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19th Century German Hammered Copper
Brass Bread Box, Kitchen Utensil
Located in Nuernberg, DE
a unique storage container for linens, utensils, or packets—or simply as a charming sculptural
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Containers
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Copper Pot Chaudron, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
decorative accent, most notably as a firewood container beside the hearth. Its weighty construction, warm
Category
19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Containers
Materials
Copper
La Lessiveuse - Etching by A. Decamps
Ch. Bourgeat - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
.
Image Container: 35 x 32 cm
On the back of the artwork, news about different artists.
Alexandre
Category
19th Century Modern Antique Containers
Materials
Etching
Amsterdam School Hammered Copper Box with Carnelian, Dutch Arts and Crafts, 1920
By Cris Agterberg
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
today as a vide-poche, desk accessory, or keepsake container. The interior retains the hammered texture
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Antique Containers
Materials
Carnelian, Copper
$313 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Antique Iron Vessel 1860s-1920s / Flower Vase Steel Bowl Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese iron container, believed to have been made in the Meiji to Taishō
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Cigar Box With a Bronze Dog In A Dog House , Cigar Cave
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
complete and all original.
Aside from being a storage container for cigars, this very elegant and rare
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Containers
Materials
Bronze
Pair Gothic Revival Verdigris Copper Planters Applied Medieval Heads, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
as statement planters, sculptural containers, or standalone works of historic metalwork.
Condition
Category
Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Antique Containers
Materials
Copper
Pair of Antique Chinese Wooden Rice Storage Barrels with Lids, Dragon Handles
Located in New York, NY
containers.
This pair features four carved and detailed mythical faces, holding rings in their mouths, one
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Containers
Materials
Metal
Antique Art Deco Green Onyx Gold Champlevé Enamel Office Inkwell Ink Pen Stand
Located in Greven, DE
container for holding ink, into which quills or pens could be dipped. The body of the inkwell is lavishly
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Containers
Materials
Onyx, Metal, Enamel
Roman Style Terracotta Ring Flask
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique Roman Style Terracotta Flask. Features a small, round container with a flask-like top with
Category
19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Containers
Materials
Terracotta
Antique English Mahogany Apothecary Chest On Stand w/ Glass Bottle
Jars
Located in Forney, TX
apothecary containers that appear original, over a lower storage drawer to the front, and sides affixed with
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century cigar box / humidor with dog hand-carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
anatomical detail. This dynamic figure adds narrative depth and elevates the box from a simple container to a
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Containers
Materials
Wood
Matched Pair of Antique Japanese Wooden Ikebana Vases
Located in Delray Beach, FL
: a central wooden container with a carved handle, flanked by two rising offshoots joined at the top
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Containers
Materials
Copper
Vintage Hand-Carved Chinese Wooden Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
a ceremonial or decorative purpose — likely used as a dowry chest, altar box, or offering container
Category
1920s Antique Containers
Materials
Fruitwood
Chinese Three Tiered Black
Gold Lacquer Wedding Basket, 19Th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
or Japanese three tiered lacquerware container, possibly a wedding basket or a storage box.
This is
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Containers
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Metal
Guilloché Enamel Jewelry Box with Hand-Painted Miniature
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
glass interior container, offering both beauty and practicality. The lid is its most striking feature: a
Category
19th Century French Antique Containers
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid. A blend of betel
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid. A blend of betel
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid. A blend of betel
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Paul Storr Sterling Silver and Cut Glass Cruet Service
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
hobnail cut-glass containers have an oval rounded form onto an oval spreading base.
Each vessel of this
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Containers
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
A brass ship’s bell from Peninsular
Orient liner S.S. Ballarat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
(1954-1968) was initially employed for the Australian wool trade and carried the first containers of
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Spanish Large Terracotta Water Jar / Pitcher / Vessel
Located in Barcelona, ES
terracotta jar / pitcher. Unglazed exterior and interior with handles at both sides. Used as water containers
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Containers
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Terracotta
A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century
This decorative container is used to
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Containers
Materials
Hardwood
Victorian Brass With Circular Milk Glass Pendant Hanging Oil Lamp
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
modern electric use, by removing the oil container.
It's currently sold in it's original form as a gas
Category
19th Century British High Victorian Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Meiji Period Paulownia Crest Maki-e Kashiki Candy Dish with Cover
Located in Taichung, TW
interior suggests a thoughtful sense of balance.
As a traditional kashiki, the piece serves as a container
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
consists of a central cabinet with a "temple"-style front and two cylindrical containers on the sides
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Containers
Materials
Pine
A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century
This decorative container is used to
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Containers
Materials
Hardwood
A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Hardwood Gnarled Root Brush Pot, Late 19th Century
This decorative container is used to
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Containers
Materials
Hardwood
18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Wine Cooler
Located in Downingtown, PA
after by collectors not only for their original purpose but as elegant containers for orchids or
Category
1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Containers
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Rustic Black Forest Carved Bear Humidor
Located in Queens, NY
tree stump (with ashtray and covered container)
Category
19th Century European Black Forest Antique Containers
Materials
Walnut
A French Cobalt Blue Opaline Crystal Ormolu Mounted Scalloped Edge Box
Located in New York, NY
its intended function as a small storage container.
Category
1920s French Hollywood Regency Antique Containers
Materials
Bronze
Large Brass and wrought iron nailed log bucket pot bin, 1800/1900s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
A large copper (72 cm 28.35 inches diameter) container with a welded seam, and handles. Retaining
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Containers
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Teak Wooden Mortar by Andrianna Shamaris, Rustic Design
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
and 25” high. Both usable and sculptural.
This tall container or mortar was hand made in the spirit
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Containers
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Attic Black-Figured Hydria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
beauty in their art, which this hydria is a good example of. A water container designed to carry and pour
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Containers
Materials
Terracotta
$90,000
19th Century Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set by Alphonse Debain
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
with stand, creamer, sugar bowl, waste container, pitcher, and original tray—represents the excellence
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Containers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Lacquer Inro with Gold Maki-e and Carved Wood Netsuke Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
on a black lacquered background. On one side, a container holding items that appear to be tools is
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
A shoes-shaped hazelnut wood snuffbox, Germany 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
lid that reveal the tobacco container. The heels, soles and laces are highlighted by a piqué
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Containers
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Inkwell with Onyx Marble and Cloisonne-Enamel
Located in Greven, DE
, cloisonné enamel, onyx
Date: Circa 1880
Description:
Oval inkwell with a centrally raised ink container
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Containers
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid. A blend of betel
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Woven Grain Basket/River Basket
Located in Pomona, CA
fisherman's basket. It is a hand-woven container with a bentwood rim. This type of basket was traditionally
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Containers
Materials
Rattan
Nestuke in the form of a calabash gourd realised from an unmature cucurbitacea
Located in PARIS, FR
, containers or lamps.
The kimono being a piece of cloth mostly designed without any pocket, the small items
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Containers
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique A Rare Butterfly Shape Large Chinese Red Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
box or a container for special items, potentially symbolizing more peaches cloud and bats, which is a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Containers
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Tiffany Studios New York "Gooseneck" Favrile Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
:
According to folklore, Persian rosewater sprinklers were originally used as "containers for tears"—the
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Containers
Materials
Glass
Set of Two Antique Rustic Spanish Copper Cooking Pots or Cauldrons
Located in Madrid, ES
Copper containers of varying shapes and sizes have been used in Spanish homes and kitchens for many
Category
18th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Containers
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Southeast Asian Three Frog Rain Jar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
throughout southeast Asia as a durable container for wine, ferments or other foodstuffs.
The large jar has a
Category
Mid-19th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Earthenware
Indonesian Brass Betel Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, filled with small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid. A blend of betel
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
successful box maker and packer named Monsieur Marechal. He learned to craft durable containers and how to
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Containers
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Mixed Metal and Enamel Opium Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
paktong container with smooth sides and makers mark impressed on the base, a tight fitting paktong lid
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Containers
Materials
Metal, Silver, Brass, Enamel, Nickel
1920s Art Deco Egyptian Revival Brass Pyramid Inkwell With Milk Glass Holder
Located in Van Nuys, CA
container. The ink well has a top-hinged lid for easy access to ink when needed and is a great example of
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Containers
Materials
Brass
$146 Sale Price
25% Off
Two Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Jars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.' These organs, the most easily prone to putrefaction, were then placed in special containers, the so
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Containers
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Asian Incised and Glazed Clay Covered Bowl or Incense Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique and possibly ancient incised Asian Ceramic Container or Incense Box. The piece with a
Category
18th Century Asian Ming Antique Containers
Materials
Clay
Antique early 17th century rare German or Austrian Stollentruhe or trunk
Located in Casteren, NL
centuries, Stollentruhen served as dowry chests, storage chests, and secure containers for valuable textiles
Category
17th Century German Gothic Antique Containers
Materials
Steel
Antique Chinese Martaban Stoneware Storage Jar or Pots used During Ming Dynasty
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Martaban jars are basic stoneware storage containers or pots used during the Ming dynasty. Thai
Category
1740s Chinese Country Antique Containers
Materials
Stoneware
Antique British Leather Coat of Arts Cordite Gunpower Bucket Desk Lamp 35"
Located in Dayton, OH
called a Clarkson Case, is a flash-proof container, typically made of cork, leather, and canvas, used to
Category
Early 20th Century British British Colonial Antique Containers
Materials
Leather
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
LARGE Antique English Planter Cachepot Black Metal Lacquer SHELL Decoupage c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
southern England, a superb one-of-a-kind antique English decoupage container/cachepot. This vessel was
Category
Late 19th Century British Neoclassical Antique Containers
Materials
Metal
Late 18th Century Silver Argyll
By Andrew Fogelberg
Stephen Gilbert
Located in Montreal, QC
song goes)
A secondary important feature was that the spout was placed at the bottom of the container
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Containers
Materials
Silver
Petroleum Tin Factory
Filling Operations — Photogravure, Sumatra ca.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
laborers — operate heavy stamping machinery to produce containers for petroleum export. Below, a wide view
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Containers
Materials
Paper
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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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Grøndahl produced popular antique containers that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Containers?
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