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Late Regency Rosewood Brass Inlaid Sewing Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late Regency period rosewood brass inlaid work box containing a gilt-tooled leather fold out
Category

Antique 1830s Great Britain (UK) Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Gilt-Decorated Black Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular box with canted corners, opening to a lacquered interior; decorated overall with
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Italian 1950s Walnut Sewing Box on Stand Organizer End Table
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Awesome 1950s Italian walnut sewing box with two cabinets. The top folds open to reveal removable
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Side Table with storage, Sewing Box, Germany 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern side table with storage/sewing box. Most likely German from the 1960s. Great
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

A Superb Tunbridge Ware Jewellery or Sewing Box Depicting Hever Castle, c1870
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Superb Tunbridge Ware Jewellery or Sewing Box Depicting Hever Castle, c1870 Additional
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Antique 19th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Satinwood

American Hand Painted Sugar Bucket Sewing Box with Genre Scene
Located in Queens, NY
American Country banded wooden sugar bucket sewing box painted black with a blue fabric lined
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Antique 19th Century American Country Decorative Baskets

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Vienna Sewing Box on Wheels in Coral and Cream from 1920s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Sewing box with six folding drawers on wheels made of Bakelite. Lacquered in coral and cream
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Modern Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Dewhurst’s Sylko Machine Cotton Reel Haberdashery Sewing Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Dewhurst’s Sylko Machine Cotton Reel Haberdashery Sewing Box This is a pretty piece, formerly in
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Cabinets

Adorable Danish Teak Plywood Sewing Box Distributed by Pastoe in the 1950s
By Pastoe
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Danish Mid-Century Modern plywood sewing box with integrated handle and revolving drawers This
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak, Plywood

Mid Century Danish Top Roll Tambour Sewing Box Beech, 1950 60s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid-century Danish sewing box with a tambour roll top dating from the 1950/60s. The top rolls
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Beech

19th Century Anglo-Indian Large Sadeli Sewing Box with Hidden Writing Slope
Located in Dallas, TX
!! The base section is a sewing box with lidded compartments, etc. A secret drawer pulls out from the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Veneered Footed Sandalwood Sewing Box w/Penwork Decoration, Vizagapatam, India
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian penwork decorated veneered sandalwood box in the Regency taste, the two-tier sloped
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Storage or Sewing Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury sewing or storage box. This piece has brass hardware, long tapered legs, and a wood
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Fritz Hansen Sewing Box in Beechwood and Leather by Søren Hansen, Denmark, 1933
By Fritz Hansen, Søren Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
. This sewing box was made at Fritz Hansen & Son, Copenhagen in the 1930s. It is made from lacquered
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Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Leather, Beech

French Art Nouveau Sewing Box / Cabinet by Paul Guth 1910 Ecole Nancy Jugendstil
By Paul Guth, Ecole de Nancy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A truly stunning Art Nouveau sewing box / cabinet by Paul Guth 1910. The sewing box is decorated
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Beautiful original Mid Century teak sewing box with hinged compartments
Located in München, DE
Original Mid Century Modern folding sewing box in very good vintage condition. The entire box is
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Charles X Palisander Sewing Box with Lemon Wood Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
traveling sewing kit, this box includes all of its original contents, silver scissors and thimble, mother of
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Beautiful original Mid Century sewing box with teak veneer and many compartments
Located in München, DE
Original Mid Century Modern folding sewing box in a very good vintage condition. Plywood with teak
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Teak, Plywood

Victorian Harrods London Original Paperwork Sewing Box Work Table Flame Mahogany
By Harrods
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this lovely original Victorian Flamed Mahogany work table or sewing box sold in
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English School c. 1880 Oil, Original Frame- A Victorian Lady And Her Sewing Box
Located in Corsham, GB
crocheting in her lap. Her sewing box stands open on a cloth covered table with bobbins and a pin cushion
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gold Sewing Box with Chatelaine, Early 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
his book that toiletry boxes known as the Necessaire are small boxes or wooden cases used to hold
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Antique 1820s French Restauration Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Stag Antler Horn and Sandalwood Hinged Box
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very heavy and decorative mid-19th century Anglo-Indian sewing box made in Vizagapatam, India
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sandalwood

Sublime Victorian Mother of Papier Mâché Hand Painted Sewing Work Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
box work table A stunning early Victorian Papier Mache sewing table in the style of Jennens
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Exceptional Anglo-Indian Stag Horn Veneered Sewing / Work Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An unusually large stag horn veneered sandal wood sewing box from Vizagapatam, India. This large
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Antler, Sandalwood

Gilt and Lacquered Chinoiserie Decorated Box, Chinese, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinoiserie decorated gilt and lacquer sewing box made for the export market. The interior fitted
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

French Charles X Style Amboyna Wood Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Charles X style jewelry or sewing box made of amboyna wood veneer with
Category

Early 20th Century French Charles X Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gabriella Crespi Silver Plate Egg-Shaped Box, circa 1970
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Gabriella Crespi (1922 - 2017) created this exquisite silver plate sewing box
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Joos Teders Storage Box Metalux The Netherlands 1955
By Joost Teders 1, Metalux
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice and highly decorative sewing box / storage box designed by Joos Teders for Metalux, The
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Inlaid Octagonal hardwood Box with Fitted Interior and Key, English Early 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand made oak Sewing Box, of octagonal form with inlaid sunburst top, fully
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Indian Etched Brass Vanity Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
an accordion sewing box, the box hinges back when opened to reveal three stepped compartments
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century American Folk Art Marquetry Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
veneers and ebonized decoration. This was probably a sewing box and was made by a skilled craftsman who
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Mirror, Rosewood

Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Penwork Box with Swing Handle, circa 1810
Located in valatie, NY
Regency chinoiserie decorated penwork sewing box with swing handle, circa 1810. With original paper
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Danish Teak Sewing Table, 1950s
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish teak sewing table, 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern sewing box in teak. Tabletop slides away
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Teak

1920s Burr Birch Sewing Jewelry Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Delightful little sewing or jewelry box, circa 1920. Burr birch veneered with fitted interior
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Birch

Gabriella Crespi 1970s Silver Plate Signed Sewing Egg Box
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gabriella Crespi silver plate sewing kit storage in a shape of an egg with scissors, thimble and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Wooden Carved Edelweis Jewelry Box with Bird, Brienz ca 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
handcarved Black Forest sewing box or jewelry box with edelweis carvings and bird on the lid. The inside is
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Trinity House Inlaid Burlwood Ship-decorated Sewing or Work Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fine Trinity House Inlaid Burlwood Ship-decorated Sewing or Work Box, Circa 1850-80 The inlaid
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique Collection of 4 Four Stunning Mid 1800s Folk Art / Tramp Art Boxes
Located in Lisse, NL
together. These works of (folk) art were used as jewelry boxes, sewing boxes, travel boxes etc. Three of
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century American Folk Art Hand Painted Poplar Sewing / Decorative Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th century American carved poplar sewing / jewelry box with hand painted floral, leaf, and bird
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Poplar

19th Century Blackened Wood Vanity, Sewing or Writing Box with Gilt Implements
Located in Haarlem, NL
Victorian blackened wood and brass initialed vanity, sewing or writing box, the lid interior
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Metal

Antique Lacquered Paper Mache Sewing or Jewelry Box with Inlaid Abalone Shell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
England in circa 1870 in the period Aesthetic Movement style. The box was made as a sewing chest, but
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Scandinavian 1950s Teak Sewing Table Cabinet
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This awesome sewing box or cabinet was designed and manufactured in Denmark in the 1950s to 1960s
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Teak

18th c. Spanish Bargueno or Vargueno Fall Front Desk or Storage Box
Located in Round Top, TX
18th c. bargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. It's walnut
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Desks

Materials

Walnut

William 1Vth English circular Footstool Box Inlaid Hardwood, Circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
sewing box, hardwood with inlaid detail and dating to the early 19th century, William 1Vth period, circa
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Footstools

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood, Walnut

Merchant Mills Oilskin Sewing Kit
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An oilskin pouch that holds 25 needles, one ounce box of dressmaking pins, measuring tape
Category

Early 20th Century English Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century English Games/Sewing Table
Located in Nantwich, GB
, banding inlay and intricate chequered cross banded inlay throughout. Lift the lid to reveal a sewing box
Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Early 20th Century Shaker Sewing Basket
By Shakers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th Century Shaker Sewing Basket from the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester
Category

Early 20th Century American Shaker Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silk, Poplar

Scottish Sewing Set of Tartan Ware, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Scottish sewing set of Tartan ware, 19th Century Set of 3 items of Tartanware, Scottish sewing
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Scottish Sewing Set of Tartan Ware, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Scottish sewing set of Tartan ware, 19th century Set of 4 items of Tartanware, Scottish sewing set
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquer and Gilt Painted Vanity Cabinet on Stand
Located in Austin, TX
three sections: the cabinet, sewing box and stand. The cabinet and sewing box both rest on the square
Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Set of Two 19th Century Italian Treen Sewing Necessaires
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Small turned and decorated boxes like these are referred to as part of treen (wooden utilatary
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Boxwood

Singer Sewing Machine in Original Case and Key, 1892
By Singer
Located in Paris, FR
Singer sewing machine model Class 28 in black color decorated with gilt scrolls and roses. Model
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Antique 1890s American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Second Empire Case with Porcelain, Flasks and Sewing Kit
Located in Paris, FR
Rosewood case containing utensils for writing and sewing, porcelain flasks and inkwells. The box
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Rosewood

Dutch Modernism Design Foot Stool Box, Netherlands, 1920s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
. Copper studs surround the fabric. Foot stool and storage box in one. Can be used as a sewing box. In very
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Arts and Crafts Footstools

Materials

Velvet, Birch

Singer Sewing Machine in Original Case and Key/Bakelite Handle, 1920s
By Singer
Located in San Francisco, CA
An antique Singer sewing machine in original wooden case and key with Bakelite handle, 1920s
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique French Lacquer Inlaid Abalone Sewing Etui Necessaire Scent Bottle Case
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French lacquer & inlaid abalone sewing Etui or Necessaire, circa 1840. The black
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Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Steel

French Napoleon III Period 19th Century Leather Sewing Kit with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
French 1850s Napoléon III period leather case sewing kit with bronze hardware and blue velvet
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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Sewing Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of sewing boxes available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct sewing boxes — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. Sewing boxes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Sewing boxes are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Mid-Century Modern and Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Sewing boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Metalux, Joost Teders and Coen de Vries are consistently popular.

How Much are Sewing Boxes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,557, while they’re typically $25 on the low end and $18,850 highest priced.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    A sewing box can be called a sewing basket, a needle box or a needlepoint box. However, many people simply refer to the storage boxes for thread, needles and other sewing supplies as a sewing box. Shop a selection of sewing boxes on 1stDibs.