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Antique French seashell Decorative Jewellery /curios Box, Circa 1900
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
A rare and unusual box decorated on all sides in various kinds of shells as an early souvenir from
Category

20th Century French International Style Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Shell

Snuff Box
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
A very rare oval cast brass snuff box. The underside of the box is dated 1693. Possible Dutch.
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Snuff Box
Snuff Box
$2,296
Pipe Box
Located in Litchfield, CT
bleeding to the original wrought nails. This rare two stage pipe box has a wonderful cut-out shaped back
Category

Antique 1760s American American Classical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Maple

Pipe Box
$14,500
Pierre Forsell Unique Swedish Brass Box for Skultuna, Sweden, 1971
By Pierre Forssell, Skultuna
Located in Brussels, BE
Pierre Forssell unique rare brass box and gold top made by Sultana in 1971. It is signed under
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Unusual Rare Fruit Treen Melon Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Very rare fruit tea caddy with small creases to the top projecting from the stalk. The tea caddy
Category

Antique 19th Century European George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Fruitwood

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
An antique tea chest, a treasured possession in the early Victorian era. This locked mahogany box
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Hepplewhite Tea Caddy with Bow Front Form
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare bow-front form Hepplewhite tea caddy with elaborate line inlay. The cover is inlaid with oval
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A rare Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Tunbridge ware tea caddy. An unusual rosewood twin lidded tea
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Rosewood

Rare 19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Tea Caddy, circa 1820
Located in Richmond, London
A very rare English Regency period chinoiserie style black lacquer box, exquisitely gilt-decorated
Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Rare Antique Red Tortoiseshell and Silver Oval Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Very rare, striking red tortoiseshell and silver oval tea caddy with beautifully engraved solid
Category

Antique 18th Century British George II Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Rare Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Mounted Tea Caddy Sugar Bowl Tongs Service
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
gilt service. This extremely rare Georgian boxed tea service comes with a fully working lock and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Tea Caddies

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Scottish Table Snuff Mull, Dated 1873
By John Wakelin William Taylor
Located in Brussels, BE
Second half of the 19th Century The ram’s with scrolling horns inset with a silver box headed by a
Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Regency Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare and fine antique English George III period tea caddy, circa 1780.
Located in Houston, TX
Antique English George III period hexagonal rolled paper tea caddy; with gilt and stained decoration over all the front and rear panel with circular landscape reserves.
Category

Antique 17th Century European George III Tea Caddies

Antique Sterling Triple Cigar Box
Located in New York, NY
Large size rare sterling silver triple cigar box. Made by BLACK STARR & FROST. Heavy gauge
Category

Vintage 1910s American Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Snuff box in the shape of a shoe France 19th century
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare, finely crafted, chased snuff box in the shape of a shoe France/Paris, 19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique American Queen Anne Period Lidded Brass Tobacco Box, circa 1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
rare antique box from the New England American colonies features beveled and shaped corners, scalloped
Category

Antique 1750s American Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Lead

Cigar Humidor Box Sterling Silver Horse Racing Steeple Chase Art Deco
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Review, No1, Jan 1839’. The interior of this rare unique silver cigar box has a grooved cedar lining
Category

20th Century British Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare Bertel Gardberg Knife for Fiskars Sweden
By Bertel Gardberg
Located in Sittard, NL
DESIGN BERTEL GARDBERG Made by Fiskars, Sweden. Stainless steel, lenght : 30 cm
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Knife Boxes

Materials

Stainless Steel

French Silver Niello Snuff Box, Hunting Scene, Early 19th Century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
A rare French silver nielloed snuff box featuring a mythological hunting scene on the cover within
Category

Antique 1830s French Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver, Niello

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Located in Goettingen, DE
Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790 Rare snuffbox made of
Category

Antique 1790s French Empire Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold

Rare George III Three Graces Vinaigrette Peace of Amiens
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare George III silver gilt Vinaigrette of flat rounded rectangular form, the lid
Category

English Boxes and Cases

Line Vautrin "La Main et des Poissons" Bronze Box Hand and Fishes
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Exquisite and rare silvered bronze box designed by French artist Line Vautrin ( 1913 -1197).
Category

Vintage 1950s French Modern Boxes and Cases

Materials

Bronze

Rare Antique George IV Lady’s Sewing Necessaire with Original Case, est. 1825
Located in London, GB
Rare Antique George IV Lady’s Solid Silver Sewing Necessaire with Original Case, est. 1825 A
Category

Antique 1820s British George IV Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver

An English Regency Campaign Type Boxed Tole Tea Set
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rare boxed tole tea set. The Regency period mahogany lidded box with single drawer and original
Category

20th Century British Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Tôle

1880s Wooden Tea Cabinet by Clark
By Alfred Clark
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A rare English Marquetry tea cabinet made by Clark of 20 Old Bond Street, London. For the Chinese
Category

Antique 1880s British Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Belle Kogan Anodized Aluminum Tumbler Set, Original Box
By Belle Kogan, Heller
Located in Dallas, TX
. Midcentury. Modernist. Twentieth Century. 20th Century. Atomic. Mid-century. Rare boxed set of eight DUO
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Enamel Compact Comb, c1930
Located in Westward ho, GB
For your consideration is this rare boxed set of an Art Deco powder compact and comb in striking
Category

Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Vanity Items

Materials

Base Metal, Enamel

Rare Shanxi Wedding food box
Located in Atlanta, GA
While not particularly functional, this incredible piece of Chinese history was used to carry food for weddings in the nineteenth century. Original hardware still adorns the piece, ...
Category

Chinese Serving Pieces

Rare LINE VAUTRIN "Mosque" cigarette box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Summerland, CA
A fine & rare enameled gilded bronze box signed Line Vautrin. Certificate of Authencity by
Category

Vintage 1940s French Tobacco Accessories

Rare LINE VAUTRIN "Mosque" cigarette box
By Line Vautrin
A fine & rare enameled gilded bronze box signed Line Vautrin. Certificate of Authencity by
Category

French More Jewelry

Rare Portrait Decorated Painted Document Box
Located in Hadley, MA
VERY RARE, EARLY KEEPSAKE OR DOCUMENT BOX Exceptional painted portrait decoration
Category

Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

Materials

Pine

Rare Murano Faux Bois Box Humidor
Located in South Coast, CA
Wonderful and rare - vintage Murano faux bois box in black glass having hinged lid with dore gold
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Glass

Rare 19th Century Chinese Foochow Lacquer Box
Located in Richmond, London
An incredibly rare and exquisite early to mid-19th century Chinese gold lacquer and polychrome
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Walnut and Leather Hand Stitch Luroidea Lounge Office Chair With Perspex Legs
By Romuald Stefanski
Located in London, GB
oak bark tanning process. Upholstery has been hand-stitched using very rare box stitch method.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Plywood, Walnut

Rare German Walnut Folding Game Box
Located in New York, NY
One side with an elaborately inlaid chess board, the other side inlaid for 'Muehle' (Nine Mens Morris); opening to an inlaid backgammon surface; exotic woods throughout. w 18.75 d 1...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Games

Rare Heavy Lacquer Hat Box, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
A rare, heavily lacquered and gracefully shaped hat box from Shanxi Province, circa 1800. BX462.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Rare large Georg Jensen sterling table box
By Georg Jensen
Located in Fairfield, CT
Rare large Georg Jensen sterling table box. This fantastic box is wood lined, with the decorative
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

New Rare Hermes Triangle Scarf with Original Box
By Hermès
Located in Boca Raton, FL
, especially the accompanying rare triangle scarf box. The beautiful scarf measures from the longest point 42
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

Eare Boxed 7.0 Carat Diamond Pearl Rare Necklace
Located in Napoli, IT
A magnificent rare Example of Cultured Pearl and impressive Diamond centre Remarkable 18 KT solid
Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco More Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold

Antique Rare Piece Round Box, Handmade Persian Silver
Located in Jackson Heights, NY
This extremely unique piece of art , is a beautiful hand made 0.84 karat silver. The box was made
Category

Vintage 1940s Persian Art Deco Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Rare 19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Box, c. 1850
Located in Richmond, London
A large and very rare Chinese export black lacquer box, exquisitely gilt-decorated with whimsical
Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Rare and Fabulous Heart-Shaped Imari Porcelain Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful piece is a fine Imari porcelain box, designed in an very unique "heart" shape, and
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Regency Figured Mahogany Large Antique Cellaret / Wine Box
Located in Link 59 Business Park, Clitheroe
Rare Regency figured mahogany large antique cellaret / wine box This rare regency antique
Category

Antique 1830s European Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Okinawa Bowl by Shoji Hamada in Signed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Oxford, Oxfordshire
Rare Okinawa bowl by Shoji Hamada (1894-1978). In signed box fitted box (lid signed by Shoji
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Early 18th Century Rare Oak Bible Box, circa 1735
Located in Werkendam, NL
Fine well-provenanced early 18th century rare museum piece: an oak bible box with serpentine front
Category

Antique 1730s Dutch Louis XIII Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Rare Large 19th C. Capodimonte Porcelain Box / Table Casket
By Capodimonte
Located in Kensington, CT
Spectacular large Capodimonte porcelain table casket/box, late 19th, and decorated with polychrome
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Balmain Silk Scarf w/ Original Box - Rare - Vintage
By Balmain
Located in Boca Raton, FL
scarf still has its original box which is in excellent condition as well. It is very rare to find a
Category

20th Century French Scarves

Rare Hermes Scarf Plisse 100% Silk - 1994 With box
By Hermès
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Presented here is a beautiful scarf from Hermes Paris. This rare scarf is a 'plisse' styling and
Category

20th Century French Scarves

Rare French Naughty Painting Snuff Box with 18k Pique
Located in San Marcos, CA
painting-beset tortoise shell snuff boxes. The snuff box is adorned with hundreds of 18k gold stars and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Jewelry

Materials

18k Gold

Rare 1960 s Judith Leiber Mustard Leather Box Handbag
By Judith Leiber
Located in Houston, TX
Judith Leiber box bag is fine mustard colored leather is quite a masterpiece. Features double strap, snap
Category

1960s Unknown Evening Bags and Minaudières

Rare 1941 Hamilton M 22 Ship s Boxed Chronometer Watch
By Hamilton
Located in Palm City, FL
. The 22 was even produced in the boxed-and-gimbaled format, as it was proven to be reliable enough to
Category

Vintage 1940s American Clocks

Rare and Precious Box Wood Cabinet by Honore Dufin
By Honoré Dufin
Located in Jonquerettes, FR
Solid carved boxwood Serre-Bijoux Cabinet with marquetry interior. This unique piece of furniture was presented at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs de Lyon de 1884 and quoted in th...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Boxwood

Libbey Glassware Barware Rare Unused in Box Mid Century, 1960s
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in New York, NY
Mid century 1960s Rare Libbey Glassware Barware “Numero Design Crown Collection” 9oz. Old Fashioned
Category

Mid-20th Century Barware

Materials

Glass

Rare Ceramic Head as a Box, by Cloutier Brothers, 1959
By Cloutier Freres
Located in Paris, FR
Rare ceramic head as a box, by Cloutier brothers, 1959. Face opening with an eye inside. Beige
Category

Vintage 1950s French Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Rare Classical Regency Rosewood Box Sole with Mirror, circa 1825
Located in Glencarse, GB
Rare classical Regency rosewood box sole with mirror, circa 1825. This is a rare classical
Category

Antique 1820s British Regency Table Mirrors

Materials

Rosewood

Historical Snuff Box Early View of Capitol Rare President Presidential
Located in Acworth, GA
Very rare antique and important papier mache snuff box, American interest. The Capitol At
Category

Antique 1820s French American Classical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

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

French More Jewelry

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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.
Questions About Rare Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.