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"Victory 1805" Brass Box, Warm Color, Embossed Design, Lion
s Head Handle
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
full sail set in a scene with moving waves and flying birds. The majority of brass boxes are decorated
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown American Colonial Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Early 20th Century Briar Wood Collectors Box England Circa 1920
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century bird's-eye maple collectors box, circa 1920.
Complete with recessed silvered
Category
1920s English Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Silver cigarette case with Art Nouveau reliefs depicting birds on flowers
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with Art Nouveau reliefs depicting a bird on flowers. Metal
Category
19th Century European Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Silver
Large French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Domed Casket, Circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
terminating in bird heads, the crystal box upheld by gilt bronze scrolls terminating in dog heads, the sides
Category
1820s French Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rare pair of Japanese Nagasaki Export Lacquered Wood Knife Boxes
Located in Stamford, CT
flowers and birds, now converted to letter boxes. The boxes were converted to letter boxes in the late
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century black forest walnut casket
Located in Martlesham, GB
various birds amongst foliage, the whole box beautifully carved with various foliage, supported on carved
Category
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not
Category
19th Century Austrian Other Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
Burmese Bird-Shaped Betel Gold Lacquered Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
lacquer betel boxes, the bird's wings are metal and encrusted with glass details the non-gilded sections
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Islamic Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Judaica Besamin Spice Box Flower
Bird
Located in Montreal, QC
Sterling silver Judaica Besamin spice box featuring flower and bird, stamped 925. Measures 8 inches
Category
1920s Israeli Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19Thc Original Hand Painted Tole Box w/ Bird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing folk art tole ware box is in original red painted back round with floral decoration
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Tin
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Hintha Burmese Bird-Shaped Betel Gold Lacquered Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
boxes in the shape of a sacred goose, Hintha bird from Mandalay, Myanmar bird "Hamsa".
Hintha bird is
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Islamic Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Solid Silver Large Partridge/Grouse Bird Model Box - Edwardian 1910
Located in London, GB
era with import marks for Chester, Boaz Moses Landeck, 1910.
The silver bird is realistically
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Chinese Wooden Lacquered Box Decorated with Birds and Vegetal Motif
Located in Brea, CA
Chinese Art. A large wooden lacquered box decorated with birds and vegetal motif China, Ming
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Swiss
Black Forest
Carved Linden Wood Clock 19th Century
By C. V. Bergen
Co.
Located in London, GB
early 18th century and much of their development occurred there. In the past singing bird boxes were
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Chamois Goat
s Head Hat &Coat Rack 19th Century
Located in London, GB
occurred there. In the past singing bird boxes were produced as well.
Our reference: A3656
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Edwardian Enamel and Sterling Silver Bird Menu / Card Holders (1909)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
enamel bird menu / card holders - boxed; an addition to our diverse dining silverware collection.
These
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Silver
Mixed Metal Cigarette Box
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Japanese Meiji silver and mixed metal cigarette box with bird and foliate decoration on the
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
19th Century Five Sided Taxidermy Glass Showcase of Sixteen Exquisite Birds
Located in San Francisco, CA
displays of the natural world. The box contains 16 birds, individual species identification is unknown
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
A Fine Indian Silver Peacock Box(Pandan), 19th Century
Located in London, GB
high relief, it captures both the grace and symbolism of India’s national bird. The circular box stands
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Italian Wood Inlay Tray w/Music box
Located in San Francisco, CA
bordered by ornate floral and bird motifs. Later added music box made in Switzerland plays "O Sole Mio
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
1800s Norwegian Rosemaling Ale Bowl Tine Box – Handpainted Rosemaling Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
.
The box is distinguished by its iconic carved bird head handle, a feature prized in Scandinavian ale
Category
Late 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Pine
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Nye’s stock including a bookstand decorated with tropical birds and the use of such birds on boxes
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Ash, Walnut, Satinwood, Boxwood
$1,776 Sale Price
20% Off
Swiss Black Forest Carved Wooden Planter Box / Jardinière, circa 1895
Located in Evergreen, CO
elaborate carvings over a lattice background. The front of the box showcases birds on festooning foliage
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Tsuba Decorated Box and Dish by Fujii Yoshitoyo
By Fujii Yoshitoyo
Located in Newark, England
cherry blossom, bamboo and crane birds. The Komai Style Box sits upon the original presentation dish
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal
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
1850s English Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Antique Essex Crystal and 18k Yellow Gold Brooch Circa 1880
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive, Essex crystal and 18 karat yellow gold bird brooch - boxed; part
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Yellow Gold
Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Suzuribako by Koma Kyūhaku Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
. It remains a collector's paper sticker with ink Kanji note: "Maki-e Ink box; Bird over bridge, seeing
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Stone, Metal
English George II Solid Mahogany
Pillar and Claw
Tilt-Top Table, circa 1740
Located in Kinderhook, NY
and solid mahogany construction, the circular single-board top revolving on 'bird-cage' hinge (a
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
English George II Solid Mahogany
Pillar and Claw
Tilt-Top Table, circa 1740
Located in Kinderhook, NY
and solid mahogany construction, the circular single-board top revolving on 'bird-cage' hinge (a
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Swatow Flower and Fenghuang, 16/17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
with Birds also, probably Fenghuang.
Storage box included.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain
Category
17th Century Asian Ming Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$2,706 Sale Price
20% Off
Blaeuwe Mees (Parus caeruleus) – Hand-Coloured Engraving with Text, 1770–1829
By Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
and human-made nest boxes. These birds breed widely across temperate Europe and parts of western Asia
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Paper
$807 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique German Silver Perched Bird Spice Box
Located in New York, NY
Large turn-of-the-century German 800 silver figural spice box. A bird grips a gnarly branch with
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Silver
Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key
Located in London, GB
A sublime silver gilt and full radial guilloche enamel with highlights, singing bird box, with
Category
1920s Austrian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
19th Century Singing Bird Box
Located in Mexico, MX
19th century singing bird box
Category
19th Century French Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Golden Singing bird box by Charles Bruguier with enameled lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Extremely Rare Gold Singing Bird Box by Charles Bruguier – Geneva, ca. 1840
A stunning and very
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Other, Gold
Incredibly Rare
Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier
Located in London, GB
Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing-Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier Inlaid with Gold, Mother
Category
1870s Swiss Romantic Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver
Singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier tortoiseshell case with enameled lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier, made in Geneva circa 1850.
When activated, the lid
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel, Other
Singing bird box by Bruguier in guilded case with enameled lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
ground. When activated the lid opens to reveal the singing and dancing feathered automaton bird. Turning
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Other
Singing Bird Box from the 1920s Made by German Maker Karl Griesbaum
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Mexico, MX
Singing bird box from the 1920s made by German maker Karl Griesbaum
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Singing bird box by Bruguier in silver case with enamel to top and lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
ground. When activated the lid opens to reveal the singing and dancing feathered automaton bird. Turning
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel, Other
Automaton singing bird by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
bird boxes, singing bird cages. The flower pot with a singing bird were not produced as many, and even
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Other
Superb Victorian Bird
s-Eye Maple Jewelry Box
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
k0121 super Victorian bird's eye maple and tulipwood jewelry box or sewing box, having finely
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Fine English Regency Period Bird’s Eye Maple Marquetry Box
Located in Free Union, VA
A very fine and exquisitely grained bird’s eye maple box of unusual form: the top curved into three
Category
Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Pennsylvania Bird
s-Eye Maple Veneer Utensil Box
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bird's-eye maple cutlery box with two hinged lids and cutout handhold heart flanked by terminal
Category
1850s American Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
French Glove Box Rosewood Bird
s-Eye Maple Inlays Gants Napoleon III
Located in Basel, CH
Incredible French glove box made of rosewood, interior is made of bird's-eye maple. Manufactured in
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Rosewood, Paper, Wood
French Glove Box Rosewood Bird
s-Eye Maple Inlays Gants Napoleon III
Located in Basel, CH
Incredible French glove box made of rosewood, interior is made of birds eye maple. Manufactured in
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Paper, Rosewood, Wood
Superb 18K gold "Sur plateau" musical snuff box purse form
Located in Zonhoven, BE
specialized in the production of snuff boxes, snuff boxes with clocks, singing bird boxes, molded clocks and
Category
Early 18th Century Swiss Other Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron, Gold
Tin Biscuit Box "Martin Brothers Bird" McVitie
Price British Manufacturers circa 1911
Located in Lake Forest, IL
lid in the form of the bird's head. Marks on underside of head;
McVitie & Price
Biscuit
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Bird Boxes
Set of Three French Lacquered Boxes in Black, Red with Gilt Birds and Scene
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a lovely set of three French lacquered boxes in the style of China, which was in keeping
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Wood
Document Box
Located in Toronto, ON
Fully lined birds eye maple document box.
Category
19th Century Antique Bird Boxes
$7,800
Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare singing bird cage in the shape of a ‘jardinière’
A masterpiece by Bontems, manufactured
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
Round Satsuma Box
By Satsuma
Located in Paris, FR
birds. The box is marked on the bottom with calligraphy.
The box is probably dated from Meiji period
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$5,819
Clock with Singing Bird Automaton by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very beautiful and rare clock with bird automaton. Made by Bontems at the end of 19th century in
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel, Other
20th Century Edwardian Cloisonné Vesta Box
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
An unusual oval Edwardian cloisonné vesta box with bird decoration to the top in various colours
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Bird Boxes
Antique Rosewood Birdseye Maple Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Dome shaped Rosewood Jewelry Box with beautiful bird's-eye maple floral inlays to the front and top
Category
19th Century British Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
1800 Porcelain Bonbonniere of a Painted Bird
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A beautiful 1800 German Meissen Porcelain Bonbonniere snuff box of a painted bird, it has a brass
Category
18th Century German Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
1800 Porcelain Bonbonniere of a Painted Bird
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A beautiful 1800 German Meissen Porcelain Bonbonniere snuff box of a painted bird, it has a brass
Category
18th Century German Antique Bird Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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An assortment of antique bird boxes is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique bird boxes — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique bird boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bird boxes made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique bird boxes are appealing in their simplicity, but Meissen Porcelain, Bilston Battersea and Bontems produced popular antique bird boxes that are worth a look.
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