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Large 19th Century Chinese Carved Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
pouring. The horizontal bar used as the container’s handle has a pivoting lock when open, the handle bar
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Containers

Materials

Elm

22 Karat Gold Amphora Pendant
By Romae Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
distinctive Parthia pendant recalls the shape of an ancient amphora or storage and shipping container
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique Containers

Materials

Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique 22 Karat Gold Amphora Pendant
22 Karat Gold Amphora Pendant
$2,745 Sale Price / item
22% Off
Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
contains another brass container (haifuki) used to hold ash and waste. Hook-shaped cut-outs on the sides
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers

Materials

Brass

Antique Floral Hand Painted Enameled Glass Biscuit Box, Art Nouveau, France
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
container with lovely floral delicate hand enameled decorations. In good antique condition, with some some
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Containers

Materials

Metal

Spanish Bronze Brazier, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
, topped with grotesque masks of synthetic features. The container is flattened and staggered, with a clear
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18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

Acanthus Leaf Green Glazed English Majolica Pedestal Vide-Poche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. French for ’empty pockets’, the vide-poche is a small bowl or container kept in a convenient location to
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Containers

Materials

Earthenware

Indian Antique Wooden Hand Noodle Maker with Carved Ram and Vice Press
Located in Yonkers, NY
. This container is where the dough was placed and the vice part would press it into noodles. The ram
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19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Containers

Materials

Wood

René Lalique Inkwell Nightlight Model with does Created in 1913
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
perfumers intended for specific fragrances: the container now has a direct symbolic link with the contents
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1910s French Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Early 20th Century Boxwood Italian Pharmacy Bottles
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of early 20th century boxwood containers (21 cm) that allowed the discreet storage of
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Containers

Materials

Boxwood

Large Antique Willow Grain Basket with Wooden Handle, Sold Each
Located in Yonkers, NY
Basket C sizes up at 14.5"W x 16"D x 24.5"H. These antique containers offer not just a slice of history
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19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Containers

Materials

Wood, Willow

Rare Pair of 1900s Vases
Located in Paris, FR
, ribbons and masks of lion. The inside is lined with a container of tinplate.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Containers

Materials

Stoneware

Large Japanese Meiji Period Open Bronze Censor
Located in Hudson, NY
from demons mouths the container is cast with reliefs of sparrows in flight in a foliated and wooded
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

English Victorian Period 1880s Black Coal Box with Hand-Painted Dog Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
choose to use it as an elegant accent piece in your living room or as a distinctive storage container in
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Containers

Materials

Metal

Indian Antique Wooden Hand Noodle Maker with Carved Elephant and Vice Press
Located in Yonkers, NY
central square. This container is where the dough was placed and the vice part would press it into noodles
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19th Century Indian Antique Containers

Materials

Wood

Important Early 18th Century Italian Carved Monstrance Reliquary Tabernacle
Located in Forney, TX
by the French term châsse) is a container for the church's important relics. These may be the
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Containers

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Folk Art Wire/Wood Birdcage
Located in Sheffield, MA
entrances/exits front and back. Consider the cage also as a "container" for plants or architectural
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Containers

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Inkwell by Albert Marionnet, French
By Albert Marionnet
Located in Paris, FR
, featuring an eagle with spread wings on a rock. This desktop piece includes two containers for ink hidden in
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Antique Country Rustic Kneading Trough Madia from Cortina D ampezzo
Located in Vigonza, Padua
shellac This kind of container came and is used for bread, sugar sacks and dry stock products
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Mid-18th Century Italian Country Antique Containers

Materials

Pine

Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
vintage storage containers, and they can also be used as decorative accents in rustic or farmhouse-style
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Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Containers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Silver Repousse Islamic Talisman Holder
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
moving. Great Islamic Folk Art, metal work, bold, beautiful and musical. The containers would have also
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Antique Containers

Materials

Silver

The Duke of Parma s Pontoon Bridge in The Siege of Antwerp, 1632
Located in Langweer, NL
translated: Positioned on the Schelde. A. Frames for assembling fleets filled with empty containers
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1630s Antique Containers

Materials

Paper

Pair of Early 20th Century Dutch Painted Faience Delft Oil or Vinegar Bottles
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
containers. Crafted in Holland circa 1920, both tall vases feature an intricate shape and are dressed with a
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Containers

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

French Industrial Metal Factory Candy Bin or Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
unique stool or storage container. France, circa 1900 Dimensions: 13W x 13D x 20H
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Early 1900s French Antique Containers

Materials

Metal

19th Century Fir and Lime Coffee Table
Located in Vo , Veneto
table with a particular shape: the top rests on a support that also acts as a container, through a front
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Containers

Materials

Fir

René Lalique Art Deco Wall Lamp Fougère Model
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
, he created bottles for himself and many perfumers intended for specific fragrances: the container now
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Weight, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Weight of the 18th century. Bronze. Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container glass and two of
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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
removable metal containers, the larger a small hibachi (hi-ire) used to light one's pipe and the smaller a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Antique Containers

Materials

Copper

Silver Writing Set, Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, Spain, circa 1760
Located in Madrid, ES
vegetal motifs. The four containers present helical gallonized feet, and pearl flower finials on the
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1760s Spanish Rococo Antique Containers

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Reed Barton Samovar on Separate Base with Goblets
By Reed Barton
Located in Dallas, TX
England by Reed and Barton circa 1905, the tea drinking device stands on a tilt stand; the container is
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Containers

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

large scale 19th century carved walnut Black Forest dog tobacco box, circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
and lifts back to reveal its true purpose as a container for pipe tobacco and the bowls would be used
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Containers

Materials

Walnut

Taureau au Paturage - Original Etching by Gustave Greux A. Salmon - 1880
Located in Roma, IT
on the top center "Brascassat". Image Container: 25 x 36 cm
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1880s Antique Containers

Materials

Etching

Japanese Bronze Ikebana Lotus Footed Bowl
Located in Delft, NL
the 10th century onward, in Japan, containers were used to place the flowers. With the flower
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Inro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
century, Japan. The three case inro of standard form, comprised of three container sections and a cover
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers

Materials

Silver, Copper

Antique Dazey Commercial Industrial Churn or Mixer with Toleware Decoration USA
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
metal and the container is made of steel. The cannister has been painted a deep vibrant blue at some
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Metal

Pair of 19th Century French Glass and Sterling Silver Vanity Receptacles
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each having a hinged top above a glass container complete with glass stopper, silver marks
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Containers

Materials

Silver

Sacred Silver and Conch Shell Trumpet, Tibet, 19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Conch shell recipient and container for holy water used in ceremonies. Known as “Buddha ears”, they
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19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Containers

Materials

Silver

Charles Nicolas Odiot, Vermeil Oille Tureen, Mid-19th Century
By Charles Nicolas Odiot
Located in Paris, FR
chiselled foliage.The grip lid is decorated with foliage patterns. The soup tureen is both a container for
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1820s French Restauration Antique Containers

Materials

Vermeil

Antique Hindu Brass Box with Peacocks and Elephants
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
trinket box container. It has six compartments that lock in, by the peacock in the middle being screwed in
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Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Containers

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Silver Spice Tower by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Silver and silver filigree spice container created at Bezalel School Jerusalem, circa 1910. Marked
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Early 20th Century Israeli Antique Containers

Materials

Silver

Japan 1870 Meiji Period Round Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Wood With Flying Cranes
Located in Miami, FL
carried by hanging them from the obi in containers known as sagemono (a hanging object attached to a sash
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1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Containers

Materials

Wood, Ebony, Giltwood, Lacquer

Maison Thuillier Paris, Pair of Planters/Vitrines Period Napoleon III, XIXth
Located in Beaune, FR
openwork bronze gallery. A large zinc container comes to dress the top. These planters can be used as such
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

Antique Indian Bronze Parrot Figure oil Lamp Rajasthan 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Century of before. The engraved scrolling decoration on this antique oil container has been completely
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Early 19th Century Indian Islamic Antique Containers

Materials

Bronze

R Lalique Box Cicadas 1921
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
for himself and many perfumers bottles intended for specific fragrances: the container now has a
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Art Glass

George III Combination Argyle/Teapot Made in London in 1805 by John Emes
By John Emes
Located in London, GB
containers for gravy or sauce, the design incorporating some form of heat preserving element. The credit for
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Containers

Collectable Vintage Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori, Art Glass Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Paris, France
, Giovanni and Gregorio. At the beginning the company produced pharmaceutical containers and domestic
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Early 20th Century European Antique Containers

Materials

Art Glass

Collectable vintage Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori, Art Glass Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Paris, France
pharmaceutical containers and domestic glassware. A vibrant and intricate decorative piece for any space
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Containers

Materials

Blown Glass

Collectable vintage Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori, Art Glass Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Paris, France
, Angelo, Giovanni and Gregorio. At the beginning the company produced pharmaceutical containers and
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Early 20th Century Antique Containers

Materials

Art Glass

Collectable vintage Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori, Art Glass Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Paris, France
, Giovanni and Gregorio. At the beginning the company produced pharmaceutical containers and domestic
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Early 20th Century European Antique Containers

Materials

Art Glass

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 ART DECO CASION CHIP POKER SET WiTH BAKELITE HANDLE CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Georgian Snake Poison Locket Pendant Mourning Garnet Antique Gold 1800 Rare
Located in New York, NY
of ring with a container under the bezel or inside the bezel itself which could be used to hold
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19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Containers

Materials

Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold

William IV Mahogany Teapoy
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
novelty amongst only the richest and most fashionable hostesses. The small containers, or caddies, holding
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1830s English William IV Antique Containers

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Collectable Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori, Amphora Art Glass Vase
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Paris, France
, Liberato, Angelo, Giovanni and Gregorio. At the beginning the company produced pharmaceutical containers
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Early 20th Century European Antique Containers

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

English Oil on Board Horse Painting by John Alfred Wheeler, circa 1880
By Alfred Wheeler
Located in Atlanta, GA
container. The water dripping from the horse's mouth on the left creates an almost photographic effect, as
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Late 19th Century English Antique Containers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Vases in Southern China / Small Vases / 16th to 17th Centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
water in another container and put it in the jar.
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Containers

Materials

Pottery

Pair of German Porcelain Pastille Incense Burners by KPM Berlin, 1820
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Milano, MI
oval perfume containers with pierced lids, pine cone finials above oval burner. Painted with
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1820s German Rococo Antique Containers

Materials

Porcelain

English Victorian Brass Coopered Oak Barrel, Late 19th Century
Located in CH
domestic utility objects, making it both a practical container and a decorative piece suitable for display.
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Containers

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of George II English Cut-Glass Candelabra
Located in Steyning, West sussex
diamond-cut bases with baluster stem and all in one containers these centred by triangularly notched
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1760s English George II Antique Containers

Materials

Cut Glass

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Antique Containers For Sale on 1stDibs

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 Co. Ltd. and Bing Grøndahl produced popular antique containers that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Containers?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,015, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $149,000 highest priced.