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17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Chest on Stand or Table Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
arches of box, each book-matched and placed with precision. Olive oysters are placed in roundels to
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Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Book Box

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Olive

19thc Leather Top Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Fantastic leather covered & painted on wood frame game board box / false book.This fine
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique 19thc Leather Top Game Board
19thc Leather Top Game Board
$940 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Coromandel Ormolu Mounted Four Piece Desk Set Mid 19th Century
By George Betjemann Sons
Located in London, GB
took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for
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1860s English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Ormolu

"Big Ben in Garden" Portrait of a Bulldog by Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949)
By Arthur Wardle
Located in SANTA FE, NM
designs for cigarette cards, book illustrations, postcards, and boxes of chocolates. He famously created a
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Early 1900s Realist Antique Book Box

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Pastel

Antique Betjemann’s Coromandel Miniature 3 Bottle Tantalus 19th Century
By George Betjemann Sons
Located in London, GB
cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for operating the way that
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Crystal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Tibetan Elm Pegam Apothecary Bookcase Chest Altar Cabinet Bench Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Tibetan Pegam book chest bench seat. Made of elm with serpentine form and vibrant hand
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Antique Book Box

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Elm, Paint

Hiroshige Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked Nihonga Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Den Nidai Hiroshige "Edo Suburbs Famous Place Sumida River Upstream Map" paper book watercolor
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Book Box

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Silk

Late 17th C John Stalkers "A Treatise of Japanning Varnishing" Engravings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
instructions for Japan work for tables, frames, cabinets and boxes. The original book contained 24 engravings
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Late 17th Century English James II Antique Book Box

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Paper

Lindbergh His Story in Pictures by Francis Miller, Signed Limited Copy 70 of 250
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
custom leather and cloth clamshell box. Book is in very good condition. Signed by Francis Trevelyan
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1920s Antique Book Box

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Paper

A Mysterious 18th Century Leather Book Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular wood structure covered with a pair of Latin leather book binding.
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Book Box

19th c. French leather faux book liquor box
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century faux book leather liquor box
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19th Century French Antique Book Box

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Leather

1900 s Tortoiseshell Box in the shape of a Book
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell box in the shape of a small book, with silver hinges and locks. A small silver round
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Late 19th Century British Antique Book Box

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Silver Plate

SILK LINED STORAGE BOX DISGUISED AS A LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Located in San Francisco, CA
A french leather bound box in the form of a book; pine construction with tooled leather and faux
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Book Box

A Charming French Box in the Shape of a Book
Located in San Francisco, CA
Covered in hunter green textured paper with multi-colored marbleized “page” edge; tan label reads “Minutes L.Olive 1814”. Two are available. Price is $500 each.
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19th Century French Antique Book Box

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Paper, Wood

An English Painted Book Form Box Titles including Milton and Poetry
Located in New York, NY
Delightful, clever tromp l'oeil box created to resemble a stack of old books. Illustrated
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Book Box

Period Regency Book Carrier
Located in Toronto, ON
Small scale book carrier in rosewood with balustrade form devisions over melon form feet.
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19th Century English Antique Book Box

Book shaped card case with notebook
Located in East Geelong, VIC
The front of this book shaped card case features an engraved, thin silver mount on green watered
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Book Box

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Silver

Silver and Silver Gilt Book Vinaigrette
By Thomas Edwards
Located in New York, NY
London, 1834 by Thomas Edwards. A fine vinaigrette in the form of a book. With a lyre, bugle and
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19th Century English George IV Antique Book Box

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Sterling Silver

Large 18th century leather book conversion
Located in Toronto, ON
An 18th century grouping of leather books constructed to form a concealed inner compartment.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Book Box

George IV Silver Vinaigrette "Quill Pen and Book Grille" by William Edwards 1823
By William Edwards
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
depicting an open book and a quill pen amongst flower stems. By William Edwards, London, 1823. In good
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1820s English George IV Antique Book Box

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Silver

Georgian Burr Yew Book Matched Blackthorn Oyster Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Burr Yew tea caddy with decorative book matched blackthorn oyster ovals on the top and front, the
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Book Box

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Yew

Silk Lined Storage Box dDsguised as a Leather bound book
Located in San Francisco, CA
A french leather bound box in the form of a book; pine construction with tooled leather and faux
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Book Box

THREE DRAWER STORAGE BOX DISGUISED AS A LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Located in San Francisco, CA
distress to finish and box; some worm holes
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Book Box

English Victorian 19th Century Silver Plated Biscuit Box in the form of a book
By Deykin Sons
Located in London, GB
A very decorative silver plated biscuit box in the form of a book.The lid decorated with engraved
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Silver Plate

Early 19th Century Pair of Grand Tour Intagilos in a Box Designed as a Book
Located in Nashville, TN
Original set of Grand Tour plaster intaglios. The set is in a double-sided box designed as a book
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

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Plaster

Limoges, Enamelled Bronze Box
By Limoges
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Bronze, enamel and marble book form box. Cover plaque decorated in polychrome enamel with foliate
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19th Century Antique Book Box

End of 19th Century Green Leather Vanity/ Beauty Case 25 accessories, Paris 1890
Located in Milan, Italy
note book with pencil - 1 sewing kit - 1 letter box - 1 jewel box - 1 manicure kit - 1 comb case
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1890s French Antique Book Box

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Crystal

Cuervo Y Sobrinos “Prominent” Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch
Located in Bradford, Ontario
Cuervo Y Sobrinos “Prominent” Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch with Humidor Box, Book and
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1880s Swiss Antique Book Box

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Charming Book Box
Located in New York, NY
A Danish mahogany, ebonized and fruitwood book box, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Book Box

Large Leather Faux Book Box
Located in Napa, CA
A large faux book box, nearly a hundred years old. A perfect way to hide secret treasures and
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Book Box

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Metal

19th c. Leather Bound Book/Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th c. Leather Bound Book/Box
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Book Box

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Silver

Book box
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish stone lidded box in the form of stacked books, Early 19th Century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Book Box

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Stone, Marble

Vintage 19th Century, Italian Book Boxes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of four vintage 19th century, Italian faux book boxes that open at the cover for ample storage
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19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

An Early 20th Century Faux Book Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Early 20th Faux Book Box Made from Antique Books with Later Hinge Top Opening to Reveal Interior
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Early 20th Century French Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper

Vintage 19th Century Italian Book Boxes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tara Shaw Antiques - Set of four vintage to 19th century Italian faux book boxes that open at the
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19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Antique Carved Walnut Book Box, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique book box offers carved walnut construction in the form of a book with carved scroll
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Early 20th Century Antique Book Box

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Walnut

Set of 6 Vintage Leather Bound Book Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
2 sets of 3 vintage leather-backed book boxes This set consists of two sets of 3 book boxes. One
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Early 20th Century Italian Chesterfield Antique Book Box

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Leather

Satinwood and Rosewood Book Box with Hidden Compartments
Located in Nantucket, MA
An early 1900s rosewood and satinwood book box with lock and key and intricate interior
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Early 20th Century English Antique Book Box

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Rosewood, Satinwood

Vintage Italian 19C Book Box, Faux Set of Seven
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tara Shaw Antiques - Large vintage to 19th century Italian faux book box with top that lifts open
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19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

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Wood

Late 19th Century Small Faux Book Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Small faux book box of well painted tole to look like the leather with the tooling work of a fine
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Metal

Late 19th/Early 20th Collection of Four French Leather Board Faux Book Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of four late 19th and early 20th leather, board faux book boxes. French in origins
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Late 19th Century French Antique Book Box

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Leather, Pine, Paper

Antique Book Box on Stand, England, 19th Century
Located in Norwalk, CT
" are a series titled "Les Mystères au Paris". Inside the box is a small tray and additional lidded
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Book Box

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Leather, Wood

19th Century French Leather Book Box as a Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century French Leather Book Box as a Lamp
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Book Box

19th Century English Faux Book Box Table
Located in London, GB
19th century English faux book box table An honest leather four volume faux book box on painted
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique Book Box

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Pine

Paint-decorated, Book-box Style, Folding Backgammon Board
Located in York County, PA
PAINT-DECORATED, BOOK-BOX STYLE, FOLDING BACKGAMMON BOARD IN RED, WHITE, AND BLACK, ca 1885
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19th Century Antique Book Box

Paint-decorated, Book-box Style, Folding Backgammon Board
Located in York County, PA
PAINT-DECORATED, BOOK-BOX STYLE, FOLDING BACKGAMMON BOARD, MUSTARD, PERSIMMON RED, & BLACK WITH
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19th Century American Antique Book Box

Original Antique English Leather Faux Book Box on Stand
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Breathtaking antique English leather faux book box on stand. This wonderful box retains it's
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19th Century English Antique Book Box

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Mahogany, Leather

An Early 20th Century Faux Book Box with Interior Bar Set
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Early 20th Century Faux Book Box Opening to Reveal Interior Liquor Carafe and Glasses
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Early 20th Century French Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper, Glass

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Book Box Signed Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early 20th century French bronze box in the shape of a book features a hinged lid detailed
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Book Box

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Bronze

Four Late 19th to 20th C Zoology Entomology Faux Book Box Specimens Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fantastic collection of four book boxes, containing pinned insect specimens. The book boxes are
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Late 19th Century English Antique Book Box

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Natural Fiber, Pine, Paper

George III Folk Art Treen Secret Book Box Initials J S Country House Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful treen secret book box, with hand carved decoration to the edging and elaborate initials
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Late 18th Century English Antique Book Box

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Softwood

18th Century French Leather Keepsake, Secret Hiding Book Box
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful secret book. Existing book that after being printed directly has been transformed in a
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18th Century French Antique Book Box

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Leather

Mid-19th Century French Leather Bound Book Box with Six Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Dallas, TX
For a interesting bar accessory, look no further than this colorful antique Faux-book "Cave à
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Box

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Leather, Glass

Early 20th Century Russian Malachite Book Form Box with Mineral Specimens
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality Russian antique malachite book form jewel box, circa 1900 in date, later
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Early 1900s Russian Antique Book Box

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Malachite, Brass

Italian Book File Boxes
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Italian book file boxes, late 19th-early 20th Century. Lovely green-turquoise hues. “Rassegna
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

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Wood

Italian blue book form file boxes
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Italian blue paper book form file document boxes. the spine in marbled turquoise paper the
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

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Paper

19th Century book shaped inlaid olive box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century book shaped inlaid olive box circa 1890. Unusual Italian keep sake box made in olive
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Book Box

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Olive

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Antique Book Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique book box for your home. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every antique book box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique book box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique book box, designed in the Victorian, Georgian or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Carl Otto Czeschka, Christian Petschler and Christoph Reisser’s Sons each produced at least one beautiful antique book box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Book Box?

Prices for an antique book box start at $191 and top out at $41,880 with the average selling for $1,310.
Questions About Antique Book Box
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