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French Empire Boxed Writing Set Made in France
Located in Toledo, OH
Ornate leather boxed French Empire three-piece writing set. Included in the box is a letter opener
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Letter Box

Materials

Silver

Empire, Sterling Silver-Mounted Two-Piece Fish Set in Original Box, Paris
Located in New York, NY
1875. Monogrammed with a script letter B. Original box (which comes with the set) has the same gilt
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1870s French Empire Antique Letter Box

Materials

Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Edwardian Sapphire and Diamond Gypsy Ring
Located in London, GB
Details: Colour: H-I, Clarity: VS Hallmarked: Yes, Birmingham (Date letter faded) Period: Edwardian Box
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century French Leather Travel Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
lockable box has a letter section, a document container, Metal nibs for pens, letter opener, quills
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Letter Box

Materials

Bone, Leather, Wood

Travel Pharmacy for Apothecary, Tuscany, First Quarter of the 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
desks, letter racks, table service boxes, etc. of mainly English production. In this case the furniture
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Early 19th Century Italian Other Antique Letter Box

Materials

Porcelain, Walnut

Magic Trick "the Latest Billiard Ball Trick", circa 1890s, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
conjuror who owned these items. It was folded and enclosed at the bottom of the green box; letter
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Letter Box

Materials

Copper

Nickel Letter Box
Located in New York, NY
Nickel letter box, with lock and key
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Early 20th Century German Antique Letter Box

Materials

Nickel

Leather / Brass Letter Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century French leather letter box (AB421/10)
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19th Century French Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Letter Box
Located in New York, NY
Regency Mahogany Letter Box with scrolling brass inlay and hinged lid. English,Early 19th
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19th Century English Antique Letter Box

19th Century English Letter Box
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th century English letter box with silver monogram.
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Mahogany

English Letter Box, circa 1870s
Located in Highland Park, IL
A beautiful English mahogany and brass letter box. Postage rates on front.
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1870s English Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Rare English elmwood letter box
Located in Hudson, NY
English Elmwood letter box with embossed leather writing surface and drawer with brass pull. circa
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19th Century British Antique Letter Box

Materials

Elm, Leather

English Tooled leather letter box
Located in Hudson, NY
English 19th c. tooled leather letter box with slots for the days of the week and a key
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19th Century English Antique Letter Box

Materials

Leather

Rare English Elmwood letter box
Located in Hudson, NY
English elmwood letter box. circa 19th Century with original gold tooled leather writing surface
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19th Century British Antique Letter Box

Materials

Elm

English Country House Letter Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
An English country house letter box, circa 1900. Boxes of this type were kept in the foyers of
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Early 20th Century English Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Rare English burl wood letter box
Located in Hudson, NY
English burl wood letter box with embossed leather and brass details.
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19th Century British Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Unusually Large Edwardian Letter Box
Located in London, GB
Unsually Large brass Edwardian letter box. This is cast as a single piece with applied moulded edge
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Early 20th Century English Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Victorian Marquetry Mahogany Letter Box, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Victorian marquetry mahogany letter box, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Mahogany

19th C. Dutch Inlaid Wood Letter Box
Located in Chicago, IL
19th C. burled and inlaid wood letter box/chest from the Netherlands, c. 1800s.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Letter Box

Materials

Wood

Scottish Yew Wood Letter Box, Circa 1880
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Scottish Yew Wood Letter Box, Circa 1880, with brass design and paper lining inside
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19th Century Scottish Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Letter Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Oak Letter Box with brass letter slot and information plaque. The front of the box features
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19th Century British Antique Letter Box

William IV Period Rosewood Desk Letter-Box
Located in Cambridge, GB
William IV period rosewood desk letter-box; the lid pierced with two slots and inset with mother-of
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19th Century English Antique Letter Box

Materials

Rosewood

Novelty Letter Box
Located in London, GB
Victorian Novelty Stately Home Letter Box in the form of a Grandfather Clock c.1870
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19th Century English Antique Letter Box

Oak Letter Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Victorian oak letter box with glass viewing window and brass letter slot engraved with the words
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1870s British Antique Letter Box

Bronze Antique Letter Box Cover
Located in Lancashire, GB
Bronze Antique Letter Box Cover. A lovely, unpolished Welsh antique wall letter box cover in solid
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Bronze

Army and Navy Solid Oak Country House Letter Box, 20th Century
By Army Navy CSL
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Army and navy letter box made of solid oak with an ornate nickel-plated letter slot to the top with
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Nickel

Neat Oak and Brass Victorian Letter Box, circa 1880
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Neat oak and brass Victorian country house or hotel letter box, circa 1880, with a solid top and
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1880s Victorian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Victorian Brass Letter Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand chased brass box with original lock and devided velvet interior for letters.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Tortoiseshell Silver Letter Box Letter Clip and Page Turner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tortoiseshell and sterling silver desk set, comprising a letter box with silver fittings circa 1898
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Late 19th Century British Antique Letter Box

Materials

Sterling Silver

Letter Box Attributed to Edward F. Caldwell Co. New York
By Edward F. Caldwell Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th Century Letter Box Attributed to Edward F. Caldwell & Co. New York, one of the premier
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19th Century American Antique Letter Box

Materials

Ormolu

Large Carved Wood Letter Box
Located in Culver City, CA
This carved oak letter or document box has a variety of carvings that cover all exposed surfaces as
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19th Century American Antique Letter Box

Materials

Oak

Large Dutch Marquetry Letter Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine quality workmanship and generous scale. Beautiful florals!
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Letter Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Dutch Desk Top Letter Box
Located in Southfield, MI
Wonderfully colorful Dutch letter box, designed for the desk top, most likely for the lobby of a
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19th Century Dutch Antique Letter Box

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Oak Private House Letter Box
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good and original oak private house letter box. Excellent overall original condition.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Letter Box

Late Regency George IV Period Letter Box
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The tray has pierced fretwork canted sides with stationary racks to each side of the central letterbox which has two divisions. The hinged top with a lock is inlaid with floral mothe...
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1820s English William IV Antique Letter Box

Country House Oak Military Sentry Letter Box Post Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Country house oak letter box in the form of a sentry box. Has a glazed door with a watercolor
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Box

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Fubako or Letter Box, Mon Family Horita
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional letter box in black lacquer with a gold lacquer foliage decor with tin and copper
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19th Century Japanese Antique Letter Box

Antique Asian Letter Box
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful burled wood box from Asia with metal strapping.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Letter Box

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Export Letter Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very fine detailed gilt scenes on black lacquer. Octagonal shape.
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19th Century Antique Letter Box

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Oak Sentry Letter Box
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
(1840–1926), set inside a sentry box. The sentry box has a diamond design registration mark. This design
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Oak, Watercolor

Beautiful Charles X Letter Box in Fruitwood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles X cherry wood and nailhead motif circa 1830.
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19th Century French Antique Letter Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Oak Engraved Brass Country House Letter Post Box 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Country house letter box made of solid oak with an engraved brass letter slot with red letters V
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century Country House Oak Letter Box with Brass Slot and Beveled Glass
Located in Pau, FR
A mid-19th century country house desk top letter box, the oak body centred by a slope-front brass
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Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

19th c. Faux Bois Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare large faux bois papier mache letter box with parchment lined interior with lock and key.
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19th Century French Antique Letter Box

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper, Papier Mâché

Vickery London Country House Post Letter Box Stationery Book 20th century
By J. C. Vickery
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Country House letter, book and stationery box by J. C. Vickery, London. With engraved brass letter
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Early 20th Century British Antique Letter Box

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Coromandel Document Box with Jasperware Medallions
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine letter box signed Trussell {Brighton]. The dome-top lid is lined with silk and the body
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19th Century English Antique Letter Box

Materials

Wood

Renaissance Revival Walnut Marquetry Tabletop Coffer
Located in Denver, CO
makes a great jewelry or letter box.
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19th Century Antique Letter Box

Antique Oak Glazed Victorian Letter Post Box 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique oak letter box with brass "Letters" slot in the top with a bevelled glazed post leaves
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century Postal Letter Drop Box
Located in Seattle, WA
drop box for the Pony Express. Cast brass bat-wing handles are at the sides and brass nailhead trim
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19th Century American Antique Letter Box

Materials

Wood, Leather

Antique French Leather Desk Letter Holder Box
Located in Summerland, CA
Beautifully preserved leather box with pair of doors opening to slotted compartments for letters
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Early 20th Century French Antique Letter Box

Materials

Leather

Secessionist Period Stationary Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
L7015 A secessionist period stationary/letter box made by Erhard and Son executed in
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Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass

Letter Paper Case by Ferdinand Semmelroth of Nuremberg Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
Ferdinand Semmelroth is among the most important (ivory) wood carvers of the Nuremberger Jugendstil. He finished his apprenticeship under famous teachers like Peter Behrens, Richard ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Letter Box

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ivory

Coromandel Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Sewing Box veneered in exotic coromandel with exquisite fine brass and Mother of Pearl
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Letter Box

Fine Napoleon III Kingwood and Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Letter Caddy
By Jean-Pierre Tahan
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Napoleon III Kingwood and Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted letter caddy in the style of Jean
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Letter Box

Materials

Bronze

George V Novelty Silver Pillar Box Stamp Dispenser
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A fine and rare George V novelty silver Stamp Dispenser made in the form of a Pillar Letter Box
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Early 20th Century English Antique Letter Box

Materials

Silver

Parkins Gotto Silver Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
travelling mirror and secret letter compartment. This wonderful box retailed by Parkins & Gotto has a
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19th Century British Antique Letter Box

Materials

Brass, Silver

Eridge Castle Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
features three letter compartments. This tunbridge stationery box comes with a fully working lock and
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Box

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Letter Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique letter box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique letter box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique letter box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique letter box bearing Victorian, Art Nouveau or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique letter box over the years, but those crafted by Army Navy CSL, Grey Co, Birmingham and J.C. Vickery are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Letter Box?

The average selling price for an antique letter box at 1stDibs is $1,287, while they’re typically $149 on the low end and $22,850 for the highest priced.
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