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Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Jewellery Box on Stand Attributed to Giroux
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
such as this very rare jewelry box on stand. Maison Giroux was founded by Francois-Simon-Alphonse
Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A scintillating Sapphic scene adorns the cover of this rare erotic snuff box. Set into the top of
Category

Antique 19th Century European Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Rare Antique European Diamond and Ruby 14 Karat Yellow Gold Cigarette Case Box
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Incredible, rare antique cigarette presentation case made of solid 14 karat yellow gold. This
Category

Early 20th Century German Boxes and Cases

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Arts Crafts Jewelry Box Casket by Erhard Sohne, Vienna Secession w. Dome Top
By Erhard Söhne
Located in Lisse, NL
universal appeal when it comes to their sheer beauty and elegance. This rare jewelry box (or casket) is
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rare Antique Allegory of Love Diamond Three Color 18K Gold Oval Box, Circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Rare museum quality three color 18K gold and diamond oval box featuring Allegories of Love motifs
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Neoclassical Boxes and Cases

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold

Ronson USA 1935 Art Deco Brown Lacquered Desk Box With Touch Tip Striker
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
rare box with a single hinged lid with a square thumb and an integrated touch tip striker. It was
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Steel

Makio Hasuike Midcentury Set of Make-Up and Storage Italian Boxes for Gedy, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
composed of a stunning rare vintage make-up box with a mirror inside, divided into compartments of
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Plastic

Georgian Tobacco Honesty Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare brass box would have been a coveted contraption in the finest English pubs of the 18th
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
top finished with silver stringing and a rare pressed architectural design to the front, sides and
Category

Antique 1810s British Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Shell

Italian Antique Miniature on Casket: Rare Piece
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
silk, A very rare objet : for collectors. I keep it leaning on a chest of drrawers and everyone who
Category

Antique 1830s French Beaux Arts Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Rare Quatrefoil Chinese Export Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare quatrefoil Chinese Export Tea Caddy, 19th Century, the lacquer tea caddy with interlocking
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Lacquer

French Chinoiserie Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
mounted with stunning yellow gold "waves." Enchanting and beautifully executed, the rare snuff box is an
Category

Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Stone, Gold

Rare 19th Century Antique Black Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
This caddy has the beautiful warm, strong colors of black walnut. A handsome decorative box, to be
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Walnut

Rare Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 322
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen tea caddy with floral finial, design #322 by Johan Rohde from 1920. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Art Nouveau Hall...
Category

20th Century Art Nouveau Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Line Vautrin Box
By Line Vautrin
Located in New York, NY
that the lack of gilt must have been some kind of mistake, but this is actually a rare example of a box
Category

Vintage 1940s French Modernist Boxes and Cases

Materials

Bronze

English 19th century desk snuff box circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
circumference of this small box. Showing the quality of this rare snuff box, the underside or bottom has also
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

A Very Rare Irish William IV Tea Poy Attributed To Strahan of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 19th Century Irish William IV well figured rosewood teapoy of exceptional quality
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy - Form of Chest of Drawers c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome and rare large Victorian tea caddy created in the form of a chest of drawers. Made
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

Antique George IV Sterling Silver Gilt Table Snuff Box
By John Linnit
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
table snuff box has a rectangular form with rounded corners. The body of this rare and unusual antique
Category

Antique 1820s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box
By Frederick Edmonds Edward J.W. Johnson
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional and rare antique sterling silver box has been realistically modelled in the form of a
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Trinket/Table Snuff Banana Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
exceptional and rare antique sterling silver box has been realistically modelled in the form of a banana
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775, rare purple ground colour
Category

Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French Crystal and Bronze Vase
Located in Roma, IT
19th Century French Crystal and Bronze Vase Beautiful, elegant and rare small jewellery box in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

William Mary Snuff Box Made in London, circa 1690
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare William & Mary Snuff Box Made in London circa 1690. Maker's Mark of Ah With a Crown
Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique 18k Yellow Gold Vinaigrette Circa 1800
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
, hinged pierced decorated grille. An 18k gold vinaigrette box is a rare and refined gift, prized by
Category

Antique Early 1800s Unknown Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Midcentury Vintage Lacquer Wood Cylinder tin Metal Tea Canister Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist tea canister box from Japan. This rare beauty is a unique box or
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Rare English Victorian Silver Cigar Compendium on Wheels, 1884
By Walter Thornhill Co 1
Located in Bath, GB
An example we have never seen in ever before making it a particularly rare, fun and special piece
Category

Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Sterling Silver

RARE Austrian silver (ALT WIEN) Havdalah spice container, Judaica ISRAEL MUSEUM
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Up for sale is this museum quality Judaica Havdalah spice container, very rare with great
Category

Antique Early 1800s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century hand carved Kashmiri royal cavalry cigar box A rare survivor from the 1st world
Category

Antique Early 1900s Indian Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

GEORGE WILKINSON 1890 London Mechanical Vesta Matches Box In 925 Sterling Silver
By George Wilkinson
Located in Miami, FL
A sterling vesta matches box by George Wilkinson This is a very rare vesta box for matches created
Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Antique Asian Silver Betel Nut Box in Foo Lion Form Southeast Asia
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
. Such figural silver betel boxes are increasingly rare and highly sought-after by connoisseurs of
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Anglo Raj Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Tapio Wirkkala Commissioned Cigar Box In Silver and Teak, 1970s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
Very rare and unique cigar box in teak and silver. Designed by Tapio Wirkkala. Very sleak and
Category

Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver

Rodi Box 3021D by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1960
By Enzo Mari
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare New Old Stock Enzo Mari “Rodi” Box in Stainless Steel & Jatoba Wood for Danese Milano, 1960
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rare Swiss Black Forest Blacksmiths Anvil Tobacco Jar Compendium with Secret
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
rare and unusual Swiss Black Forest carving of a tobacco jar shaped as a Blacksmiths Anvil complete
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
By Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain
Category

Antique 18th Century French Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Nina Ricci L Air Du Temps Lalique Double Dove
By Nina Ricci, Lalique
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Nina Ricci L'Air Du Temps double dove in yellow box. Rare, Nina Ricci L'Air Du Temps glass
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Antique 19th Century Victorian Engraved Horses Pony Hoof Pewter Snuff Box 1860
Located in Portland, OR
of a loved and trusted steed! The box is in very good condition, a rare & unusual antique snuff box
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Hermes Bastia Change Purse Black Box Leather
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Bastia Black change purse featured in rare Box leather. The most
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Wallets

Antique Rare English Book-Shaped Sheffield Silver Humidor circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very handsome late 19th century silver plate humidor.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Sheffield Plate

19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
itself makes this box a VERY VERY RARE example. The ‘box’ was appraised by the prestigious Rothchilds
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized polychrome painted humidor with floral decor
Located in London, GB
A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized polychrome painted Humidor with a shaped display plinth to the
Category

Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Walnut

Rare Jean Dunand Art Deco Cigarette Case, Circa 1930 – Bronze Eggshell Lacquer
By Jean Dunand
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare Jean Dunand Art Deco Cigarette Case, Circa 1930 – Bronze, Coquille d’Œuf, and Lacquer This
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Rosewood Travel Vanity Case by Peret and Dated 1855
Located in Dallas, TX
. This toilet kit was also called "trinket box". The term "necessary" corresponded to the rare wooden
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare collection 5 Antique Ceramic Tobacco Jars Humidors Figural, Bernard Bloch
By Bernhard Bloch
Located in Gorssel, GE
Rare collection of 5 antique ceramic tobacco jars/humidors. 1. Hand-painted cermic tobacco jar
Category

Antique 1890s Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Armoire Fariniere
Located in Winter Park, FL
Early 19th century French fariniere, or flour box in the rare form of an armoire. Made of walnut
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Large Chinese Metal and Cinnabar Humidor Art Deco Box, circa 1920
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This rare Chinese Art Deco box is made from copper alloy. The top is decorated with hand carved
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Copper

An Imperial Mughal Gold Jade Box Set With Diamonds and Semi Precious Stones
Located in Queens, NY
An Exquisite Masterpiece of Mughal Splendor: A Rare Gold-Mounted Jade Box with Diamonds and Semi
Category

Antique 18th Century Indian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Jade, Gold

Rare 2000 s Sunset Rave MOSCHINO Sunset Print - Pattern Denim Jacket
By Moschino
Located in Sheffield, GB
Early 2000's UK Garage Era 'MOSCHINO' Sun-set Print Cotton Jacket, crafted from a Printed Cloth in Blue and Orange ombré shades. We also have the Matching shirt & Pants available t...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Box Jackets

Cartier Opera Collection Limited Edition Enamel Box Aida No 55
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Rare Cartier Enamel Box to Your Collection Today Don't miss the opportunity to own this exceptional
Category

20th Century English Art Deco Boxes and Cases

Materials

Enamel, Gilt Metal

A Rare French Cigar Humidor by Charles Guillame Diehl and Jean Brandley
By Jean Brandely, Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in Queens, NY
A Rare Wood and Silvered Bronze French Cigar Humidor by Charles Guillaume Diehl and Jean Brandely
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Bronze

Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. A very rare round form! With a pink
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Compact Box in Pristine Condition
Located in Milano, Lombardia
splendor intact Perfect for collectors, this gold compact box is a rare find that combines luxury with a
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold

George III Concentric Snuff Box Made in London in London by Joseph Ash I, 1807
By Joseph Ash I
Located in London, GB
An Extremely Rare George III Concentric Snuff Box Made in London in London in 1807 by Joseph Ash I
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box
Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

French School 1790 Louis XVI Oval Snuff Box in 18kt Gold with Miniature Portrait
Located in Miami, FL
Presentation Snuff box from the 18th century French School. A very important and rare
Category

Antique 1790s French Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

Ronson USA 1935 Art Deco Black Lacquered Desk Box With Octette Touch Tip Lighter
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
1935. This is a rare double box with handles and two lids with round tubular pulls. Fitted with a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Rare Banana Cigar Holder Silver banana made by hand
Located in Jupiter, FL
Rare piece! Made by hand, a banana cigar holder that opens and closes and has a hinge to have a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver

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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.