

$661 / set

Vintage Murano Table Lamps Set of 2, Mid-Century Modern, Italy 1960s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage brass chandelier by Maison Arlus, Art Deco style, France 1950s

$3,385

Vintage brass chandelier by Maison Arlus, Art Deco style, France 1950s

By Maison Arlus

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Vintage glasses table lamps, Set of 2, Italy 1950s

$547 / set

Vintage glasses table lamps, Set of 2, Italy 1950s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Monumental Wood 'Sprite' Sculpture by Leo Jensen, 1964 USA

$13,500

Monumental Wood 'Sprite' Sculpture by Leo Jensen, 1964 USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

“Sprite” depicts a nude female bust with green-painted wings sweeping out to each side, rising on a tall column from a wooden plinth base. Carved and painted daisies ring the waist a...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Busts

Materials

Wood

Vintage pendant lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960s

$1,128

Vintage pendant lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960s

By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Vintage chandelier by Sijaj Hrastnik, style Sergio Asti for Kartell, Yugoslavia

$877

Vintage chandelier by Sijaj Hrastnik, style Sergio Asti for Kartell, Yugoslavia

By Sergio Asti

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Plastic

Original vintage swirl murano glass table lamp Mushroom, Italy 1970s

$524

Original vintage swirl murano glass table lamp Mushroom, Italy 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage ceramic vase Rimini Blue, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italy 1970s

$490

Vintage ceramic vase Rimini Blue, design Aldo Londi, Bitossi Italy 1970s

By Bitossi

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each of our item is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th c. Handmade Cigar Box Art Library Desk c.1930

$450Sale Price|30% Off

Early 20th c. Handmade Cigar Box Art Library Desk c.1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

HISTORY The History Behind Cigar Box Furniture The Material Boom: In 1865, the U.S. government passed a tax law requiring all cigars to be packed in standardized wooden boxes of 25,...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

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Wooden Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of wooden boxes available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique wooden boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Find 420 antique and vintage wooden boxes at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 22 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Wooden boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Wooden boxes made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Fornasetti, Alfred Klitgaard and Fernando Otero each produced beautiful wooden boxes that are worth considering.

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Wooden boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $900, while the lowest priced sells for $35 and the highest can go for as much as $850,650.

Questions About Wooden Boxes

What is a wooden box called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
A wooden box is sometimes called a crate. It can be used for storage purposes. Find a variety of antique and vintage wooden boxes and other storage solutions on 1stDibs.
What can I do with old wooden boxes?
1 Answer
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.
How do you clean a vintage wooden box?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
To clean a vintage wood box, wipe it with a soft cloth moistened with mild dish soap and water. You can use a soft-bristled brush and soapy water to remove dirt from the hinges and clasp. Next, use a fresh, damp cloth to wipe away the soap and then finish by drying with a third cloth. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of wood boxes.
How do you preserve old wooden boxes?
1 Answer
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.
When did Omega start using wooden boxes?
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1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023
Omega started using wooden boxes in 1999. Originally, only the luxury watchmaker's Co-Axial timepieces came in the packaging. In 2015, Omega began presenting Seamaster and Aqua Terra Series watches in wood boxes as well. Shop a large collection of Omega watches on 1stDibs.