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Antique Binocular Set Shadow Box
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Set of three Civil war binoculars in a beautiful mahogany shadow box. Each elegantly mounted on a
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadow Box

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Mahogany

Pair of Lava Cameos in Shadow Boxes
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Unusual pair of hand-carved lava cameo set in back shadow box ,fine detailing With delicate
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Shadow Box

Materials

Lava

Taxidermy Shadow Box Diorama
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two taxidermy birds in a naturalistic setting with painted background.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Shadow Box

Taxidermy Bird Shadow Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming bird in glassed case with naturalistic setting and painted background.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Shadow Box

Antique Victorian Mixed Fruit Wax Diorama Displayed in Giltwood Shadow Box
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian still life diorama offers wax mixed fruit displayed in shadow box with
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Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Shadow Box

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Glass, Giltwood

1920 Oak Marquee Shadow Box
Located in Surrey, BC
Great original marquee ideal for a restaurant menu or featured piece of art. Was originally on a theatre in the Midwest. The item is as found condition with working key.  
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1920s American American Classical Antique Shadow Box

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Oak

Victorian Floral Wool Work Wreath in Deep Walnut Shadow Box, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian wool-work-wreath features floral display housed in deep walnut shadow box, 19th
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Shadow Box

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Wool, Walnut

Set of Nine Rare Antique Small Children s Baseball Gloves in Custom Shadow Box
By Mark Indursky
Located in Manhasset, NY
. Mounted on custom made steel stands inside a custom made black painted maple shadow box that measures 32
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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

Materials

Leather

Antique French Hand-Painted Fan with Gold Bronze Guards in Shadow Box, Ca 1850 s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French fine hand-painted fan with gold bronze guards in a giltwood shadow box, circa 1850s
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Shadow Box

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Bronze

Beautiful Antique Oval Shell Shadow Box Diorama
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Nantucket 19th century oval shell diorama having artistically arranged collection of natural shells against pale blue background. The old world frame is dark wood and there's...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shadow Box

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Shell, Glass, Wood

Shadow Box with a Collection of 18th Century English Wax Ring or Letter Seals
Located in Milford, NH
presented in a wooden shadow box with molded wooden edge, sealed, with a green fabric background. Provenance
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19th Century British Antique Shadow Box

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Glass, 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, crochet hooks, scissors and other sewing implements all dating from the late 19th cen...
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

Antique Religious Catholic Eucharist Last Rites Shadow Box
Located in Forney, TX
An antique, circa 1910, Catholic Eucharist (also called Holy Communion) sick call wooden shadow box
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Early 20th Century Antique Shadow Box

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Brass

Large Art Deco Shadow Box Mirror
Located in Manhasset, NY
Large Art Deco shadow box mirror. This very sleek and Classic iconic mirror is in fine condition
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Shadow Box

19th Century Florentine Giltwood Frame in Oak Shadow Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Florentine giltwood frame in oak shadow box. Exceptional carvings and gilt
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19th Century Italian Antique Shadow Box

Materials

Giltwood

Impressively Large Antique Diorama or Shadow Box of Sailing Vessel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very large impressive diorama or shadow box work of art with detailed sailing vessel.
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

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Glass, Wood

Antique Bird’S-Eye Giltwood Shadow Box Frame, circa 1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique shadow box frame offers birdseye maple and giltwood construction, circa 1850 Measures
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Mid-19th Century Antique Shadow Box

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Birdseye Maple, Giltwood

French Hand-Painted Portrait Plate Harpist Jules Etienne Rue De Paradis, France
By Jules Etienne Carot
Located in Roslyn, NY
, France, 1898 beautifully framed in a gold gilt shadow box frame with beige backdrop. Measures: Shadow
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Shadow Box

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Porcelain

Hand-Painted Portrait Plate Two Maidens Jules Etienne Rue De Paradis France
By Jules Etienne Carot
Located in Roslyn, NY
Paradis France, 1898 beautifully framed in a gold gilt shadow box frame with beige backdrop. Measures
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Shadow Box

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Porcelain

19THC ENGLISH HORSE OIL PAINTING IN WALNUT SHADOW BOX FRAME
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL ENGLISH HORSE OIL PAINTING ON BOARD IN ORIGINAL WALNUT SHADOW BOX FRAME.THE INNER
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19th Century English Antique Shadow Box

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Walnut

French Hand-Painted Portrait Plate of Maiden Jules Etienne Rue De Paradis France
Located in Roslyn, NY
De Paradis, France, 1898 beautifully framed in a gold gilt shadow box frame with beige backdrop
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Shadow Box

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Porcelain

French Hand-Painted Portrait Plate Two Maidens Jules Etienne Rue De Paradis
By Jules Etienne Carot
Located in Roslyn, NY
by Jules Etienne Rue De Paradis France 1898 beautifully framed in a gold gilt shadow box frame with
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Shadow Box

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Porcelain

19th Century Austrian Nativity Diorama
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Comprised of multiple figures in a diorama shadow box
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19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

Oval Concave Ship Diorama
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique oval concave clipper ship shadow box with convex glass.
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19th Century Antique Shadow Box

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Canvas

An English String Ship in Shadow Box Frame, Circa 1890-1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large three-masted ship composed of string and mounted inside a shadow box frame
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19th Century English Antique Shadow Box

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String, Wood, Paint

Chinese Shadow Box Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
There’s an air of mystery about this coffer with its rich, lacquered finish and the shadow cast by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Shadow Box

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Brass

Collection of 28 Antique Grand Tour Intaglios in Two Fruitwood Frames
Located in East Hampton, NY
Collection of 28 antique Grand Tour Intaglios set on green velvet in two fruitwood shadow boxes.
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19th Century Italian Antique Shadow Box

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Glass, Plaster, Wood

American Schooner Ship Diorama
Located in East Hampton, NY
American schooner ship relief in shadow box of the "B.S. Wright". Sculpted waves and painted
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Late 19th Century Antique Shadow Box

Sailing Ship Diorama, Late 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautifully detailed diorama or shadow box of a late 19th century schooner and tug boat.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shadow Box

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Wool, Paper, Plaster

Italian branch coral and coral bead necklaces in a custom shadowbox, c. 1930
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Branch coral and bead coral necklaces mounted on green linen and in a shadow box frame. Italy
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Shadow Box

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Pink Coral

Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered Feet Bind Lotus Shoes in Shadow Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Chinese green silk embroidered bound feet bind lotus shoes in shadow box Green floral
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Late 19th Century Asian Han Antique Shadow Box

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Silk, Wood

Set of 4 Original Antique Botanical Prints in a Shadow Box
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great set of 4 botanical prints in an antique pine shadow box Lithographs circa 1900 4 prints
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1890s English Victorian Antique Shadow Box

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Pine, Paper

Late 1800s Red Intaglios Mounted in Lucite Frames
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a set of three late 1800 red waxed gilt seal intaglios mounted on linen in a Lucite shadow
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Shadow Box

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Wax

Mid-19th Century Chinese Telescopic Fan of Gilt Decorated Black Lacquer Stays
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Mandarin palette. Archival mount in a shadow box frame. China, made for the Western trade, mid 19th
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Box

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Enamel

Set of 10 Italian 19th Century Plaster Framed Intaglios
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful collection of cast plaster intaglios. Mounted on black velvet and set in black shadow
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19th Century Italian Other Antique Shadow Box

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Plaster

Neopolitan Shell Collage
Located in New York, NY
verdigris finished vase. The hand-carved Italian oval cameo formed in shadow box with blue/green ogee shaped
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Shadow Box

Large Framed Antique South American Textile in Four Parts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. There is damage to plexiglass shadow box and wear to textile consistent with age and handling. Textile
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Early 20th Century South American Tribal Antique Shadow Box

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Textile

Set of Nine Rare Antique Small Children s Baseball Gloves
By Mark Indursky
Located in Manhasset, NY
steel stands inside a custom-made black painted maple shadow box that measures 32" x 32" x 2 1/2.
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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

19th Century Illustrated French Hand Fan in Gilt Shadow Box Frame
Located in Madrid, ES
enclosed in a gilt shadow box frame with deep green velvet background.
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19th Century French Antique Shadow Box

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Mother-of-Pearl, Paper

Cast High Relief Gothic Village Scene in Gilt and Burl Frame, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
cityscape background, set in gilt and burl shadow box frame, 19th century Measures: 22.5" H x 26" W x 5
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19th Century European Baroque Antique Shadow Box

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Metal

Antique Victorian Oval Mahogany Shadow Box Frame with Wax Flowers 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian shadow box offers oval mahogany frame with interior wax floral bouquet
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19th Century American Antique Shadow Box

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Mahogany, Glass

Pre Colombian Antique Peruvian Textile Fragment
Located in Delray Beach, FL
on a acid free matte in very decorative wood shadow box. The textile dated from late horizon -early
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17th Century Peruvian Antique Shadow Box

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Wool

Antique Silk Ikat Display in Lucite Shadowbox
Located in Delray Beach, FL
tribal man and female artists, this one is professionally mounted and displayed in Lucite shadow box and
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1910s Uzbek Antique Shadow Box

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Silk, Lucite, Wood

Antique Victorian Figural Carved Walnut Floral Shadow Box Frame Low Table c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian low center table offers walnut construction with octagonal shadow box top
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Late 19th Century European Antique Shadow Box

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Walnut

19th Century Georgian Gent Robert Norman Oil on Board, Rescued from the Ruins
Located in Lowestoft, GB
gilt and gesso shadow box with a attached label reading "Portrait of my ancestor, Robert Norman
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19th Century English Antique Shadow Box

Materials

Blown Glass, Hardwood, Softwood

German Baroque Religious Catholic Klosterarbeit Reliquary
Located in Astoria, NY
. Mounted in a shadow box without glass. In great antique condition with age-appropriate wear and use.
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Early 1800s German Baroque Antique Shadow Box

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Metal, Metallic Thread

Collection of 69 Global Conifer Ferns Shadow Boxes Natural History Specimens
Located in Lowestoft, GB
20th century, we have had the smaller thirty nine mounted in bespoke made shadow boxes constructed from
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Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Shadow Box

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Antique Maritime Diorama of a Four-Masted Clipper Ship c. 1880–1910
Located in Black Rock, CT
A commanding antique maritime shadow box diorama, featuring a four-masted clipper ship at full sail
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Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

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Metal

Shadow Box with Folk Art Flag
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early Folk Art flag made with red, white and blue cotton balls. The condition is beautiful. This is a very unique item from an old Connecticut collection.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

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Fabric

Framed Chinese armorial export octagonal dinner plate, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese famille rose porcelain armorial plate mounted in a shadow box. The plate features a rounded
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Shadow Box

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Porcelain

Framed Pair of Early 20th Century French Duck Decoys
Located in Chicago, IL
once fooled real ducks—but today, they charm with their effortless folk art appeal. Framed in a shadow
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Early 20th Century French Country Antique Shadow Box

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Wood

Group of Five Life Size Carved and Painted Japanese Kabuki Theatre Masks
Located in Dallas, TX
unit in a shadow box manner with linen backing. Kabuki (???) is a classical Japanese dance-drama
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Shadow Box

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Paint, Wood

Jewel of an Antique Ship Scene Diorama
Located in Hopewell, NJ
bubbles, and original wooden box frame intact.
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Shadow Box

18th Century English Framed Stumpwork Textile with Courting Figures Lions
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully detailed framed stumpwork textile featuring central courting figures, surrounded by lions, rabbits, and other animals, as well as plants, flowers, and other foliage. Da...
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18th Century English Antique Shadow Box

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Textile, Thread

French Wedding Remembrance, circa 1872
Located in Houston, TX
A Victorian bride's corona made of traditional wax orange blossoms beautifully framed under a convex glass marked 19 June 1872.
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Shadow Box

73 Rare Red Intaglios Framed
Located in East Hampton, NY
Great set of 73 red and gold intaglios framed in 10 groups in beautiful antique pearwood and gilt frames....a magnificent set...sizes of frames vary...measurement is below is for the...
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19th Century Antique Shadow Box

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Gold

Victorian Scissor Display
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Framed turn of the century British scissor display featuring the complete array of styles available from Eye Witness Works in a graphic geometric pattern. Signed with applied paper ...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Shadow Box

Materials

Steel, Brass

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Antique Shadow Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique shadow box for your home. An antique shadow box — often made from wood, glass and fabric — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique shadow box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique shadow box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Folk Art and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Jules Etienne Carot, Mark Indursky and Chateau des Tuileries each produced at least one beautiful antique shadow box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Shadow Box?

Prices for an antique shadow box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $19,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,595.
Questions About Antique Shadow Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A shadow box is a shallow enclosed case, usually with a glass front, in which something, often a sentimental object, is set for protection and display. 

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    On 1stdibs, shadow boxes displaying items like dioramas, memorabilia and collections of natural and man-made items cost between $100 and $21,500.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Antique ice boxes can be worth up to $2,000 - $3,000. Depending on its condition, an antique ice box can be a highly coveted item.

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