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Antique “Château Malescot St. Exupéry” 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

19th Century Wine Barrel / Container for Grapes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century oak slatted wine or grape barrel or container with brass bands. The condition is very
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19th Century American Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

English 1900 J&J Coleman Signed Tin Container
Located in Stamford, CT
J&J Coleman signed tin container made to look like a mahogany box with a key lock. Two compartments
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Early 20th Century English Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Industrial Oil Container, USA, circa 1900
Located in Milan, IT
A metal industrial oil containers, N 27, with faucet, reused as flower boxes.
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Early 1900s American Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Iron

African Tutsi Wood Milk Container, Rwanda Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
jug. Skilfully crafted, this milk container has a simple cylindrical shape. On the sides, metal
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Early 20th Century Rwandan Other Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Large Antique French Polished Copper Milk Container "77", Early 1900s
Located in Dallas, TX
to the early 1900s. Before the advent of refrigerated trucks, metal milk containers, such as this
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Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

French Cylindrical Shop Containers of Brass and Pewter, Individually Priced
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of large French conical or cylindrical shop canisters or containers of brass and pewter form
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19th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass, Pewter, Metal

Antique French Polished Copper Milk Container, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Before the advent of refrigerated trucks, metal milk containers, such as this French polished
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1890s French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Copper

Two Similar Chinese Export Tole Tea Containers Now as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two similar Chinese export tole black and gold painted tea storage containers one numbered "10" and
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Jugendstil Copper and Brass Ice Container, Germany, 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Metal Jugendstil ice container is an original decorative object realized in the first decades of
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1910s German Jugendstil Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pink Pig Wicker Basket Butcher Shop Display Container, Antique, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pink pig wicker basket container. Made of wicker, paper mache and glass eyes. This was
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Antique French Polished Copper Milk Container "73", circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Before the advent of refrigerated trucks, metal milk containers, such as this French polished
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1890s French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Copper

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

19th Century Belgium Polished Copper Plated Milk Container with Removable Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1880 and made of solid copper, the tall container is decorated with side handles and features the
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

Danish 19th Century Mahogany Spice Box With Glass Containers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
drawer there is a set of metal plate containers also for spices, the drawer opens with pulling up a brass
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Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass

19th Century French 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 French Country Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Copper

19th Century English Regency Old Sheffield Silver Plate Samovar
Located in London, GB
traditional samovar consists of a large metal container with a tap near the bottom and a metal pipe running
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1830s English Regency Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Silver Plate

Japanese Gilt Honda Tabako-bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
two removable containers with metal linings and lacquered exteriors. The larger container is a small
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Sheet Metal

Antique Turkish Middle Eastern Copper Hammered Oversized Water Pot 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
metalwork. Hand forged and hammered metal tinned copper container with lid. Middle Eastern Moorish Arabic
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19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Late 19th Century German Rustic Horn and Antler Trimmed Wine Cooler
Located in Queens, NY
trim and a flip-top exposing a metal interior container.
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Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Horn, Oak

English Georgian Caviar Silver Plate Serving Dish with Revolving Lid Circa 1940
By Sheffield
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
silver plated metal roll top globe dome container box, could be use to serve caviar or sugar. Silver
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Silver Plate

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 Metal Containers

Materials

Bone, Leather, Wood

Early 20th Century Copper Rimmed Container
Located in Oaks, PA
A large early 20th century metal container with polished copper rim.
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Early 20th Century Antique Metal Containers

Pair of Three part French Containers
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of three part metal containers, with brass spout for use in wine making.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair of Large French Mustard-painted Cans
Located in Port Chester, NY
Decorative pair of large French metal containers.
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19th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

19th Century Tabakobon Japanese Lacquer
Located in Paris, FR
drawers, two metal containers with engraved silver metal flowering cherry branches and openwork caps
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19th Century Japanese Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Norwegian Samovar, 19th Century
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Beautiful brass samovar from Norway circa 19th century. A samovar is a metal container
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19th Century Norwegian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass

19th Century Vampire Kit
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
vile for powdered garlic or serum, two metal containers, and an engraved dagger. All items enclosed in
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Late 19th Century Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Brass, Steel

Rare Biedermeier Burr Yew Spittoon
Located in St. Louis, MO
removable metal container filled with lavender, sand or crushed shells. Today, with a glass or marble top
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Wood

Du Pape Metel Containers
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Used to carry grapes for wine making. Available June
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19th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Four Ivory Coast Containers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four containers used for milking goats from the Ivory Coast.
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19th Century Ivorian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Pair of Vintage Tobacco Containers
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual pair of Republic period Chinese tobacco containers with elaborate Chinese characters
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Austrian Art Deco Container from 1920s
Located in Oslo, NO
Austrian Art Deco container from 1920s with delicate curved handle and intricate linear design.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Pair of Jade Cinnabar Gilt Censers Containers
Located in Sarasota, FL
bejeweled. This Sino-Tibetan gilt metal CENSERS are Heig. Square in form each having a step dome lids inlaid
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Coral, Metal

French Glass Candy Container Lamp with Shade
Located in New Orleans, LA
FRENCH GLASS CANDY CONTAINER CONVERTED INTO LAMP WITH SHADE, CIRCA 1900 H 36" D 22"
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Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

1920s Tobacco Tin Box, Antwerp, Belgium
Located in Retie, BE
storage box made of metal. This antique lithographic shop tin for tobacco was made and designed for the
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Tin, Metal

1920 s Caterer s Station
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Metal caterer's station with ceramic containers and butcher block.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Metal Containers

Antique Taxidermy Elephant Foot Stool/Waste Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique taxidermy elephant foot with insert metal container. It could be used as stool/waste basket
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1920s Kenyan Antique Metal Containers

Antique Taxidermy Elephant Foot Stool/Waste Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique taxidermy elephant foot with insert metal container. It could be used as stool/waste basket
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1920s Kenyan Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

Vallauris Vase Signed J. Massier Fils Vallauris, circa 1900
By Jerome Massier
Located in Paris, FR
Poly-lobed ceramic vase, iridescent cover with discrete motives. Original removable metal container
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Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Containers

French Metal Farm Containers
Located in San Francisco, CA
French metal farm containers from the early 1900s. Ideal for use as planters or containers in the
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19th Century French Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Large Church Votive Candle Stand, Wrought Iron, 19th Century, Floor Standing
Located in Totnes, GB
candles that can be lit when offering a prayer. The lower section has three metal containers that would
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Wrought Iron

XL Antique Coffee Container - Coffee Tin
Located in Retie, BE
XL Antique coffee container. This very large round red painted tole coffee tin - coffee box was
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

George III Style Antique English Tôle Tea Tin Mounted as a Lamp circa 1910
Located in Houston, TX
from a metal container that was originally used to store tea in a food shop. Before the invention of
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Metal Containers

Materials

Metal

Early George II Period Early 18th Century Walnut Inlaid Tea Chest
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The brass mounted tea chest is fitted with the original metal tea containers and reveals a
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1740s English George II Antique Metal Containers

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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.