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Edwardian Small Table Cabinet or Inlaid Box Lockable with Key, Ca.1905
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Edwardian period, table or desk cabinet or box with fine inlaid
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Document Box

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Document Box

Materials

Iron

19th Century British Colonial Rosewood Campaign Desk
Located in Port Jervis, NY
these drawers is seven hidden boxes for valuables, documents, etc. Four drawers below with a two over
Category

1870s English British Colonial Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Wooden Low Table / 1850-1920 / Coffee Table / Wabi Sabi Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
in the Meiji and Taisho eras (1968-1920). A wooden box is a box for storing documents and small
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquerware Fubako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa 19th
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Fabergé 14K Gold Opal and Diamond Stick Pin 1899–1905
By Fabergé
Located in New York, NY
—especially those with documented hallmarks and original boxes—are exceedingly rare. This stick pin represents
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Early 20th Century Russian Russian Revival Antique Document Box

Materials

Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Early 19th Century Russian Document Box
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 19th Century Russian Document Box Composed of Walnut Ivory Segments with Elaborate Hand Done
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19th Century Russian Antique Document Box

Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage wood document box with hand painted calligraphy - China.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Chinese Document Boxes
Located in Washington, DC
Two Red Lacquer Chinese Document Boxes.
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Tibetan Document Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Golden Painted Tibetan Document Box with Iron Hardware
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Document Box

Vintage Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1920s lacquer document box handpainted with quince flowers.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Pine

Rosewood document box
Located in Boston, MA
Small document box with leather writing surface, exposed brass screw heads and handles.
Category

19th Century Indian Antique Document Box

Materials

Rosewood, Leather

Ribbed document box
Located in Boston, MA
Carved wooden document box with scalloped edge and ribbed front & sides with several compartments.
Category

19th Century Indian Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Chinese Document Boxes
Located in Washington, DC
Set of two leather document boxes. Each displays an identifying Chinese seal, colloquialy known as
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Japanese Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Taisho period (c1920s) Japanese document box. Solid sugi (cedar) wood with original hardware
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Document Box

Leather Document Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique parchment leather document box with beautiful patina and handsome blue silk interior
Category

Early 1900s Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Leather

Painted document box
Located in New York, NY
Painted document box, with brass mounts, fittings and hinges
Category

18th Century and Earlier British Antique Document Box

18th Century Document Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An 18th Century Italian Intarsia decorated Document Box.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Large Rosewood document box
Located in Boston, MA
Large inlaid Rosewood & brass document box with compartments.
Category

19th Century Indian Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Collection of Document Boxes
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Collection of eight metal document boxes. Some with original contents.
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Document Box

Chinese Black Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique fir document box with original hand-painting from Shanxi, China. New hardware.
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Italian Marbelized Document Boxes
Located in Nashville, TN
Italian document boxes in colorful marbled paper on board with tie ribbons, used by families to
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1920s Italian Antique Document Box

18th Century French Document Box
Located in Birmingham, AL
18th century French walnut document box.
Category

Late 18th Century French Country Antique Document Box

Materials

Walnut

17TH CENTURY ITALIAN DOCUMENT BOX
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 17th Century Italian Walnut Document Box.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Pigskin Document Box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Large Antique Chinese Document Box, with original stamps , in wood and covered in pigskin
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Mahogany document box on stand
Located in New York, NY
Nicely grained mahogany document box with brass handles Ca 1850 on later stand
Category

19th Century English Antique Document Box

Materials

Mahogany

Hepplewhite Inlaid Document Box
Located in Litchfield, CT
Probably Pennsylvania, ca. 1790-1810. Condition: Excellent condition This large scale document
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Document Box

Materials

Mahogany, Burl

Chinese 19th Century Document Box
Located in Bedford, NY
ELM WOOD DOCUMENT BOX IN MAHOGANY STAIN.HAND MADE HINGES AND HARDWARE- ASSEMBLED WITH PEGS
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

George III Mahogany Document box
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A late 18th century George III mahogany serpentine outline document box with extensive Adam style
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Late 18th Century English Adam Style Antique Document Box

Group of Chinese Document Boxes
Located in Washington, DC
Group of decorative document boxes from 19th century China. Bottom box is elmwood, the middle is
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19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Elm, Leather, Lacquer

Hepplewhite Inlaid Document Box
Located in Sharon, MA
This finely crafted bow front document box has richly grained mahogany and intricate geometric
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19th Century American Antique Document Box

Materials

Mahogany, Poplar

Document Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty ShanghaiLacquered Document Box
Category

19th Century Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Document Boxes
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Jiangsu Document Box
Category

19th Century Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Document Box
Located in York, GB
A delightful 19th century Italian document box with a wonderful decorative finish. The box has
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19th Century Antique Document Box

Document Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Bobble Nail Trimmed Document Box
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Early 20th Century Antique Document Box

Document Boxes
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Golden Painted Document Boxes ( 2 available, priced and sold separately )
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Early 20th Century Antique Document Box

An 18th Century Dutch Document Box
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century Dutch padouk, brass and ebonized document box fourth quarter 18th century
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

An 18th Century Swedish Document Box
Located in New York, NY
A Late 18th Pine Document Box with Rounded Corners and Decorative Iron Strapwork. Sweden
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19th Century Swedish Antique Document Box

Document Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Shanxi Document Case
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19th Century Antique Document Box

Document Box
Located in Woodbury, CT
In an old red wash this box retains its original lock and key as well as the hand wrought handles
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Document Box

Materials

Iron

Early Pennsylvania Folk Art Document Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Document box, cherry and poplar, with beautiful leaf and vine inlay. The box is finely dovetailed
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19th Century American Antique Document Box

FIne Paint Decorated Document Box, c.1840
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Deep red paint decorated document box with dovetail construction, original hinges and brass
Category

19th Century American Antique Document Box

Materials

Pine, Paint

Large Italian Ebony And Bone Document Box
Located in Natchez, MS
Large scale ebony and bone document box with stepped top and paw feet Has "secret" compartment in
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19th Century Italian Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood, Bone

Lacquered Document Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
19thC. Lacquered Document Box in Original Condition
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19th Century Antique Document Box

Fine Paint Decorated Tramp Art Document Box
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Fine painted tramp art document box with excellent surface crazing. One of the best painted
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Document Box

17th Century Spanish Document Box with Iron Hardware
Located in Montecito, CA
Beautiful 17th Century Spanish Document box with Wrought Iron hardware
Category

18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Document Box

Materials

Iron

Anglo Indian Hand Etched Document Box Of Bone
Located in Hudson, NY
An Anglo Indian hand etched Document Box constructed of bone veneer, with design carved in to the
Category

19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Document Box

Painted Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage hand painted wooden box from the Fujian province, China. Used to store documents.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

English, mahogany tea caddy, document box, miniature clock
Located in New York, NY
caddy Ca. 1780 and English mahogany document box Ca 1800
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Document Box

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish 18th Century Tortoiseshell and Brass Document Box
Located in Natchez, MS
Swedish 18th c. Tortoiseshell and brass document box with medallions on each corner and molded
Category

18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Document Box

Colonial Padouk Wood Document Box, Late 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Distinctive Portuguese Colonial Padouk Wood Document Box with Brass Mounts, Double Handles, and
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Fujian Stacking Document Boxes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique stacking document boxes from the Fujian province in China. Raised decorated/painted
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19th Century Chinese Antique Document Box

Hand-Tooled 18th Century Leather Spanish Colonial Petaca Document Box
Located in Montecito, CA
Hand tooled and embossed leather Spanish Colonial document box. Hand forged iron hardware. Velvet
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Document Box

Colonial Mexican Document Box
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
colonial period box made from sabino wood with dovetail corners and hand forged steel hardware
Category

18th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Document Box

Small Austrian Document Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This unusually small box features original paint in excellent condition depicting a village scene
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19th Century Austrian Antique Document Box

Materials

Pine

Red Leather Ministerial Document Box, Signed, England, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Distinctive Red Leather Ministerial Document Box with Inset Brass Handle on Top and Brass Carrying
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

19th C. Spanish Document Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Spanish Carved Wood Flip-Top/Bench Form Document Box
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19th Century Spanish Antique Document Box

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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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