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Eastern barrel-shaped container. Porcelain, metal. China 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Eastern barrel-shaped container. Porcelain, metal. China 19th century. With marks on the base
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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Other

Early 20th C. Abercrombie Fitch, Thermos Co. Seven Person Picnic Set C.1920
By Abercrombie Fitch, The American Thermos Bottle Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
enamel and metal containers stamped Abercrombie and Fitch, 7 enamel mugs, salt and pepper shakers, 7
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Silver, Brass, Enamel, Stainless Steel, Nickel

EARLY 19THC IRON METAL ORIGINAL PAINTED COAL CONTAINER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC HAND MADE AND HAND FORGED COAL BUCKET FROM PENNSYLVANIA IN ORIGINAL BLACK PAINTED SURFACE. THIS BUCKET W/LID AND HANDLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND SURFACE.
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19th Century American Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Iron

Antique Black and Gold Painted Chateauneuf Du Pape Grape Harvesting Hotte
Located in Dallas, TX
This French metal container is known as an hotte. Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th
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Early 1900s French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Antique Painted Chateauneuf Du Pape Grape Harvesting Hotte, C. 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This French metal container is known as an hotte. Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Antique Painted Chateauneuf Du Pape Grape Harvesting Hotte, C. 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This French metal container is known as an hotte. Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Early 20th C. Six Person Picnic Set C.1920
By The American Thermos Bottle Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Includes 2 stainless steel containers with leather straps, small metal container, 7 cups, glass and
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Silver, Brass, Enamel, Stainless Steel, Nickel

17th Century Italian Walnut Warmer Brazier Renaissance Style Walnut Box
Located in Milano, MI
antique box but features a metal container inside, and it was commonly used in Italian noble families of
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Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Iron

19th Century Spanish Iron Container
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming later 19th century Spanish lidded container in painted iron. A terrific accent
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19th Century Spanish Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

English 19th Century Storage Container
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. Constructed of sturdy pine and reinforced with metal at the joinery, the patina is outstanding. The wood is
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19th Century English Rustic Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

English 19th Century Storage Container
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. Constructed of sturdy pine and reinforced with metal at the joinery, the patina is outstanding. The wood is
Category

19th Century English Rustic Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

18th Century Grain Measure Container
Located in Houston, TX
18th century grain measure container with metal supports and a metal handle.
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18th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Iron

Mid 19th Century Rustic Swedish Pine Storage Container
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish pine storage container circa 1860. Very nice rare item to find
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Mid 19th century rustic Swedish pine storage container
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century rustic swedish pine storage container circa 1860. Very nice rare item to find
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Sterling Silver Bougie Box, Antique George III
By Aaron Lestourgeon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
the luxury of a portable wax jack. The solid metal container was used to protect and allow controlled
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1770s British George III Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Tommaso Realfonso Still Life Flower Vase Oil on Canvas Red White
Located in Sanremo, IT
, based on their pyramidal grouping and accentuated by the seventeenth-century type of the metal container
Category

Early 18th Century Italian School Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early to Mid-1900s Plaster Putti Wine Sculpture/Container from France
Located in Dallas, TX
From France, this charming metal over plaster container is depict two putti working hard at
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Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Patinated Copper-Plated Milk Container or Umbrella Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
, the tall copper-plated container with the original attached lid and handle is in excellent condition
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

19th Century French Patinated Copper-Plated Milk Container or Umbrella Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
, circa 1880, the tall copper plated container featuring the number 141 has the original attached lid and
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Planter Basin Trough Water Feature antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
design, very versatile as an interior planter stone container cachepot, focal point, water feature
Category

17th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Stone, Metal

19th Century French Polished Copper Plated Milk Container with Removable Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1880, the tall copper container has side handles and its original removable top. The large and
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

Antique French Faience Wall Mounted Water Container By Creil Et Montereau
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Bristol, GB
metal tap. Originally designed to hold water or other liquids which could then be dispensed using the
Category

19th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

19th Century Belgium Polished Copper Plated Milk Container with Handles and Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1880, the tall metal and copper container has side handles and its original removable lid. The
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Late 19th Century Belgian Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

19th Century Belgium Polished Copper Plated Milk Container with Handles and Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1880, the tall metal and copper container has side handles and its original removable lid. The
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Late 19th Century Belgian Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

Pair Of Large Vintage Galvanised Storage Bin Containers, Indian, Early 20th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
store grain such as rice or pulses. Made from galvanised metal painted in typical Indian fashion with
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Tub Planter Firepit Trough Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
left its marks on this container and a very nice patina. Installed will be the focal point of any
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Late 17th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Metal

Horse Trough Hand Carved Stone Container Sink Antiques Garden Los Angeles CA LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
its marks on this container and a very nice patina. Installed will be the focal point of any landscape
Category

17th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Stone, Metal

Vintage J.S. Ivins Son Inc. Malted Milk Biscuits Round Glass Lid Tin Container
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage J.S. Ivins Son Inc. Malted Milk Biscuits Round Glass Lid Tin Container. Circa Early to Mid
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Early 20th Century American Classical Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

End XIX Century Brass and Glass Hourglass Antique Time Measuring Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
rose. Another version consisted of a metal container with a hole in the bottom which, placed to float
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1890s Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Glass

Pair of vases with bases with elephant heads. Bronze, wood, etc. 19th c. etc.
Located in Madrid, ES
mythological beasts, enhanced with golden details and bands of geometric motifs. They have metal containers
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19th Century Asian Other Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Bronze, Other

Powder Horn, Horn, Metal, Etc., Spain, 1847
Located in Madrid, ES
Dusting carved horn, metal, cord, Spain, 1847. Container to store gunpowder formed from an animal
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1840s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Other

Pair of French Grape Buckets with Metal Banding and Handles, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The oval buckets make excellent planters or firewood containers, banded in metal and having
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Early 20th Century Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Wood

3 Antique 1920s Fish Bowl Candy Jars Kitchen Apothecary Hoosier Canister Scoop
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three rare antique 1920’s clear glass fish bowl shaped candy containers with metal lids and
Category

1920s Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Carved Wood Inkwell Dog
Located in New York, NY
of a kind inkwell with its original glass container and metal cover.
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Late 19th Century French Revival Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Wood Rice Basket
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
beautiful patina and original metal hardware. A rice measure container handcrafted more than 100 years ago
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Early 20th Century Chinese Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Iron

18th C Rare Samurai Katana Sword Storage Case.
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Fine Samurai Katana Storage Container with Gilded Crest This fine Samurai Katana storage container
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Bear Smoking Set
Located in New York, NY
base holding metal stick with two containers shaped like cracked egg halves to hold matches. At his
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19th Century Antique Metal Containers

Victorian Mahogany Carved Cigar Box, 19th Century
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
leaves and curls. The interior is made of cedar wood. At the top, below the lid is a metal round
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1880s British Victorian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Mahogany

Turn of the Century French Salt and Pepper Stand
Located in High Point, NC
A metal rack from France with cut glass shakers and dish. An elaborate stand of silver metal
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Silver, Brass

Antiq French Brass Tabernacle Box Reliquary Lamb of God Liturgical Cabinet 20thC
Located in Shreveport, LA
container~ ~Brass metal front features brass gothic tracery designs to the upper and lower. Large
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1910s French Gothic Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass

Convex George III period Rolled Paper Tea Caddy, c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
shell, enclosing a metal-foil lined container designed to hold dried tea leaves. This
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Metal Containers

Antique Substantial French Metal Container
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Substantial antique gauged and riveted metal container, possibly a log or coal box. Original paint
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Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Old French Heavy Metal Container or Jug
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Had this been American, I think I would have said it was for milk, but it is French and has the letters; C L and possibly an A, but I am not sure how they might have used it. Very th...
Category

Early 1900s French Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Italian Black Toleware Bucket Bin Container
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Elegant and versatile black metal container featuring an image of a French carriage. This sturdy
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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Pair of African Metal and Leather Talismans Medicine Bags
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African tribal metal and leather medicine, talismans bag, the metal container is adorned with brass
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

19th Century Russian Brass Samovar Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Wired and ready to illuminate. No shade. A samovar is a metal container traditionally used to heat
Category

Late 19th Century Russian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Metal and Polished Copper Milk Container
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1880, the tall copper container has a top handle and its original removable lid. The large and
Category

Late 19th Century French Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

19th Century French Metal and Polished Copper Milk Container
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1880, the tall copper container has side handles and its original removable lid. The large and
Category

Late 19th Century French Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

Antique Chateauneuf Du Pape Grape Harvesting Hotte
Located in Dallas, TX
This French metal container is known as an hotte. Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Antique Chateauneuf Du Pape Grape Harvesting Hotte
Located in Dallas, TX
This French metal container is known as an hotte. Hottes were used during the 19th and early 20th
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Silvered Metal Milk Container with Chained Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your house organized by placing this beautiful, antique container as an umbrella stand by your
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Modernist Lacquered Metal Brass Jewelry Box Container Bauhaus Era
By Bauhaus, Bauhaus Deutschland, Ruppelwerk
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lacquered metal and brass jewelry box in an art deco modernist style from the Bauhaus era
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1920s German Bauhaus Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Super-Simplex Calculator Italian Manufacture of the 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
specific weights of different materials. It consists of a series of racks enclosed in a metal container and
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1920s Italian Antique Metal Containers

Large Rustic Grain Container
Located in Sheffield, MA
wastebasket, waste basket. The barrel has rustic worn metal patina. Also consider using it to store bird
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Early 20th Century Indian Industrial Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Antique "Chateau Cos Labory" Grape Harvesting Hotte from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful French container is known as a hotte. The exterior of the metal container has been
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Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Andrianna Shamaris Iron Mesh Container
Located in New York, NY
Antique folk art from Flores. Hand woven iron mesh container with whimsical top. Andrianna
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1920s Primitive Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Iron

Consolidated listing/ Set of 4 items
By The American Thermos Bottle Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
brass plated locks. Includes 2 stainless steel containers with leather straps, small metal container, 7
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Silver, Brass, Enamel, Stainless Steel, Nickel

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Antique Metal Containers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique metal containers available for sale. Frequently made of metal, copper and wood, all antique metal containers available were constructed with great care. Antique metal containers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique metal containers are generally popular furniture pieces, but Industrial and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Metal Containers?

Prices for antique metal containers start at $200 and top out at $27,000 with the average selling for $763.