Medieval Boxes

Style: Medieval

Gothic Oak Chest – Northern France, Circa 1320–1360

Located in Bilzen, BE

Rare medieval oak coffer carved with Gothic tracery, featuring lancets and quatrefoils characteristic of Northern French Gothic architecture (Picardy / Artois) in the 14th century. ...

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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Medieval Boxes

Materials

Iron

Gothic Oak Chest – Northern France, Circa 1320–1360

$4,747

Antique Gothic Style Chip Carved Walnut Keepsake Box C1860

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Gothic Style Chip Carved Walnut Keepsake Box C1860 Measures - 9.5"H x 15.25"W x 9.5"D This keepsake box, dating to circa 1860, showcases the Gothic style chip carving typical...

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19th Century Antique Medieval Boxes

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Walnut

Antique Gothic Style Chip Carved Walnut Keepsake Box C1860

$520 Sale Price

20% Off

Spanish Church Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Nun Detail, 18th Century

Located in Barcelona, ES

Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM BOX, Spain, 18th century. Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration. This alms box is made of pine wood painted in terracotta hues. A nun carved ornamentation decorates the top. Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration Rare find. Provenance: Private collection. No key avaliable. Overall Measures: 45 cm H x 26 cm W x 21 cm D Poor box...

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18th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Boxes

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Wood, Pine

Spanish Church Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Nun Detail, 18th Century

$3,228 Sale Price

20% Off

Early 20th Century Decorative Box - Brass - Gothic Tristan and Isolde Theme

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

A beautiful decorative box, made of brass. The box is richly decorated with elegant motifs and representations of the classic story Tristan and Isolde. The box was probably made in B...

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Early 1900s French Antique Medieval Boxes

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Brass

Early 20th Century Decorative Box - Brass - Gothic Tristan and Isolde Theme

$415

Early 20th Century Italian Gothic style Decorative Boxe or Small Trunk

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

We present this beautiful and rare small trunk made in the early 20th century. Made entirely of iron with brass decorations, this trunk has a Gothic-inspired design. A unique decora...

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Early 20th Century Italian Medieval Boxes

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Iron

Early 20th Century Italian Gothic style Decorative Boxe or Small Trunk

$1,103

Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Saints Detail, 18th Century

Located in Barcelona, ES

Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century. Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration. This alms box is made of pine wood painted in shades of blue and gray with carved saint figures onamentations decorating the top. Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration Rare find. Provenance: Private collection. No key avaliable. Overall Measures: Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D Poor...

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18th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Boxes

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Wood, Pine

Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Saints Detail, 18th Century

$4,035

Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock Gargoyle Sculptures

Located in Lisse, NL

Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle. If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your credenza or side table then this unique and top quality made specimen in the Gothic style could be perfect. Gothic Revival boxes are very hard to find and we have never seen one with such prodigious carvings on all sides. The unique and cat-like dragon gargoyles (with fangs) that look like they are carrying this casket, are just some of the stunningly carved and detailed sculptures that make this antique rarity even more artistic and impressive. Another great feature are the peacock sculptures. In Christianity the peacock is the symbol of purity. Christians believe that once someone has passed their soul rises and goes to heaven. This is why in earlier times Christians would spread the feathers of a peacock over the deceased since it symbolized a pure soul that was immune to corruption. The peacock also represents immortality, resurrection, and the spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ and the Christian church. Have you also noticed the top quality details on both ends of the bronze handle on top? The quality of that ornamental work is of the absolute highest standard also. There are many more incredibly beautiful, hand carved details and together they show that no expense was spared to create one of the most amazing Gothic caskets...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Medieval Boxes

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Bronze, Iron

Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock Gargoyle Sculptures

$6,171

Antique Bronze Box from Belgium Gothic Style

Located in Miami, FL

Gothic Style, very detailed crafted antique bronze box. Marked underneath, made in Belgium. In original good condition. A-444-335

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20th Century Belgian Medieval Boxes

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Box from Belgium Gothic Style

$900

19th Century French Polished Cast Iron Safe with Key and Two-Letter Combination

Located in Dallas, TX

Keep your jewelry and important documents locked up in this elegant, antique safe from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Crafted circa 1880, and built in cast iron, this heavy ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Boxes

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Brass, Iron

19th Century French Polished Cast Iron Safe with Key and Two-Letter Combination

$3,600

Early 17th Century Medieval Handcrafted Black Iron Coffer or Box

Located in Brescia, IT

The iron coffer, fully original in every part of it, was forged and handcrafted in German in the 1610. Complete with key. Full working iron mechanisms. It ...

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Early 17th Century German Antique Medieval Boxes

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Iron

Early 17th Century Medieval Handcrafted Black Iron Coffer or Box

$18,988

Cast Bronze Lidded Box with Medieval Scenes and hardwood liner, Late 19thC

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a cast bronze metal box modelled as a casket with a wood liner and depicting medieval scenes. We date this box to the late 19th Century. The box is made of a cast metal (b...

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Late 19th Century English Antique Medieval Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Cast Bronze Lidded Box with Medieval Scenes and hardwood liner, Late 19thC

$654

19th Century French Polished Bauche Fireproof Strongbox with Royal Coat of Arms

By Bauche

Located in Dallas, TX

This French fireproof strongbox, crafted circa 1880 by Bauche in the Marne region, showcases the period’s finest industrial security design. Constructed in heavy cast iron and weighi...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Boxes

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Polished Bauche Fireproof Strongbox with Royal Coat of Arms

$3,200

Georgian Architectural Model

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine English early 19th century mahogany architectural model of a church, the multiple steeples flanking a faux carved slate shingled room, wh...

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Early 19th Century English Antique Medieval Boxes

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Mahogany

Georgian Architectural Model

$8,500

Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the Christ...

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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Medieval Boxes

Materials

Iron

Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century

$11,393 Sale Price

20% Off

Danish Cast Iron and Bronze Jewelry Box or Dresser Box, Circa 1940s

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful casket form cast iron and bronze dresser box, jewelry box, cigar box, or decorative box with interior cedar lining. The front depicts a scene from the 1219 Battle of Lynd...

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1940s Danish Vintage Medieval Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Danish Cast Iron and Bronze Jewelry Box or Dresser Box, Circa 1940s

$795

19th C. French Painted Bauche Fireproof Strongbox with Two Letters Combination

By Bauche

Located in Dallas, TX

This antique French safe was crafted circa 1880 in the Champagne-Ardenne region by Bauche, renowned for their patented “Système Incombustible” fireproof designs. Weighing 78 pounds, ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Boxes

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Brass, Iron

19th C. French Painted Bauche Fireproof Strongbox with Two Letters Combination

$3,200

Late 19th Century French Gothic style Walnut Cigar cabinet

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Elegant 19th-century French cigar cabinet in the Gothic style. This beautifully crafted piece features a tambour roll-top door that opens to reveal compartments for cigars and two sm...

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1880s French Antique Medieval Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century French Gothic style Walnut Cigar cabinet

$949

French Gothic Oak Coffer Chest

Located in Queens, NY

French Gothic-style (19/20th Century) oak coffer chest on stand with tracery carved panels and a domed lid with iron strap work

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19th Century French Antique Medieval Boxes

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Iron

French Gothic Oak Coffer Chest

$3,500

Early Heavily Embossed Brass Box This is a large and heavy chest

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Early Heavily Embossed Brass Box This is a large and heavy chest is made in Brass with a wooden lining, the beaten brass is embossed with decorativ...

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Early 1800s Antique Medieval Boxes

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Brass

Early Heavily Embossed Brass Box This is a large and heavy chest

$3,281

Indian carved wood spice box, late 17th century, circa 1790

Located in Central England, GB

This superb Indian spice box is of a larger scale than normally seen. It is highly decorative and original. It is made from a solid block of dense woo...

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Late 17th Century Indian Antique Medieval Boxes

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Wrought Iron

Indian carved wood spice box, late 17th century, circa 1790

$1,223

Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration in Blue Yellow Patina, 18th Century

Located in Barcelona, ES

Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Box, Spain, 18th century. Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration. Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration Rare find. Provenance: Private collection. No key avaliable. Overall Measures: 46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D Poor box...

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18th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Boxes

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Wood, Pine

Spanish Alms Box / Wall Decoration in Blue Yellow Patina, 18th Century

$4,035

Neo Gothic Style Bronze Box, circa 1900

Located in Mouscron, WHT

Neo gothic style bronze box circa 1900.

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Early 20th Century French Medieval Boxes

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Bronze

Neo Gothic Style Bronze Box, circa 1900

$1,424

Small Bronze Casket, 19th Century, with the Twelve Apostles and Zodiac signs

Located in NICE, FR

Rare small nickel-plated bronze casket, dating from the 19th century, decorated with a fascinating iconographic program: the Twelve Apostles paired with the Zodiac signs. This association, recurrent in the Middle Ages, reflects a symbolic re-interpretation that bridges the human and the divine, time and eternity. It recalls medieval reliquaries, such as 9th-century ivory caskets...

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1880s French Antique Medieval Boxes

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Bronze, Nickel

Small Bronze Casket, 19th Century, with the Twelve Apostles and Zodiac signs

$1,495

American Bronze and Enameled Box/Humidor by E.F. Caldwell, New York, 1900s

By Edward F. Caldwell Co.

Located in New York, NY

An American Gothic Revival bronze and enamelled box/humidor. By Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Inc., New York, first quarter of 1900s. The rectangul...

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1910s American Vintage Medieval Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

American Bronze and Enameled Box/Humidor by E.F. Caldwell, New York, 1900s

$12,600

Set of Three Spanish Church Alms Boxes Wall Decoration, 18th Century

Located in Barcelona, ES

Set of three carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Boxes, Spain, 18th century. Polychromed wooden Church Collection offering donation money boxes as wall decorations. Beautiful wall decoration comprised of three wall hanging collection / doation money boxes. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Each one has a different design. All three create a colorful set displayed together. Rare find. Provenance: Private collection. On sale as a set. Measures: Religious woman: 45 cm H x 26 cm W x 21 cm D Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D Blue Box:46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D Poor box...

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18th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Boxes

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Wood, Pine

Set of Three Spanish Church Alms Boxes Wall Decoration, 18th Century

$11,274 / set

Chest, Leather, Wrought Iron, Textile, Wood, Spain, circa 1500

Located in Madrid, ES

Rectangular body casket with semicircular lid made of carved wood and covered with a worked leather that has been reinforced with a series of forged iron fittings, material in which ...

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16th Century Spanish Antique Medieval Boxes

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Wrought Iron, Other

Chest, Leather, Wrought Iron, Textile, Wood, Spain, circa 1500

$6,052

19th Century French Gothic Polished Black and Silver Cast Iron Strongbox Safe

Located in Dallas, TX

Keep your jewelry or important documents locked up in this small antique safe from Northern France. Crafted, circa 1880, the 52 pound cast safe has a chic two-tone black and silver paint finish. The heavy...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Boxes

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Gothic Polished Black and Silver Cast Iron Strongbox Safe

$1,800

Brass and Copper Textured Lidded Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Textured copper box with brass detailing. The exterior of the box features pebbled like texture, perfectly patinated with brass hinges, ball feet and detailing. The hinged box is per...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Medieval Boxes

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Brass, Copper

Brass and Copper Textured Lidded Box

$275

19th Century Carved Oak Correspondence, Post or Letter Box

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th Century Carved Oak Correspondence, Post or Letter Box This very attractive Carved Box is made in Oak, it is carved on the top with 2 letter slots, one for UNANSWERED and the ot...

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19th Century Antique Medieval Boxes

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Oak

19th Century Carved Oak Correspondence, Post or Letter Box

$1,093

Bone and Stone Lidded Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Metal decorative box with bone and stone inlay. The exterior of the box showcases a mosaic bone inlay adorned with turquoise and red stones set in pewter. The inside of the box is li...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Medieval Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Metal, Pewter

Bone and Stone Lidded Box

$1,200

Medieval boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Medieval boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Medieval boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Spain pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Bauche, and Edward F. Caldwell Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $243 and tops out at $44,528 while the average work can sell for $2,837.