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1840s European Document Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1840s wood European document box with iron ornamentation.
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Antique 1840s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

1840s European Document Box
1840s European Document Box
H 7.75 in W 14 in D 9 in
Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with original brass mounts. Features a rectangular lid with
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Antique Huanghuali Document Box
H 5.52 in W 14.18 in D 8.27 in
Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Leather and incised brass trimmed document box lined in paisley paper. Brass handles.
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Antique 1780s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
H 9 in W 12.75 in D 12.75 in
19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Document Box. Elm wood in Black lacquer with bronze hardware having a pine
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm, Pine

19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
H 8.5 in W 16.5 in D 8.75 in
19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original taupe painted dovetailed document box from New England. The original brass
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Antique 19th Century American Country Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Grand Scale, 18th Century, English Document Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An impressive, solid wood, period, hinge-top document box completely covered in tole and incised
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Metal

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese gilt lacquer document box with a calligraphy Document, painted and gilt in flowers, a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

1880 Document Boxes
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, document boxes in the shape of ledgers or books were
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Antique 1880s Italian Edwardian More Desk Accessories

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Paper, Wood

1880 Document Boxes
1880 Document Boxes
H 10.5 in W 4.5 in D 15 in
Antique 19th Century English Yew Wood Document Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A fine English yew wood document box with an early silk needlework depicting a bucolic scene with
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Yew

19thc Original Blue Painted Document Box From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all original blue painted 19thc document box with dovetailed construction and all
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack 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

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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
Italian Inlaid Document Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine specimen in the provincial fabled Sorrento style with prominent colorful figures. The piece is generously scaled and beautifully appointed. Each side, as well as top, with...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Italian Inlaid Document Box
Italian Inlaid Document Box
H 9 in W 16 in D 12 in
Early 20th Century J.C Vickery Leather Document Box
By J. C. Vickery
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Leather document box by J.C Vickery, Regent Street W, London The original lock with key is branded
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Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
this piece. This late 18th century English document box will make a great decorative object for your
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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

English Gothic Revival Document Box, c.1860-80
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Gothic Revival Document Box, c.1860-80. Carved oak with repetitive florets & bosses. Signed
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Antique Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Document Box with Incised Concentric Motifs and Partial Opening Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with incised concentric circle motifs, metal
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Early 20th Century Document Box with Scalloped Décor and Removable Panel
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese document box from the early 20th century with dark red distressed lacquer and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Early 20th Century Document Boxes
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
In the early 1900s, document boxes in the shape of ledgers or books were increasingly popular. Made
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Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian More Desk Accessories

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Paper, Wood

Early 20th Century Document Boxes
Early 20th Century Document Boxes
H 11 in W 3.5 in D 15 in
19th Century Wooden Document Box with Distressed Patina and Brass Stud Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique rustic Chinese wooden document box with brass stud design. This antique Chinese wooden
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Document Box with Brass Lock and Carrying Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period wooden document box from the early 20th century with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique early 20th Century Black Leather Document Box, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
A stunning early 20th century black leather document box, circa 1910. This box could serve as
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Vintage 1910s English Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Indonesian Red and Black Lacquered Document Box with Brass Handles
Located in Middleburg, VA
This 19th century red and black lacquered Indonesian document box is a beautiful way to keep your
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Teak

Faux Marble and Scarlet Ribbon Stripes Slender Document Box
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Unique hand-painted papier-mâché Document Box in a marbleized and speckled salmon, Coral, and beige
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2010s American Decorative Boxes

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Paint, Paper, Ribbon

19th Century Document Box on Stand/Table
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century mohogany document box on a later stand table with great patina.
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Antique 19th Century American Sofa Tables

Early 20th Century Italian Document Boxes
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
In the early 1900s, document boxes in the shape of ledgers or books were increasingly popular. Made
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20th Century Italian Edwardian More Desk Accessories

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Wood, Paper

Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Large Robert Vorley Stationery Document Box, 1978
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Large Robert Vorley Stationery Document Box, 1978 Additional
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20th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Contemporary Unique Black Document Box with Bull Design by Arijian
Located in Namyangju-si, KR
This artwork uses mother of pearl to re-interpret 'A Bull,' which is an iconic work by one of the most celebrated South Korean artists in modern and contemporary painting, Lee Jung-s...
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2010s South Korean Modern Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Federal Grain Painted and Stenciled Document Box 19th Century American
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and fine, dovetailed poplar, rosewood grain painted and ebonized document box. The
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Painted Furniture

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Gold, Steel

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A high quality, antique, Japanese black lacquer document box. It has an external design of gold
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Historically Important Circa 1850 American Document Box Boston
Located in Hudson, NY
This historically important, American leather clad document box, was made in Boston in the mid
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Trunks and Luggage

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Leather, Pine, Linen

Lady's or Gentlemans Asian Jewellery Trinket Casket Document Box by Eichholtz
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An outstanding Multi purpoise rectangular Ladys or Gentlemand Casket of rectangular outline and quite generous proportions, complete with its firm fitting lift off cover. Mid Twentie...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Beech

Antique English Wood & Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique lap desk and document box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England
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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks

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Walnut

Chinese 17th/18th Century Huanghuali Document Box with Baitong Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with baitong mounts Late Ming/Early Qing dynasty, 17th/18th
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

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Brass

19thc Original Painted Document Box Signed " T.W.HEATH " Vermont 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing original painted document box has a wonderful crusty surface and signed by the maker
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Antique 19th Century American Country More Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Dutch-Colonial Sri Lankan Coromandel Wood Document Box with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood document box with silver mounts Probably Galle, 18th
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Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture

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Silver

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificently decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, signed Umeboshi
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Softwood, Lacquer

Large Vintage Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Showa Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and boldly decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, Showa Period, circa 1960
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Vintage 1960s Showa Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An antique black lacquer document box with an exquisitely detailed, finely wrought design from The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Lacquer Document Box with Elaborate Hawk and Faux Oak Grain
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese antique lacquer document box with elaborate hawk and faux oak grain, Late Meiji (1868
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Miniature English George III Antique Mahogany Document Box Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MINIATURE GEORGE III MAHOGANY TABLETOP DOCUMENT BOX England, circa 1785 Item # 011BMA19P An
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany, Pine

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
). The generous size of the box was reserved for paper document and called Ryoshibako in Japanese. The
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

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Wood, Lacquer

18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Rare and Historic Letter Box This rare and historic letter box is made of leather and is covered
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Leather

18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period
18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period
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H 3.94 in W 5.52 in D 11.42 in
Camphor Wood Lacquered Chinese Scholar Cabinet / Document Box, 'Qing Dynasty'
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A 19th century camphor wood lacquered Chinese scholar cabinet from the Qing Dynasty. It features original fittings which include side and drawer handles. This cabinet once belonged t...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Early Victorian Deed Document Solictor Stackable Steel Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Collection of six sheet steel and hinged document boxes, with decorative squat Swiss style shields
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Steel

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese maki-e lacquer lidded box, possibly a writing box, suzuribako, decorated
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Coral

Rustic Indian Document Wooden Box with Brass Details and Partial Opening Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A rustic Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with brass details, partial opening top
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Antique 19th Century Indian Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Document Wooden Box with Incised Diamond Motifs and Wave Patterns
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with incised diamond motifs and wave
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Black, Beige, Brass Striped Box
Located in New York, NY
Modernist keepsake, document box clad in Black, White resin stripes accented with brass inlay
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Black, Beige, Brass Striped Box
Black, Beige, Brass Striped Box
H 3 in W 10 in D 6 in
Tessalated Horn Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake document box decorated with hand applied rectangular horn pieces. A great
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Decorative Boxes

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Horn, Wood

Tessalated Horn Box
Tessalated Horn Box
H 3 in W 10 in D 7.5 in
Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a long rectangular document box with hinged cover, decorated with a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
H 3.125 in W 13.125 in D 4.5 in
Hand Inscribed Horn, Bone Box
Located in New York, NY
Hand incised horn and bone decorative keepsake, document box. The carving gives the hand laid tiles
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Decorative Boxes

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Horn, Wood

Hand Inscribed Horn, Bone Box
Hand Inscribed Horn, Bone Box
H 5 in W 12 in D 9 in
Japanese Maki-e Mother of Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Box, Ric.050
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a flat rectangular document box and cover, decorated with mother-of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
Located in Houston, TX
, Arabesque decorative box, document box, coffer, trunk or chest is a versatile piece that could also be used
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Vintage 1920s Moroccan Islamic Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
H 16.25 in W 19.82 in D 12 in
19th Century Original Grey Painted Large Candle Box from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-carved slide top. This very deep box could be used as a document box or for a large hand dipped candle
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20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Paul Evans Style Cityscape Mixed Metal Patchwork Chest
By Paul Evans, Maitland Smith
Located in Houston, TX
metal patchwork chest, box, coffer or document box. This great piece was executed with mixed metal
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Woven Bone Document, Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary document, keepsake box featuring bone tiles in a cheveron pattern over a wood
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood, Bentwood

Woven Bone Document, Keepsake Box
Woven Bone Document, Keepsake Box
H 5.25 in W 12 in D 6 in
Anglo-Indian 14"w Stag Horn Veneered Sandalwood Document/Storage Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian antler veneered work/storage made in Vizagapatam, of large size and having a double tiered sloped top with a large circular finial above vertically veneered sides, all r...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

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Antler, Horn, Wood

Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th and 19th centuries to store tools, documents, or other small items. The box is typically made of
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Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Wood, Paint

20th Century Spanish Colonial Style Ornate Leather & Nail Heads Document Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
dome top document chest. Newer Interior red felt liner. Metal drop down handles working properly. Very
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
lining, circa early-20th century, 1920s, Japan. Box was designed to hold documents, papers and other
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Silk

Japanese Lacquer Box
Japanese Lacquer Box
H 3.13 in W 11.63 in D 8.63 in
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Document Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of document boxes available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct document boxes — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are 136 antique and vintage document boxes for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Document boxes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Document boxes bearing Georgian or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made document boxes over the years, but those made by Asprey International Limited, Baker Knapp & Tubbs and Ben Soleimani are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Document Boxes?

Document boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,446, while the lowest priced sells for $220 and the highest can go for as much as $184,235.