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Sotheby s, Objets De Vitrine from the Collection of Mrs. George Keppel, Geneva
Located in valatie, NY
catalog is extremely rare and includes, snuff boxes, scent bottles, objects of Vertu, jewels and other
Category

Vintage 1980s Swiss Books

Materials

Paper

Antique German Wine Table or Stand with Hand-Carved Saying and Sculptural Legs
Located in Lisse, NL
walks of life and from many countries accross the globe. To us, this rare table ticks all the boxes and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Fine Art Japanese Vase Arita by Fujii Shumei Winter Landscape
By Fujii Shumei
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece with storage box. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a winter
Category

20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Antique pottery bowl from Kumamoto, Japan / Shodai ware / Edo / 18-19 thcentury
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Prefecture and was used there, so there are not many items in Japan. It is a rare item. Also, a wooden box is
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Serving Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920
By G. Doloy
Located in Incline Village, NV
Rare 100 year old French toy in it's original box depicting two acrobats attached to a wire frame
Category

Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Australian Black Opal and Diamond Cluster 18 Karat Gold Ring
Located in Banbury, GB
Presentation Box _____________________________________________ A rare natural Australian black opal infused
Category

2010s British Victorian Cluster Rings

Materials

Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

Art deco Exotic Leather Cross Bag
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Collectors item! We offer more exclusive bags, view our frontstore Details: This rare vintage box
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Tote Bags

Art deco Exotic Leather Cross Bag
Art deco Exotic Leather Cross Bag
$5,937 Sale Price
26% Off
MSCHF Lil Nas X “Satan” Limited Edition Black Nike Air Max Sneakers 76/666 NIB
Located in Thiensville, WI
winged skeleton artwork at top exterior of box. Rare MSCHF x Lil Nas X collaboration “Satan” sneakers
Category

2010s Shoes

Fine Art Japanese Vase Arita. Artist Fujii Shumei Winter Landscape Born, 1936
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece with matching storage box. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a
Category

20th Century Japanese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Art Japanese Vase Arita, Artist Fujii Shumei Winter Landscape Born, 1936
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece with matching storage box. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a
Category

20th Century Japanese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Paintings

Materials

Metal

Rare Napoleonic Straw Marquetry Box
Located in New York, NY
This cylinder box is an exceptionally fine example of straw marquetry, and a rare survivor of the
Category

Antique Early 1800s French Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Straw

Rare English Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Jeweled Box, 1908
By George Henry Cowell
Located in New York, NY
Rare Edwardian Classical sterling silver box. Made by George Henry Cowell in London in 1908
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Rare Vintage Red Coral Tile Decorative Box by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Luxurious red coral box from Maitland-Smith. This beautiful box crafted of authentic red coral
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Coral

Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Large Tessellated Stone and Brass Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant rare beautiful box by Maitland Smith in tessellated stone with brass accents. circa 1970s
Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Brass

Hermès Silk Scarf Vintage Roue Arriere du Carosse Imperial Vauzelles 1983 1B
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
removed. A rare scarf, for collectors ! No box but will come gift wrapped. This scarf is garanteed
Category

1980s French Scarves

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.6. Art Print Photo by Sinke Van Tongeren
By Sinke Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
composition is staged in a cabinet with different boxes holding rare species such as a Toco Toucan, Scarlet
Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

Rare Box by Jean-Claude Malarmey, Vallauris, circa 1960
By Jean-Claude Malarmey
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Extremely rare box with delicate orientalist polychrome motives typical from this artist. For
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Rare LINE VAUTRIN "The Sun The Moon" Box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Summerland, CA
Rare box in gilded bronze depicting the sun and moon. Signed Line Vautrin. Additional certificate
Category

20th Century French Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Georgian Mahogany Jewellery Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A rare Georgian mahogany jewellery box. The large jewellery box is solid mahogany, it comes with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Cartier 14 Carat Gold Jade Rare Case Box 20th Century
By Cartier
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Extremely rare box by Cartier, comprising of thin panels of jade framed with solid 14 carat gold
Category

20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Gold

Sylvania, Zenith, GE Early TV Tube Wall Sculpture, Mid-20th Century, Rare Boxes
By Bill Reiter
Located in Dallas, TX
originally printedl vintage tube boxes with a center section of six actual glass tubes that were used to make
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Paper

Chanel Fine Jewelry Box - Leather - Rare
By Chanel
Located in Boca Raton, FL
magnificent as well as rare piece of Chanel history. Dimensions of box: Length: 6.3 inches Width: 6.3
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Boxes

Rare Gucci Nautical Box
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
Nautical air tight box extreamly heavy and well made
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Boxes

Rare Coromandel Wood Carved Box
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare Coromandel Wood Carved Box
Category

Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare Chinoiserie Lacquered Strong Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
A charming chinoiserie lacquered steel strong box boldly decorated with figures in palace scenes
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Rare Rockwell Kent Cigar Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very rare Rockwell Kent object with one of his finest graphic images. Only a few examples known
Category

Early 20th Century American Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rare Tommi Parzinger Leather Box
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Custom made leather-covered box by Tommi Parzinger, 1950's. Constructed of solid cherry
Category

Vintage 1950s American Boxes

Materials

Cherry, Leather

COLLECTIBLE RARE Secret Box Boulle Marqueterie Napoleon III / 19em Siecle
Located in VERGT, FR
MAGNIFIC and RARE Secret box Napoléon III / 19em Siècle Marqueterie BOULLE Bois précieux : Loupe
Category

1860s French Boxes

An Unusual and Rare Key Box
Located in New York, NY
An unusual and rare macassar ebony key box (a box for storing keys) with brass embellishments
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Macassar, Ebony

Rare Papier Mache Needlework Box Arte Povera
Located in Walkertshofen, Bavaria
A extremely rare papier mâché needlework box with a mystical guache in the top frame and mirror
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fabric, Mirror, Paper

Very Rare Ottoman Table Box, circa 1600
Located in GB
A very rare ottoman table box, the fall front opens to reveal an arrangement of 7 drawers
Category

Antique 16th Century Unknown Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Rare Pair Of Italian Iron Strong Boxes.
Located in Milan, IT
Rare pair of Italian iron strong boxes, treasure chests, ideal also as bedside tables. One of them
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Boxes

Materials

Iron

A rare unusually large black lacquered box
Located in New York, NY
A rare unusually large black lacquered box with gold leaf chinoiserie decoration and polychrome
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

15th Century Offertory Box Very Very Rare
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
changed More info on the internet Or mail me Very rare peace with big history and strange stories!  
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Belgian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Salvador Teran Sterling Silver Box, 1960, Rare
By Salvador Teran
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1960 sterling silver box by Salvador Teran of Taxco, Mexico, the flip lid
Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Tunbridgeware Rosewood Sewing Box with Hoop Handle
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare early 19th century Tunbridgeware rosewood sewing box with hoop handle, the lid with tiny
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Two Rare Wood Heirloom Boxes by Timothy Lydgate
By Timothy Lydgate
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Two one-of-a-kind heirloom lidded boxes made of figured and unusual hardwoods by Timothy Lydgate
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare Arts Crafts Handmade Sterling Silver Copper Box
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1910 sterling silver copper box by Thomas G. Brown Sons of New
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Boxes

Materials

Copper

Rare Art Nouveau Silver Gilt and Gem Set Box
Located in Brightlingsea, Essex
Rare and beautiful Art Nouveau silver gilt and enameled box, the cover decorated with a stylized
Category

Antique Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare 19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Boxes, Monogrammed DF , c. 1800
Located in Richmond, London
Chinese-export monogrammed lacquerware is extremely rare and particularly sought after. The
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Very rare 4 tunes overture music box (attr. to Lecoultre)
By LeCoultre Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very nice and early overture music box, probably by Lecoultre (alltough unsigned). The key wind
Category

Antique 1840s Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Very Rare LINE VAUTRIN "The Column Hymn" gilded bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Summerland, CA
A rare 3-compartment gilded bronze box inscribed with a poem by Paul Valery. Signed Line Vautrin
Category

Vintage 1950s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Very Rare Ottoman Table Box from the Ottoman Empire, 1600
Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire
A very rare Ottoman table box, the fall front opens to reveal an arrangement of seven drawers
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Very Rare Indo-Portuguese Silver Octagonal Box, Portugal 17th Century
Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire
A Very Rare Indo - Portuguese Silver Octagonal Box; Goan; 17th Century; profuse pierced decoration
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare Vintage early 1970 s Emilio Pucci Jewelry / Storage Box
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Emilio Pucci jewelry box that is a black pattern over an orange backgroud color. The box is from
Category

1970s Italian Jewelry Boxes

Rare Labyrinth Cigarette Box by Lalaounis, Brass and Silver, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
cigarette box silver in the middle has a labyrinth kind of image. Throughout the world there exists a symbol
Category

Vintage 1970s Greek Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Extremely Rare Original Cubist Ceramic Box "Crystal" By Architect Pavel Janák
By Pavel Janák
Located in PRAHA 4, CZ
The ceramic box "Crystal" offered here by Gallery Bruno and Weber was designed by the
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Rare 1950s Jewelry Box by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Brussels, BE
A fine box signed Fornasetti Milano.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Mahogany

Rare English Art Deco Vanity Box in Peach, Black and Clear Lucite
Located in Port Hope, ON
This rare and stunningly designed English Art Deco vanity box consists of a horizontal tubular
Category

Vintage 1940s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lucite

Extremely Rare Bilston Enamel Box, Mounted in Gilt Brass, England, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
-painted casket is not only a rare survival, but in excellent condition.
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Rococo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Rare Hermes Box in Wood and Vibrato Leather
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
Really nice Hermes box in Vibrato leather and Wood. With copartiments inside for palying cards and
Category

Early 2000s French Decorative Mounted Boxes

Rare Curved White Metal Jewelry Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented jewelry box can be clearly attributed to the Auböck workshop designs of the 1940s
Category

Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Rare Ben Seibel Silver and Gold Box with Lid and Cork Lined Interior, 1950s
By Ben Seibel, Jenfred Ware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare design by Ben Seibel featuring his silver and gold geometric lined shapes on a dark brown
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Rare Mid-Century Jewelry Box by Carl Auböck, Late 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented box is a stunning example of the craftsmanship at the famous Mid-Century Auböck
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Storage Box
Located in Litchfield, CT
Rare and unusual storage box Probably New England, circa 1825-1850. Poplar, paint decoration
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Poplar

French Fine "Vernis Martin" Toilet Casket, Paris Louis XV Period, circa 1740
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
French fine "Vernis Martin" Toilet Box, Paris Louis XV Period circa 1740 Rare box in brown
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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Rare Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of rare boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique rare boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and silver. Rare boxes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Rare boxes bearing Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Gabriella Crespi, Hermès and Louis Vuitton each produced beautiful rare boxes that are worth considering.

How Much are Rare Boxes?

Prices for rare boxes start at $50 and top out at $450,000 with the average selling for $2,336.
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    It depends on the make and model of the music box. To find the value of a music box, experts suggest that you work with a certified appraiser. The value of a music box will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted music boxes on 1stDibs.