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Dutch Colonial Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Dutch Colonial book box in rosewood with satinwood pages. Brass lock and key on front of box
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
Oak Book Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great vintage box carved to look like three enormous books on a wooden stand. Wonderful height
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Boxes
Materials
Wood
Faux vellum book boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved, hand finished faux vellum book boxes. Voila! offers customized sizes and patina`s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Wood
Tooled Leather Covered "Book" Box
Located in New York, NY
The exterior comprised of tooled leather book spines of classics, such as Madame Bovary and The
Category
20th Century Boxes
20th Century Silver Book Box, Unmarked
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century silver book box, unmarked. See additional photos - there appears to be a shield mark
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20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Huge Antique 19 th c Book Box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Oversized antique book shape box
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Other Boxes
Materials
Cardboard
A Curious French 19th Century Book Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular wood structure covered with leather book binding; hinged on one side with 2 clasps
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Antique 19th Century French Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chess Set and Backgammon Board on History of Australia Book Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
This amazing leather book box with magnificent color displays a chess board on one side and
Category
20th Century English Games
19th Century Painted Wood Book Box on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
A whimsical and beautifully made 19th century hand-painted carved wood box in the form of a giant
Category
Antique 1870s American Folk Art Side Tables
Materials
Wood
English "Book" Puzzle Money Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mahogany money box in the shape of a book inlaid with boxwood and ebony in a geometric design front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood, Ebony
Vintage Leather Faux Book Musical Liquor Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's leather faux book musical liquor box.
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Early 20th Century English Boxes
Materials
Glass
Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900, originally for a 'candlestick' telephone.
Category
Early 20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Leather, Cardboard
Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Book Holder Box, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
A very fine antique Victorian Coromandel personal book holder Made by Martin & Co Cheltenham
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Fine Tramp Art Star Topped Box with Handles Illustrated in Book
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Fine tramp art star topped box illustrated in book, Tramp Art Another Notch, Folk Art from the
Category
Early 20th Century American Boxes
19th Century English Book Carrier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English book carrier, ebonized with gold accents, and a single drawer with ring pull.
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Assouline Fashion Book Collector
s Set
Located in Stamford, CT
Collector's set of forty Assoline signature art and fashion books with white leather carrying case by Coach. A maker's plaque by Coach is featured on the outside along with a buckle.
Category
Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Large Leather Book on Mahogany Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
made to appear, like a large leather book, lying on top of a mahogany table, however, when opened
Category
Vintage 1950s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Book Form Tantalus
Located in Miami, FL
French book form Tantalus, antique leather bindings opening to a fitted removable rack with four
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Scottish Brass Novelty Book-Shaped Cigar Box
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A fabulous Scottish brass novelty book-shaped cigar box with working clasp and adjustable cedar
Category
Antique 1890s Scottish Late Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
Shakespeare Book Tea Caddy Box Papier Mache Gold Leaf 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Shakespeare themed papier mache tea caddy in the form of a stack of books with ornate silvered escutcheon. This charming tea caddy is decorated in a brown finish with gold leaf decor...
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies
Victorian Inlaid Partridge Wood Travelling Book/Photo Frame
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Victorian inlaid partridge wood travelling book/photo frame.
A superb inlaid book on the outside
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Dunhill Cigar Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Dunhill Cigar Box veneered in book matched Walnut with inlaid Ivory lines, Ivory key profile and
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Vintage 1940s British Boxes
Handsome Rosewood Magazine Box
Located in Asheville, NC
Incredibly rare table top rosewood magazine or book box - Stunning grains, fine accent piece. Felt
Category
20th Century American Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Rosewood
A French stack of Book-Decanter with glasses
Located in Hudson, NY
A stack of books, with a decanter and four (4) glass in side.
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Vintage 1940s French Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Set of Four French 19th Century Antique Book Files
Located in London, GB
A really nice set of 4 faux Book Files in good order and nice and clean inside with lovely old
Category
Antique 19th Century French Boxes
Novelty Victorian Biscuit Box
Located in London, GB
Victorian silver plate book shaped biscuit box, Lozenge registration mark for 1878.
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Carl Otto Czeschka "Die Nibelungen" Book and lidded jar
By Carl Otto Czeschka
Located in Vienna, AT
. Under this contract, the illustrations for the book “The Nibelungs” must have been created. Inspired by
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Book Carl Otto Czeschka Glass Jar Nibelungs Szene ca. 1909
By Christoph Reisser’s Sons, Carl Otto Czeschka, Haida
Located in Vienna, AT
. Under this contract, the illustrations for the book “The Nibelungs” must have been created. Inspired by
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Boxes
Regency Style Faux Library Box
Located in New York, NY
Charming box with faux book spines on the doors and four divided interior compartments.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Leather
Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in New York, NY
. In technique, the box and its ornamentation are linked to medieval boxes, book covers, and
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Antique 19th Century French Boxes
Materials
Iron
Box 24-Karat Gold-Plated 925 Silver Medal Painter Vermeer
By José Vermeersch
Located in Palermo, IT
a very good condition made in 1970.With a beautiful original inlaid wooden box with book that
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
MARGOT DE TAXCO Sterling Silver
Enamel Rare/Important Box 1953
Located in New York, NY
book for illustration of this box (see specifics below about book).
A fasciantion with Japanese art
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Fine and Large Brass Inlaid Rosewood Box by Erhard
Sohne
Located in New York, NY
, founded in 1844 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, were makers of luxury goods such as elaborate book bindings
Category
Early 20th Century German Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Gold Enamel Snuffbox in the Form of a Book by Petschler
By Christian Petschler
Located in Paris, FR
Yellow gold snuffbox in the form of a book. Lid and base presents a "guilloché "ground framed by a
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Livre
By Line Vautrin
Located in New York , NY
"Book"
A bronze doré box
With the text of the poem "Clair de lune" from Guillaume Apollinaire's
Category
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cork
Antique Leather Book Gold Trimmed Liquor Box
Located in Stamford, CT
This elegant leather bound faux book stack contains a gold rimmed decanter and 8 shot glass set.
Category
20th Century Barware
19th Century Fake Book Box
Located in Fossano, IT
Leather covered fake book box, Italy, 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Set of Two Faux Book Boxes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of two Italian faux book boxes will make a great addition to your library, table
Category
Late 20th Century Italian American Classical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Maitland Smith Tesselated Stone Book Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Maitland Smith stone box shaped as a book.
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
1980s Maitland Smith Trompe L’oeil Book Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Naples, FL
Three tooled leather bound volumes with Vintaged gold applique of "Brinton & Stone" form a box for
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Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Huntley and Palmers Tin Bounded Book Box , Dickens Serie, England , Early 20th C
Located in Retie, BE
Early 1900 Antique lithographic Tin Box from Huntley and Palmers - Modelled as Eight Leather
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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
German Faux Book Safe
Located in Round Top, TX
A German leather bound book stack storage safe with two hidden drawers and a top compartment lined
Category
Late 20th Century German Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Biscuit Book Tin Victoria Belgium
Located in Retie, BE
Biscuit book tin for Victoria Brussels Belgium.
A red tin in the shape of an antique book.
Looks
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Leather Bound Georgian Secret Drawer Book Cabinet
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
This rare early Georgian leather bound faux book stand/cabinet has three concealed full length
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Rare "Gardens of Russell Page" Book, 1990 First Edition
Located in Washington, DC
"Gardens on Russell Page" book.
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1990s American Jewelry Boxes
Set of Leather Book-Like Desk File Box
Located in Summerland, CA
Looks like a beautiful set of leather books, but opens as file organizer with four interior slots. There is also a drawer below. Wonderful decorative accent for your desk. 10/8
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Vintage 1930s Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Book Shaped Liquor Leather Box with Baccarat Glass
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Brussels, BE
French book shaped liquor leather box with baccarat glass.
Box dimensions: 22 x 14 x 12 cm.
Category
20th Century French Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Wood
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Book Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of book boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique book boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and wood. Book boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Book boxes made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some book boxes are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller book boxes, measuring 1.1 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Book boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Maitland Smith, Aldo Tura and Edward Smith are consistently popular.
How Much are Book Boxes?
Prices for book boxes start at $80 and top out at $10,450 with the average selling for $765.
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.
Questions About Book Boxes
- What is a book box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A book box is a small box that plays a trick on the eye. On the outside, it is painted to look like a book, but on the inside is a carved out interior, meant to store your trinkets and wares. On 1stDibs, find a collection of book boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
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