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George IV period bird s eye maple cube caddy
Located in Cambridge, GB
George IV period bird's eye maple cube caddy; the top inlaid with a rosewood bordered satinwood
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19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Maple, Rosewood

Victorian Exotic Bird Collection
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Victorian Exotic Bird Collection in Sealed Glass Container
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19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Glass

Mid-19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Box
Located in Woodbury, CT
, and burl wood, the other six lids birds eye maple. Box sitting atop ball feet. hinges and lock
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19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
2 birds...) 4. A music box has also been added (never seen before!!!). The case is richly decorated
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other, Enamel

Russian Silver, Jeweled and Enamel Kovsch, Modelled as a Bird
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
A Russian silver, jeweled and enamel Kovsch, modeled as a cloisonné bird. 7ins long.
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19th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

19th Century Taxidermy Bird Diorma
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fine example of a Bird Diorama showing 13 American birds in a naturalistic setting
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19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

victorian shadow boxes
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
decorative boxes with birds.Priced separately.From left $1850.00,middle $2850.00,on the right
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19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

BIG C. 1900 43 Bird Shadowbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a BIG C. 1900 English bird filled shadowbox. The box itself is all wood painted black with
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood, Glass

Inlaid Rosewood Jewelry Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Rosewood jewelry or sewing box with satinwood, bird's-eye maple, and bone inlay, circa 1830s. The
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1830s American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Maple, Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique Sterling Enamel Bird Case
Located in New York, NY
-breasted bird sitting on a branch amid colorful foliage. 3 1/4" x 2 1/3" x 1/3." Shiny gilt interior in
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

OVAL SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS EGGS
Located in Essex, MA
19th century oval walnut, glass and parcel gilt shadow box, with cream white painted interior
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19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Walnut, Glass

19TH C SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS EGGS
Located in Essex, MA
19th century cream painted oval shadow box with silver fillet, the interior painted robin's egg
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19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood, Glass

Tramp Art Box with Craved Birds
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Tramp art box with carved birds on its top and front. Wonderful sculptural form.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Peppermint Box, Antique, Round, Bird, Schoonhoven the Netherlands
Located in EL Waalre, NL
The antique silver Peppermint box, made in Schoonhoven the Netherlands, Hallmarked 1857, by
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1850s Dutch Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver

Black Forrest Box with Two Birds on the Lid
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a lovely carved box with two birds watching over the nest containing three eggs. There are
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Early 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box
Located in Long Beach, CA
Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box c. 1890's. Marked 800
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19th Century German Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver

Coalport Porcelain Box, Birds Painted by John Randall, circa 1870
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Coalport Porcelain box and cover, circa 1870. The cruciform box, finely painted to the cover, with
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1870s English Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Papier-Mache Stationary Box With Painted, Gilded Birds and Flowers
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A most beautiful Victorian Papier-Mache Stationary Box with painted and gilded birds and flowers
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1880s English Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Paper

Birds Nest Pudding Knife, Sterling Silver by Gorham in Original Gift Box
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Quechee, VT
The Bird's Nest pattern was made only in dessert, coffee and tea services. This pudding knife, at
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19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Taxidermy Birds
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
English Taxidermy Birds in wooden shadow boxes with hand made scenes. Various breeds. sold
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Early 20th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Very Large Exhibition Moser Table Box with Birds and Gold Ruby Glass, circa 1900
Located in Redding, CA
This fabulous table box by moser was produced as an exhibition piece showing off the techniques
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Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Bird Boxes

Lacquered Box
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence
nice lacqued box birds decoration
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18th Century and Earlier British Anglo-Japanese Antique Bird Boxes

Burmese Offering Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Burmese Lacquered Offering Box with Bird Handles
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19th Century Burmese Antique Bird Boxes

Cherry Blossom Writing Box
Located in New York, NY
This stacked suzuribako writing box with a spring decor of cherry blossoms and birds is a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Gold

American Hanging Cabinet with Two Birds dated 1916
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Whimsical wall cabinet with two kissing birds at the top and much fretwork detail and some paint
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Carved Armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Hardwood carved Chinese armchair featuring intricately carved flower and bird tracery throughout
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19th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fine 19th Century .625 Gold and Enamel Singing Bird Box
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
A fine 19th century Swiss marked .625 gold and enamel singing bird box 'Oiseaux Chantants' the
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18th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Gold

19th Century Bird Box or Diorama
Located in Hudson, NY
Late 19th-early 20th century Scottish ptarmigan or grouse trophy in teak box. Interior decorated
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Early 1900s English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Glass, Teak

French Tunbridge Style Bird s-Eye Maple Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Unusual Tunbridge style box veneered in bird's-eye maple with tulipwood crossbanding and end grain
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Tulipwood

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Antique Tin with Birds and Mirror Inside
Located in Retie, BE
Large antique tin with mirror inside and lots of birds. This lithographic tin box with mirror
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Tin

Antique Tin with Asian Birds, 1920s, The Netherlands
Located in Retie, BE
Antique tin Asian style with Asian birds. This lithographic tin box was used to storage peppermint
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Early 20th Century Dutch Jugendstil Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Tin

Early Victorian Bird s-Eye Maple and Rosewood Striped Double Tea-Caddy
Located in Cambridge, GB
Early Victorian bird's-eye maple and rosewood striped double tea-caddy, circa 1840.
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19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Maple, Rosewood

19th Century Fine Silver Dutch Bird Form Spice Box Vermeil Finish
Located in Redding, CA
A very fine Dutch fine silver bird form spice box, wonderful detail the Dutch, ones are the best
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Swedish Shadow Box Diorama with a Hand Carved and Painted Wood Shore Bird
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charming vintage Swedish pine diorama/shadow box. Hand carved and painted shorebird with a naive
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Pine

Large and Impressive 1890s Vacheron Constantin Museum Repeating Carriage Clock
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in New york, NY
very limited special order pieces for their premier clients ranging from automaton bird boxes which
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Late 19th Century Swiss Classical Greek Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Bird Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much are Antique Bird Boxes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $48,500 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Bird Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How a singing bird box works relies on a clockwork mechanism. Twisting the winder provides power to the motor which then moves the bird and turns the gears that produce music. Both the bird's motion and the tune continue until the motor stops spinning. Find a wide variety of music boxes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Antique ice boxes can be worth up to $2,000 - $3,000. Depending on its condition, an antique ice box can be a highly coveted item.