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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 Sewing Boxes

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Chinese Export Richly Gilt Decorated Lacquer Sewing Box and Cover
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine Chinese sewing box made for the western market features an oblong octagonal and rounded
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

18c Venetian Painted Sewing Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unique Venetian Sewing Table
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19th Century Italian Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

Bone Inlaid Coromandel Wood Anglo Indian Locking Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Anglo Indian solid Coromandel wood sewing or work box features specimen wood and bone
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19th Century Indian Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Trinity House Inlaid Rosewood Sewing Box, circa 1870
Located in Nantucket, MA
Fine 19th century trinity house marquetry inlaid rosewood sewing box, circa 1870, made by a Trinity
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1870s British Folk Art Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

19th Century Haribaku - Sewing Box From Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great little box with three drawers and secret storage. Hand wrought iron base. Great hardware and
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19th Century Japanese Antique Sewing Boxes

Victorian Sewing Box Games Chess Table Side 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous and flexible Victorian games and sewing table Circa 1880 and with a trumpet form A
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1880s Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Scottish Carved Mahogany Sewing Box Blue Silk Chesterfield
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian mahogany hand carved sewing box with blue silk lined Chesterfield buttoned internals Please
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

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Silk, Mahogany

Chinoiserie Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie sewing box
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19th Century English Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Tramp Art Box.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Nicely done 19th century tramp art sewing box.
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19th Century American Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Burr Walnut Birdseye Maple Work Sewing Box 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb burr walnut and birdseye maple marquetry work / sewing table, Circa 1860 in date The
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1860s Antique Sewing Boxes

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Walnut

Swedish Flamed Birch Box
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish flamed birch sewing box, Circa 1840, of rectangular form with a hinged lid, interior
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19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Sewing Boxes

Decorative Sewing Jewel Box in Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III, France 1870
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Jewel decorative box or sewing box, in Boulle style Marquetry in Ebony, Copper, Brass, Mother of
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Sewing Boxes

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Brass, Bronze

Decorative Sewing Jewel Box in Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III, France 1870
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Jewel decorative box or sewing box, in Boulle style Marquetry in Ebony, Copper, Brass, Mother of
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Sewing Boxes

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Brass, Bronze

Late 19th Inlaid Mahogany and Maple Wood Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
case or sewing box. .
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Late 19th Century English Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Maple

Antique Ottoman Stool Dressing Sewing Box Seat Quality English, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A very pleasing English late Victorian ottoman stool presented in good antique condition This attractive piece offers quality and style With rare octagonal lower form Benefiting f...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Fluted Ebony box, 19th c
Located in San Marino, CA
Ebony sewing box with reeded carved exterior, interior with ten upper compartments, seven having
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19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Bone

Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in San Marino, CA
A lacquered and mother of pearl inlaid Japanese sewing box. This Japanese lacquered box is
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Superb Strawwork Box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A superb large late 18th century french straw work ladies sewing box with an unusal mirrored
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Sewing Boxes

Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Located in Paris, FR
Mahogany sewing box in the shape of a grand piano, with a hidden music box. Inside the box is a set
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1820s French Charles X Antique Sewing Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood

Antique French BARLEY TWIST Jewelry Chest Side End Table Sewing Box Oak 19thC
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Late 19th Century Antique French Oak BARLEY TWIST Jewelry Table/Serving Chest/Box or End
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Oak

Biedermeier Casket Box, Cherry, Blackened Wood Inlay, Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
. Very Classic design from Germany, circa 1820. Originally intended as a sewing box, the round
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Sewing Boxes

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Cherry, Ebony

Two Tortoise Shell Veneer Boxes
Located in Buchanan, MI
sewing box raised on bun feet Priced per box. (measure: 1.5" x 6" x 3") Taller box: 5.75" x 3" x 3
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Boxes

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Tortoise Shell

Small 19th Century Pine Tabletop Deed Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
sound and attractive piece, it has been cleaned and polished and has no end of uses from a sewing box to
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

19th Century Regency Rosewood Teapoy
Located in Richmond, Surrey
rosewood feet. Converted to be used as a Jewellery Box or Sewing Box. (inside has been refurbished).
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19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Boxes

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Rosewood

Regency Birdseye Maple Box on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
sewing, box having hinged lid enclosing three removable mahogany lined trays with original flush fitted
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Boxes

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Birdseye Maple

French Napoleon III Bamboo Sewing Table
Located in Austin, TX
Petite French antique Napoleon III sewing box. Dark bamboo legs and a hand painted Chinoiserie
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19th Century French Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Bamboo

19THC ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED SPOOL BOX W/ LID-SEWINGI BOX
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED SPOOL SEWING BOX W/ LID IN GREAT CONDITION
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19th Century American Antique Sewing Boxes

Antique French Country Oak Walnut Serpentine Sewing Cabinet Side Accent Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique sewing box table or cabinet, circa 1910s. Made from oak & walnut featuring serpentine form
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1910s French Provincial Antique Sewing Boxes

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Oak, Walnut

3 Pc, Antique Scottish Tartanware Sewing Snuff Box Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
3 Pc, Antique Scottish Tartanware Sewing & Snuff box objects. A grouping of 3 antique Scottish
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19th Century Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Paper

Anglo-Indian Stag Horn Veneered Sewing / Work Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian stag horn veneered sandalwood sewing or work box with a sloped two-tier lid having a
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Sewing Boxes

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Bone, Antler, Wood

19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Antler Veneered Sewing / Work Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine Vizagapatam made antler veneered sewing / work box having tapered sides and a double tiered
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Sewing Boxes

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Antler, Wood

Impressive Shadow Box of 19th Century Sewing Tools
Located in Nantucket, MA
A collection of over 75 bone sewing objects including bodkins, clamps, tatting shuttle, bobbins
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Sewing Boxes

Early Tunbridge Ware Sewing Or Jewellery Box c1825
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Early Tunbridge ware sewing or jewellery box Date : c1825 Period : George IV Origin
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1820s British George IV Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Biedermeier Sewing or Jewelry Box, Mahogany with Maple Inlays
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier sewing or jewelry box Baden-Württemberg Mahogany, Maple Biedermeier, circa 1830
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Sewing Boxes

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Maple, Mahogany

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 Sewing Boxes

Materials

Paper

Oriental Metamorphic Concertina Sewing or Work Box Made in Golden Oak and very
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oriental Metamorphic Concertina Sewing or Work Box Made in Golden Oak and very stylish, the wood
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1920s Chinoiserie Antique Sewing Boxes

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Oak

Antique Jewelry Box, English, Rosewood, Mother of Pearl, Sewing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique jewellery box. An English, rosewood and mother of pearl sewing or haberdashery
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Antique Anglo Indian Coromandel Satinwood Lady, SJewellery Sewing Table Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Ceylonese, fitted Travelling Sewing or Jewellery Casket of good size proportions. Third quarter of the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

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Brass

Brighton Pavilion Tunbridge Ware Sewing Compendium
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Tunbridge Ware Form Sewing Compendium From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to
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Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Sewing Boxes

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Wood, Sycamore

Antique Anglo Indian Coromandel Satinwood Ladys Jewelry Sewing Table Box 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Ceylonese, fitted Travelling Sewing or Jewellery Casket of good size proportions. Third quarter of the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Cabinet with Cubework c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing cabinet with perspective cubework Date : c1840 Period : Victoria
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1840s British Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique English Georgian Tunbridge Ware Brighton Pavilion Sewing Compendium
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Tunbridge Ware Form Sewing Compendium From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Sewing Boxes

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Wood, Sycamore

Sewing set. Wood, mirror, metal, textile, etc. Possibly French school, 19th c
Located in Madrid, ES
with sewing and embroidery items (a box of needles, small scissors, a thimble, a bottle for oil for
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19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other

Regency Period Leather Sewing Casket
Located in London, GB
A fine quality early 19th century Regency period leather sewing casket with gilt-brass mounts, paw
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Brass

Coromandel Wood Gold Gilt Etui Sewing Kit Asprey Pencil Shell Cameos, circa 1860
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1860 Coromandel wood gold gilt Etui sewing
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1860s English Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fine and Large Chinese Export Gilt Decorated Lacquer Work Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese export gilt and black lacquer hexagonal form sewing or work box of substantial size
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sewing Boxes

Victorian Scottish Tartanware Box
Located in Northampton, GB
into sewing requisites, egg cups, trinket boxes and many other kinds of souvenirs, transfer printed
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Mid-19th Century Scottish Early Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

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Sycamore

Biedermeier Box with Interior, Walnut, Birch, Cherry, Maple, Vienna, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
. Elaborately done sewing / casket / jewelry box, thick walnut veneer on cherry solid wood. Lid with central
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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sewing Boxes

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Horn, Fabric, Mirror, Wood, Birch, Cherry, Maple, Walnut

Early 19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Straw Box
Located in London, GB
century Napoleonic prisoner of war straw work marquetry ladies sewing or jewellery box. With hinged lid
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Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Straw

Antique French Enamel Ormolu and Mother of Pearl Jewelry Casket, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
beautiful hand painted Sèvres Porcelain plaque of Cupid, later converted to a charming sewing box, dating
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1850s French Antique Sewing Boxes

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Enamel, Ormolu

English Mahogany 19th Century Games Table
Located in London, GB
well as for tools for drawing and painting. The table also has a deep sewing box drawer below this and
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Early 19th Century English Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Taisho Era c1920 s Mulberry Wood Haribako Sewing Tansu 11.5"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques. This is a Taisho era (c1920's) Haribako (sewing box) with an arrangement of four exterior
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Copper

19th Century English Oak Work Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Good Mid 19th Century English Oak Work Table or Sewing Box on Stand. The octagonal box with
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19th Century Antique Sewing Boxes

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Oak

Georgian Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
woodware for the tourist market began in the 1790s with the snuff box industry in Ayrshire. By 1820
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Early 19th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Sewing Boxes

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Sycamore

Antique Victorian Rosewood Gothic Work Side Sewing Table Box
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Victorian C1860 rosewood Gothic work side sewing table box. This is a
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1860s Victorian Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Lady s Work Box, English, Rosewood, Sewing, Table, Regency, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a quality antique lady's work box. An English, rosewood sewing or haberdashery table
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Early 19th Century British Antique Sewing Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

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Antique Sewing Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique sewing boxes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, all antique sewing boxes available were constructed with great care. Antique sewing boxes 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 sewing boxes bearing Victorian or Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique sewing boxes are appealing in their simplicity, but Palais Royal, Singer and A. Aucoc produced popular antique sewing boxes that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Sewing Boxes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,938, while they’re typically $25 on the low end and $70,000 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Sewing Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    A needlework box, or sewing box, is a storage box that has bins and compartments designed specifically for holding needles, threads and other accessories for sewing and needlepoint. Many manufacturers produce them out of wood, but some are fabric or plastic. Shop a selection of sewing boxes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    A sewing box can be called a sewing basket, a needle box or a needlepoint box. However, many people simply refer to the storage boxes for thread, needles and other sewing supplies as a sewing box. Shop a selection of sewing boxes on 1stDibs.
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