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19th Century French Papier Mache Black, Red, and Gold Chinoiserie Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an excellent example of 19th century French papier mâché in the form of a square box
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Papier Mache Black, Red, and Gold Chinoiserie Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an excellent example of 19th century French papier mâché in the form of a square box
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Octagonal Indian Kashmiri Turban Box in Papier-Mâché
Located in London, GB
Believed to be from the Kashmiri region in India, this turban box is made in papier-mâché. It is
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1920s Indian Islamic Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century Papier Mache and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Box, circa 1860
Located in Salisbury, GB
19th century papier mache / mother of pearl inlaid box.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
Hand Painted Papier Mache Snuff Box
By Stobwasser
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This papier mache snuff box is decorated with a hand painted portrait of a well dressed lady of the
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1820s German Regency Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century Inlaid Papier-mâché Mother of Pearl Chinese Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A 19th century inlaid papier-mâché mother of pearl Chinese box with two tiers and a lid, there’s
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Paper Mâché Red Pillbox with Bird Motif
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this gorgeous red lacquer paper mâché pillbox. Hand painted in red lacquer with black and
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Papier Mâché Pillbox Flower Motif
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this stunning red lacquered papier mâché pillbox. The bottom and inside of the box are
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1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Venetian papier mâché box
Located in Brescia, IT
Venezia, scatola in papier mâchè, inizi XIX° secolo
decorata con stampe acquarellate aventi come
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1820s Italian Rococo Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Painted Papier Mâché Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Impressive and very decorative papier mâché sewing cabinet painted with images taken from the book
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Georgian 1820 painted papier-mâché table snuff box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A Georgian 1820 painted papier-mâché table snuff box of a lady in blue white and gold, it measures
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1820s English Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Hand Painted and Gilded Papier Mache Aide Memoire
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This lovely hand painted and gilded papier mache aide memoire would have certainly caught the eye
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1850s English Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Paper Mache Lap Desk Box
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative large papier mache box that opens to reveal a pull out writing surface and
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19th Century English Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
$1,295
George III Henry Clay Papier Mache Tea Caddy
By Henry Clay
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Henry Clay papier mache tea caddy decorated with painted anthemion border and classical Etruscan
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
18th Century German Painted Papier Mâché Single Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
18th century German painted papier mâché single tea caddy.
A superb painted papier mâché single
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Early 18th Century German Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Painted Horse
Cart Papier Mache Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Large papier Mache tea caddy with sloping top, professionally painted all round. The top of papier
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Qajar Paper Mache Royal Pen-Box
Located in London, GB
A Qajar paper mache Royal pen-box.
Measures: H 4cm x 22.5cm.
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19th Century Persian Other Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Hide Books
Located in East Hampton, NY
Hand made hide books
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19th Century Italian International Style Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
$2,400 / set
Stobwasser Snuff Box
By Stobwasser
Located in Nottingham, GB
An early 19th century Stobwasser paper-mache snuff box painted with a very unusual scene of three
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1810s German George III Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Other
$1,092
Lovely Qajar Papier Mâché Royal Pen-Box
Located in London, GB
A lovely Qajar paper mâché Royal Pen-box
Measures: H 3.5cm x 21cm.
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19th Century Persian Other Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Victorian Painted Papier Mâché Inkstand
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Victorian painted papier mâché inkstand.
A beautiful ladies papier mâché inkstand daring with
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1850s English Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Rare and Beautiful 16th Century Siena Box
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare and Beautiful 16th century Siena box
13cm x 15.5cm x 27cm
Paper mache box gilt and lacquered
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16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th C. Paper Mache Porcelain Shipping Container
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Paper Mache porcelain shipping container/box. China would be shipped to France in these
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paint, Papier Mâché, Paper
19th C. Paper Mache Porcelain Shipping Container
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century paper mache porcelain shipping container. It was used to ship china to France. The
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paint, Papier Mâché, Paper
Antique German Folk Art Paper Mache Candy Container Ring Box Robin Bird
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German miniature oval paper mache composition candy container, trinket or ring box topped
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique Lacquered Hand-Painted and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Paper Mache Sewing Box
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique papier mâché sewing box features black lacquer finish with hand-painted polychrome and gilt
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19th Century European Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Circa 1860s Chinese Export Papier Mache Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860s Chinese Export papier mache box. Gilded designs highlighted by faces & hands of inlaid
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
c. 1890s Continental Papier-Mâché Pen Case Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1890s papier-mâché pen case box, Continental. Lid decorated with a courting scene as cupid
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Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century Persian Papier Mache Hand Painted Trinket Box
Located in London, GB
19th Century Persian Papier Mache Hand Painted Trinket Box
Covered in hand painted detail and
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1880s Indian Early Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique German Paper Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Chickens Rabbit Farm
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph landscape with
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique German Paper Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rabbits Chicks Flowers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph landscape of rabbits
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Regency Papier Mâché Snuff Box
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Regency papier mâché snuff box with a painting of a lady wearing an elaborate headdress.
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Papier Mache Round Tea Canister Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Chinese Export papier mache round tea canister box. Qing dynasty. Scarlet ground
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
English Papier Mâché Jewellery Sewing Cabinet Box Circa 1860
Located in Cheltenham, GB
English Papier Mâché Jewellery Sewing Cabinet Box Circa 1860
This charming and decorative papier
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Kashmiri Papier Mache Collection
Located in London, GB
Kashmiri Papier Mache Collection
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century
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1920s Pakistani Early Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century Papier Mache Kashmir filling chest
Located in London, GB
19th Century Papier Mache Kashmir filling chest
We are proud to offer a highly decorative late
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Early 1900s Pakistani Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Papier Mache Kashmir Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Papier Mache Kashmir Collection
A nice collection of hand-crafted papier
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Early 1900s Indian Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Floral Roses Gold
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph pattern of pink and
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Kashmir Papier Mâché Hand Painted Tobacco Jar
Located in London, GB
A wonderful example of an early 20th century handcrafted papier mâché tobacco jar. Hand painted
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1910s Pakistani Folk Art Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Duck Backpack Basket
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph of a duck walking
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Rabbit Chicks
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring lithograph scenes of a rooster
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a cartoon lithograph landscape of
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Mrs Duck
Mr Rabbit
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph scene showing an
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
19th Century, Papier Mache Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very elegant mid-19th century papier mache tea caddy, of bombe type form, having exceptional hand
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Other
19th Century Papier Mache Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A floral decorated tea caddy. It is so pleasing .
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19th Century British Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
19th Century English Papier Mache Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Papier Mache tea caddy
We are proud to offer a decorator's joy, this
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1850s Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
18th Century Henry Clay Papier Mache Tea Caddy
By Henry Clay
Located in Northampton, GB
handle.
Henry Clay was an assistant to one of the pioneers in papier-mache by the name of John
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18th Century British Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
A Victorian Jennens
Bettridge Papier Mache Tea Caddy
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in London, GB
Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Papier Mâché Tea Caddy
This exquisite Victorian tea caddy, crafted
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Papier Mâché Tea Caddy with Abalone Inlay
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
producing quality papier-mâché wares. There is a lot of detail and carving to the front, top and sides of
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1860s High Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Paper
English Mother of Pearl and Papier Mâché Tea Caddy with Lidded Interior, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English black lacquered Papier mache and mother of pearl inlaid hinged tea caddy with scalloped
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1810s English George III Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Foil
American Victorian Wood and Paper Mache Sewing Box on Pedestal Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
American Victorian Wood and Paper Mache sewing box on pedestal base
Paper Mache depicts bird and
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Black Laquer Papier Mache Letter Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nicely rendered and decorated.
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19th Century English Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Napoléon III Lacquered Papier-Mâché Box, Oriental Fishermen - 1Y211
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite antique box, crafted in lacquered papier-mâché, features a polychrome design of
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
A painted Papier-mâché snuff box inscribed with provenance to a gunner on Victor
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A painted Papier-mâché snuff box inscribed with provenance to a gunner on Victory at Trafalgar
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Early 1800s English Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Rare Pair of 19th Century English Papier Mache Handmade Jack in the Box Dolls
Located in London, GB
19th century pair of Papier Mache, lace and linen clothed jack in the box dolls. To obtain a pair in
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1880s British Victorian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Paper
Collection of Kashmiri Boxes
Objects
Located in Southampton, GB
Collection of c1900-1950's paper mache trinket boxes and objects from Kashmir, to include:
Hand
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Brass
$934 / set
19th Century Chinese Paper Mache Box with Classic Chinese Pattern
Located in Wainscott, NY
19th century Chinese papier mâché box with classic Chinese pattern.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Paper Mache Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
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Antique Paper Mache Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique paper mache boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and mother-of-pearl, all antique paper mache boxes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique paper mache boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique paper mache boxes bearing Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique paper mache boxes over the years, but those made by Henry Clay are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Paper Mache Boxes?
Antique paper mache boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $869, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $11,334.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
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