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Chinese Four Drawer Document Box, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant tabletop chest is a late 19th-century Chinese document box, once used by a businessman
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Document Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully proportioned and vibrantly colored, this early 20th-century document box likely once
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Red and Black Lacquered Indonesian Document Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
century red and black lacquered Indonesian document box has dove tailed construction retaining the
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19th Century Indonesian Antique Document Box

Materials

Teak

1810s Federal Period Leather Document Box by Robert Burr
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Old antique early 19th century federal period leather document box by Robert burr, with brass
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19th Century American Federal Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass, Steel

18th Century George III tooled red and gilt leather document box
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
George III tooled red and gilt leather document box Embossed with three GR coronets and remains of
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Document Box

Materials

Leather

English Campaign-Ware Document Box from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English Campaign document box of brass-bound teak from the George III period, circa 1820
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1820s English George III Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass, Silver Plate

English George III Antique Mahogany Document Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Fine George III mahogany document box England, circa early 19th century Item # C104021 A very
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Document Box with Incised Concentric Motifs and Partial Opening Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with incised concentric circle motifs, metal
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19th Century Indian Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Morocco Leather Document Box with Gold Decoration, French, circa 1925-1930
Located in London, GB
Morocco leather document box with fine tooled gold decoration, circa 1925-1930. The front has
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1920s French Antique Document Box

Materials

Gold Leaf

1920s Italian Archival Document Boxes
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
In the early 1900s, document boxes in the shape of ledgers or books were increasingly popular. Made
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1920s Italian Antique Document Box

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Paper

Stunning Vintage Crocodile Document Box by Asprey Co., London, 1927
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
A large stunning vintage crocodile document box in excellent condition with gilded recessed
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1920s British Antique Document Box

Materials

Crocodile

1850 s American Document Box by Atkins A Clark of Boston
Located in New York, NY
Made by Atkins A Clark of Boston Mass. This document box is in an amazing state of preservation. It
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Historic 18th Century Early American Hide Wrapped Document Box
Located in Forney, TX
An important historic Long Island 18th Century document box, American Revolution era, having a
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18th Century American Antique Document Box

Materials

Iron

An antique Chinese document box
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Chinese antique document box with lid circa late 19th century. It is made from solid
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

18th Century English Leather Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather document or letter box with gilt tooled leather detail, nailheads and angel figure at the
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18th Century British Antique Document Box

Materials

Leather

Antique British Colonial Domed Document Box
Located in Rochester, NY
British colonial domed figured hardwood box with fine brass and copper inlay, 19th century.
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19th Century British Colonial Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass, Copper

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A Japanese black lacquer document box decorated with a motif of five flying cranes over a landscape
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Document Box

Materials

Gold

Pair of Black Lacquered Chinese Document Boxes
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of black lacquered Chinese document boxes lined in original paper with Chinese writing and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Sunburst Pattern Octagonal Document Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous Anglo-Indian octagonal shaped document box in sunburst pattern. Made in Vizagapatam
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Document Box

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Bone, Precious Stone, Sandalwood

Japanese Military Campaign Document Box. Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Japanese military Campaign traveling document box with fitted compartmentalized interior drawers
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1770s Japanese Edo Antique Document Box

Dutch Rococo Walnut and Marquetry Document Box
Located in Essex, MA
With slightly domed hinged lid elaborately inlaid with central animal figure under a crown, conforming inlaid sides with handles and ending on scroll feet.
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1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Document Box

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Walnut

Large Japanese Black Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A large early 20th century Japanese Ryoshibako (document) box of black lacquer with rounded corners
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Chinese Finely Carved Huanguali Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese rosewood Huanghuali document box with brass hardware including handles and lock latch
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Leather Patchwork Document Box from Europe, circa 1880
Located in Toronto, ON
A most unique patchwork leather covered wood box with highly decorative plaque, nailhead studs and
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1880s English Antique Document Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Fine Georgian Document Box of Walnut Cross Banded and Inlaid, circa 1780
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Georgian period box or document box with fine inlaid and cross
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Chinese Antique Red Lacquered Document Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese red lacquered box from the early 20th century, with brass hardware and removable
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Document Box, 17th Century, English, Vernacular, Pony Skin, Domed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The domed lid decorated with two rows of brass studs. The iron hasp marked 'IL', original iron lockplate, lock removed The interior lined with pages from 'Philosphical Dissertations...
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Mid-17th Century British Baroque Antique Document Box

Materials

Hide

Japanese Gold and Black Lacquer Service Tray and Lacquer Document Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Japanese gold and black lacquer service tray and lacquer document box, Both first half of the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Document Box

Materials

Lacquer

Burl Walnut and Brass Bound Document Box / Jewellery Casket, England Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The highly figured burl walnut exterior banded with bone strapping and applied brass elements, the domed lid centred by a pierced brass cartouche engraved with the Prince of Wales Fe...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Korean Wood Document Brass Hinge Box
Located in Vero Beach, FL
An antique Korean wooden document box from the late 19th century. These hand-crafted valuables box
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Late 19th Century Antique Document Box

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Brass

Early 20th Century Collection of Twelve Faded French Document Deed Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly decorative collection of 12 cardboard document boxes, the original red ground has faded
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Early 20th Century French Antique Document Box

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Bronze

Japanese Maki-e Mother of Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Box, Ric.050
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a flat rectangular document box and cover, decorated with mother-of
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19th Century Japanese Antique Document Box

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Tooled Leather Document Lock Box by J.O. Wilson, New York and Paris
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th c., leather document box with blue silk fabric lined interior, brass mounts and hinges
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Stag Antler Horn and Sandalwood Hinged Box
Located in Haarlem, NL
of the 19th century they were imported more commercially. Sewing boxes for the ladies and document
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Document Box

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Sandalwood

19th Century European Document Keepsake Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting old document or keepsake box with hand-painted crest on top, covered with antique
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19th Century European Antique Document Box

Materials

Metal

Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Box with Hinged Lid Lock and Key, English, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
document box.
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Document Box

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Brass

Georgian Box with Domed Lid Cross Banded hardwood, circa 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
decorative and would make a good, useful jewelry or document box.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Document Box

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Hardwood

19th Century, Chinese Box, Document and Art Storage Box
Located in Somis, CA
All original box is from Shanxi province. Such a box is deliberately made with reinforced corners
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19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Stag Antler Horn and Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in Haarlem, NL
of the 19th century they were imported more commercially. Sewing boxes for the ladies and document
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Document Box

Materials

Antler, Horn, Sandalwood, Bone

Large French box in marquetry wood -Star - Louis Philippe period France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful jewelry box, tea box, storage box, document box in inlaid oak wood. Marquetry medallion
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

20th Century Anglo Indian Historical Document or Scroll Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a highly important and exceptional Anglo-Indian document or scroll box from the 1920s
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Document Box

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Silver

Decorative Set of 3 Antique Faux Book Document Holders from Italy, circa 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
These faux book document holders are typically Italian. They started being produced in at least the
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Document Box

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Fabric, Wood, Paper

Chinoiserie Gilt Painted Box
Located in New York, NY
jewelry, brushes, grooming items, sometimes important documents, books or papers. Also boxes of this
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique box for letters / documents with a roller shutter door. The box is made of
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique box for letters / documents with a roller shutter door. The box is made of wood
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Document Box

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Wood

Fine Georgian Box, Flame Mahogany, Military Brass Side Handles, circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
, useful for documents, treasures or valuables alike. The box is well hand made with a hinged top
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Document Box

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Mahogany

Large Antique English Morocco Leather Despatch / Dispatch Box by Wickwar, London
Located in Bath, GB
government to securely transport sensitive documents, and boxes used in the lower houses of the governments
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Document Box

Materials

Leather

Japanese Lacquer Letter Box, Korin Style Subject
Located in Hudson, NY
document box).
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Document Box

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Crackled Lacquer Autumn Altar Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
tabletop in lieu of a larger cabinets. Such boxes were used to store cosmetics, jewelry, documents, and
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Document Tray
Located in Austin, TX
piece would originally have been the fitted tray for a larger document box, and would have been used to
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Document Box

Materials

Silver, 24k Gold

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Mahogany Side-Cabinet, Le Classeur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
document boxes. The original cipollino Campan rouge marble top above a frieze with central gilt-bronze
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Document Box

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

17th Century Nuremberg, German Iron Strongbox Jewels Casket
Located in Soquel, CA
Ornately painted cash box with iron hardware and key, on the original stand. Interior of box
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17th Century German Jacobean Antique Document Box

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Lap Desk Writing Slope Box, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
smaller document box with latticed stringing for storing keepsakes. The writing slope includes an early
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold and Silver Maki-E Floral Design, circa 1870
Located in Prahran, Victoria
This exquisite antique lacquered fubako (document box) has a deep overlapping lid, maki-e
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1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Document Box

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Document Box

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Bronze, Iron

French Antique Writing Desk Bureau Plat with Leather Top, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the keyhole to open the document box behind it. The quality of craftsmanship is top-notch and has
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Document Box

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Necklace, Original Box c1880s
Located in Litchfield, CT
: Three seed pearls HALLMARKS: 14 on chain and locket DOCUMENTS: Original box and attached hand
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1880s American Antique Document Box

Materials

Natural Pearl, 14k Gold

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Antique Document Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique document box available at 1stDibs. Each antique document box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique document box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique document box bearing Georgian, Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique document box that is appealing in its simplicity, but J.C. Vickery, Japanese School and Robert Burr Saddle Trunk Maker produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Document Box?

Prices for an antique document box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $190 and can go as high as $166,312, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.
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