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Antique European Drum-Shaped Storage Vessel with Removable Lid Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European drum-shaped storage container with lid top from the early 20th century. This antique
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Containers
Materials
Leather, Textile
Antique Hand Engraved Sterling Silver Contoured Snuff Tobacco Box
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
often carried in highly decorated snuff containers. Crafted in sterling silver and hand engraved with
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Containers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century Small Brass "lucerne" Oil Lamp
Located in Delft, NL
lighting was burned by whale oil, during the 18th and early 19th Century. The wicks are in the container
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Early Dutch Antique Brass Bird Cage
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th century brass bird cage, circa 1810-1830
The bird cage has two bird seed containers
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Containers
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,000 Sale Price
39% Off
French Set of Champleve Enameled Small Inkwell and Letter Opener
Located in Guaynabo, PR
serpentine border. The inkwell includes a small glass container that is used to put the ink. The lid of the
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Antique Containers
Materials
Bronze
$316 Sale Price / set
20% Off
View of Zenoburg - Original Etching by D. Lloyd - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
. Title of the artwork on the bottom center.
Excellent conditions.
Container dimension: 32 x 35 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Containers
Materials
Etching
Scenes of Korean Life in the Late 19th Century, 1896
Located in Langweer, NL
large containers on a pole, highlighting the manual labor involved in everyday tasks.
The publication
Category
1890s Antique Containers
Materials
Paper
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Taishō 1900s Tamba Tachikui Ware Brown Jar with Spout and Drip Glaze
Located in Yonkers, NY
previous utility as a sake container. What sets this piece apart is the mesmerizing dark brown drip glaze
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Containers
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
A Silver German Hanukkah Lamp by Gebrüder Gutgesell, Hanau Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
.
A rounded bench-shaped base holds a row of eight applied oil jug containers each made with a wick
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Containers
Materials
Silver
Blue and White Moon Shaped Earthenware Chevrette or Water Pitcher
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
, the carrying handle and two spouts on the upper rim of the container are placed in alignment – one
Category
19th Century French Antique Containers
Materials
Earthenware
Tiffany Silver Tea Caddy Set, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
Consisting of a pair of tea caddies and a sugar box in its original wood container. "Reproduction
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Containers
Materials
Sterling Silver
$35,000 / set
Rustic Chic Blue Stools
Located in Milano, IT
top: in fact they are also very pretty containers.
They are opened by a metal hinge mechanism.
The
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Early 1900s Italian Rustic Antique Containers
Materials
Sheet Metal
$1,139 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rustic Continental Oak and Antler Smoking Stand
Located in Queens, NY
with 3 round horn containers on top
Category
19th Century German Rustic Antique Containers
Materials
Antler, Oak
English Black Lacquered and Gilt Stenciled Figural Pagoda Tea Caddy, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
foliage motif, original hand chased lidded interior pewter container with bone knob, and exterior locking
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Containers
Materials
Pewter
Bronze Bassin for Holy Water, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
wall, which has a container decorated with moldings and architectural elements and a plate, in the
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Containers
Materials
Bronze, Other
Early 19th C. Sicilian Glass Pharmacy Jar Set, 3 Pieces
Located in Ross, CA
two separate containers and a lid, and would have been used to store a variety of items from candies
Category
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Containers
Materials
Blown Glass
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Kashmiri Silver Betel Nut Box, Khaas Daan, Late 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
create a mild stimulant effect.
The ingredients for the betel quid were kept in sets of containers of
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Containers
Materials
Silver
Silver Plate Duck Table Statue Sculpture for Side Dishes Antique European
Located in Nuernberg, DE
the body contains a small container for the food. It has a beautiful patina. Found at an Estate sale
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Romantic Antique Containers
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Large Galvanized Iron Troughs with Wood Handles, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
rustic country containers to hold wood kindling or fall bounty for display or planter. Perfect as a
Category
Early 20th Century North American Country Antique Containers
Materials
Iron
Antique Ming Period Ko Akae Chinese Porcelain Dish Kosometsuke Flowers Poem
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
commonly utilized as food containers as well as tea ceremony utensils. In the early 19th century, following
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Containers
Materials
Porcelain
$8,390 Sale Price
20% Off
Model of a Baling Machine by Roberts Liverpool, England
Located in London, GB
parts are in brass and steel. The goods to be pressed or baled are loaded in to the black containers and
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Containers
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-19th Century Hand-Carved Italian Plant Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved plant Stand with scrolled legs and feet. Container carved to look like a woven basket.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Containers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spanish Terracotta Water Jars or Vessels
Located in Barcelona, ES
terracotta pitchers. Unglazed exterior and interior with handles at both sides. Used as water containers
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Country Antique Containers
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Earthenware
$4,153 / set
Antique German Black Forest Painted Tole Wooden Pantry Box
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
German painted wooden bride's box or container with tole painting made circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Wood
Two blue and white jars, officials in garden, Rabbit mark to base, Ming dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
function. New shapes emerged, and various types of vessels and containers for everyday use were produced
Category
17th Century Hong Kong Ming Antique Containers
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Spectacular Manhattan Skyline Antique Tribal Tacheh Rug or Hanging
Located in Milan, IT
techniques involved in the construction of these containers, which include interlock tapestry, dovetailing
Category
1920s Azerbaijani Tribal Antique Containers
Materials
Wool
Pair of
Chevrettes
in Blue and White Earthenware
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
pitchers, the carrying handle and two spouts on the upper rims of the containers are placed in alignment
Category
19th Century French Antique Containers
Materials
Earthenware
$1,100 / set
Ancient Roman Glass Funerary Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
found protected within stone or lead containers, which helps explain their remarkable preservation
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Containers
Materials
Glass
Early German Silver Augsburg Baroque Spice Tower, Hans Jacob Ernst , circa 169
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
the pleasantry of the Shabbat before returning to daily routine. Such spice containers exist in a
Category
1690s Antique Containers
Materials
Silver
Silver Besamim Spice Box for Havdalah
Located in London, GB
naturalistic feel with branches emerging from it. The spice containers take the form of silver pinecones, and
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Containers
Materials
Silver
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor
Located in New Orleans, LA
, including the cover and the wide rim. Also known as a cuspidor or spittoon, this rare container would have
Category
18th Century Chinese Other Antique Containers
Materials
Lacquer
Qing Dynasty Period Chinese Box with Brass Lock, Banding and Removable Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
just a container; it's a portal to the past, inviting contemplation and admiration in equal measure.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Hand Beaten Copper Cooking Cauldron on Stand, Log Basket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
coal or log container
The Cauldron on its stand is 16” high and 22” in diameter
TCC120.
Category
Mid-19th Century Brutalist Antique Containers
Materials
Copper
The Couple - Original Etching by Jean Ronfor Boubée - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Boubée.
In excellent conditions: As good as new.
Container dimension: 40 x 30 cm.
Hand-signed, on the
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Antique Containers
Materials
Lithograph
19th Century Pot Belly Brass Coal Bucket on Feet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
coal or log container and handy because it has riveted carrying handles and it stands on brass bun feet
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Old Heater, Antique Bell-Brazier for Room Heating, Bronze , Brass and Cast Iron
Located in Vigonza, Padua
copper and the feet in cast iron
They were used to heat the rooms by filling the container in copper
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Country Antique Containers
Materials
Brass, Copper
Set of Nine 19th C English Victorian Treen Ware Boxwood Medicine Bottle Holders
Located in Haarlem, NL
containers were used for protecting delicate items such as glass apothecary bottles, perfume bottles
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Containers
Materials
Glass, Boxwood
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Christofle Silvered Epergne Centerpiece with Baccarat Glass, France
By Baccarat, Christofle
Located in North Miami, FL
can serve as decorative elements or functional containers for various items. The entire piece is
Category
1880s French Rococo Revival Antique Containers
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Bronze, Copper
A German Anti-Semitic Beer Stein, late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
containers and propaganda tools, spreading and reinforcing anti-Semitic ideologies among the population
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Containers
Materials
Pewter
Set of 4 Robert Mallet-Stevens Model No. 222 Stackable Chairs, Pallucco Italia
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in Zagreb, HR
all destinations worldwide.
SEA FREIGHT/CONTAINER SHIPPING
For large orders of 50+ items, sea freight
Category
1920s Italian Modern Antique Containers
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century Italian Glazed Terracotta Planters Vessels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning pair of Italian Containers / planters. The pair are wonderful decorative pieces. Both
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Containers
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Japanese antique bamboo woven basket/wall hanging vase/1868-1920/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
beautiful when decorated with flowers.
I also cut a bamboo tube and prepared a simple water container.
This
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers
Materials
Bamboo
French Normandy Large Rustic Brass Milk Jug with Lid – circa 1850
Located in Philadelphia, PA
own containers for filling. The early 1900’s saw the use of milk delivery trucks and these carafes
Category
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Handmade Tuscan Siena Yellow Food Storage Box for Beans
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian 19th century lidded beechwood box, an antique food storage container suitable for dried
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Country Antique Containers
Materials
Wood
Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
boxes were commonly used as portable containers for food or scholar's objects. Elegant and understated
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Containers
Materials
Hardwood
$57,280
Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut
Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
Located in Reading, Berkshire
extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Containers
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Hand-Painted Sèvres Porcelain Biscuit Jar with Marking
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Milano, IT
, resembling a work of natural art. This biscuit jar is much more than a simple container; it's a captivating
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Containers
Materials
Porcelain
$2,373 Sale Price
20% Off
Aesthetic Movement Grainger Worcester Sucrier Dated 1899
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
blush pink finish. The container sits neatly within a swing handle silver plated Stand with ornamental
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Containers
Materials
Silver Plate
Game Pie Dish Majolica Minton Victorian Mid-19th Century
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
containers, simplifying these culinary endeavors by securely holding the pie without the need for pastry
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Containers
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
A Patinated Canister by the Barbedienne Foundry of Paris
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in 263-0031, JP
container is large relative to the total dimensions of the thing. Which isn’t to say, though, that it’s
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Containers
Materials
Bronze
$1,612 Sale Price
35% Off
Large Cast Iron Window Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage window box is made of welded and bolted straps of iron and will hold pots or containers
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Containers
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century Mahogany Teapoy
Located in Martlesham, GB
wooden containers with lids, with two compartment spaces ideal for storage, the sides of the teapoy
Category
1810s British Georgian Antique Containers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Print of Jewellery, Belts and other Items from Birara, New Ireland
Located in Langweer, NL
necklace, a plaited straw belt, a Vaquois-leaf hat, a container for lime associated with the fruit of
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Containers
Materials
Paper
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Candlesticks
By Maison Millet
Located in IT
characters, one male and one female in eighteenth-century clothing that support a container. These figures
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Containers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Theatrical Costume - Original Lithograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
.
The state of preservation of the artwork is excellent.
Image Container: 53 x 28 cm
Image Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Containers
Materials
Lithograph
European 19th Century Painted Wooden Oval Box
Saint George
the Dragon
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Antique European painted wooden bride's box container showing the most famous legend of Saint
Category
Mid-19th Century European Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Silver Plate Round Engraved Biscuit Barrel with Hinged Lid
Located in North Salem, NY
reflects the design sensibilities of the Victorian era. This exquisite container is crafted from silver
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Containers
Materials
Silver Plate
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
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There is a range of antique containers for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and stone, all antique containers available were constructed with great care. Antique containers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique containers bearing Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique containers are appealing in their simplicity, but Andrianna Shamaris, Horace Woodward
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