Faux Book Box
Regency Leather Faux Book Box on Painted Stand or End Table, English, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 19 in W 18 in D 14 in
Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
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Early 20th Century British Boxes
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Faux False Library Keepsake Book Box 16"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century faux book box by Maitland Smith. Wooden box crafted to resemble a row of leather
Category
Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
This exquisite faux
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Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Maitland Smith Book Box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage large Maitland Smith box, marbelized paper and embossed leather. 9” deep. Great condition
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Vintage 1970s American Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather, Paper
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Faux Book Form Secret Storage Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A charming and very necessary lidded storage box of faux book form. The dark pink / mauve and cream
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Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Resin
19th c. French leather faux book liquor box
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century faux book leather liquor box
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Antique 19th Century French Boxes
Materials
Leather
Leather Faux Book Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Leather faux book box, large with nice interior.
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20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Large Leather Faux Book Box
Located in Napa, CA
A large faux book box, nearly a hundred years old. A perfect way to hide secret treasures and
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Early 20th Century Belgian Boxes
Materials
Metal
An Early 20th Century Faux Book Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Early 20th Faux Book Box Made from Antique Books with Later Hinge Top Opening to Reveal Interior
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Early 20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Leather, Paper
Late 19th Century Small Faux Book Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Small faux book box of well painted tole to look like the leather with the tooling work of a fine
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Late 19th/Early 20th Collection of Four French Leather & Board Faux Book Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of four late 19th and early 20th leather, board faux book boxes.
French in origins
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Pine, Paper
H 11.42 in W 9.45 in D 4.73 in
19th Century English Faux Book Box Table
Located in London, GB
19th century English faux book box table
An honest leather four volume faux book box on painted
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Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Pine
An Early 20th Century Faux Book Box with Interior Bar Set
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Early 20th Century Faux Book Box Opening to Reveal Interior Liquor Carafe and Glasses
Category
Early 20th Century French Barware
Materials
Leather, Paper, Glass
Original Antique English Leather Faux Book Box on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Breathtaking antique English leather faux book box on stand. This wonderful box retains it's
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Vintage Faux Book Box, English, Leather Bound Folio, Sleeve, Secret Safe, C.1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage faux book box. An English, leather-bound folio storage sleeve or secret safe
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Mid-20th Century European Books
Materials
Leather
H 13.19 in W 3.75 in D 10.04 in
Vintage Italian 19C Book Box, Faux Set of Seven
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tara Shaw Antiques - Large vintage to 19th century Italian faux book box with top that lifts open
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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
2 Vintage Faux False Leather Book Keepsake Boxes History of England Vol 1 & 2
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of large Faux book boxes. Made from leather with gold detail. Marked History of England Volume
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Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
H 3.5 in W 14 in D 12 in
Four Late 19th to 20th C Zoology Entomology Faux Book Box Specimens Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fantastic collection of four book boxes, containing pinned insect specimens.
The book boxes are
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Antique Late 19th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine, Paper
H 13.19 in W 20.08 in D 1.97 in
Vintage 19th Century, Italian Book Boxes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of four vintage 19th century, Italian faux book boxes that open at the cover for ample storage
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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Vintage 19th Century Italian Book Boxes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tara Shaw Antiques - Set of four vintage to 19th century Italian faux book boxes that open at the
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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Italian Faux- Book Leather Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Italian" Romeo and Juliet" faux-book embossed leather box.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chinese Porcelain Faux-Bois Decorated Book Form Box, Republic Period
Located in Austin, TX
An early 20th century Chinese LeShan Tang Zhi faux-bois decorated porcelain box in the shape of a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
A Small Faux Book Stack
Located in Dallas, TX
A small faux book stack with lifting lid. Inside lined with moire fabric. All sets on turned legs
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Wood, Leather
Three Vintage Faux-Book Decorative Boxes from an Italian Winery, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
Five Italian wood and paper covered faux-book decorative boxes from the mid-20th century, priced
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Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper, Fabric
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Triple Faux False Keepsake Book Box Short Stories
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Large tooled leather triple book box by Maitland Smith, late 20th century. Features volumes I, II
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Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
H 5.75 in W 13.75 in D 13.75 in
Leather Bounded Faux-Book Folder, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Group of two folder with gilt decorated brown leather bounded faux-book edges.
Dimensions: Each
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21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of Five Late 19th Century French Multicolor Decorative Faux Book Stacks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of five faux book stacks from the late 19th century with brown, red, green and black tones
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.75 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
20th Century Italian Faux Painted Book Box Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th century Italian faux painted book box stand. Very detailed hand-painted surface with gilt
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Late 20th Century Italian Other More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal, Steel
Vintage Wooden Faux Leather Bound Book Storage Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic and practical vintage box that resembles faux leather bound books made out of wood
Category
Early 20th Century American Bohemian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian Leather Faux Book Box
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming Italian embossed leather faux book box.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Victorian Leather Faux Book Box/Games Board
Located in Houston, TX
We found this Victorian leather faux book box in England. The "History of England" book box is
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Italian Leather Faux Book Box with Bronze Frog
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting Italian faux book, leather, hand tooled box, with bronze frog as a handle. A really
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Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Four Late 19th Century Lepidopterology & Enthmology Faux Book Box Specimens
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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The faux book boxes are stained pine in construction, with marbled exterior and internal decoration
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Antique Late 19th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine, Paper
H 12.6 in W 13.19 in D 2.96 in
Late 19th to 20th C Zoology Lepidopterist Faux Book Box Specimens Butterfly
Located in Lowestoft, GB
book box. Constructed in pine with its original stained finish.
Age related wear, minimal loses to
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Antique Late 19th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine, Paper
H 17.72 in W 26.78 in D 1.78 in
American History Oxblood Tooled Leather Faux Book Box Trinket Keepsake Stash
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Faux book shaped trinket box finished in oxblood red tooled leather with gold accents and page
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 2.25 in W 10 in D 8 in
Vintage Faux Book Box Trinket Keepsake Coffee Table Stash Edward Bulwer Novel
Located in Dayton, OH
This storage or keepsake box is in the form of a stack of books, made from wood and can be
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
H 2.375 in W 6 in D 4.25 in
Leather Book Box Side Table or Stand, England, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Pine, Paper
Italian Florentine Rectangular Wood Faux Book Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This gilt-wood box featuring faux books
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Italian Mid-Century Leather Faux Book Tissue Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
What a fantastic way to hide tissues with this functional library style book box. This clever
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Collectible Faux Book with Hidden Flask
Located in Houston, TX
Collectible faux book with hidden flask. The tile written in French translates to "History of
Category
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather, Glass
Vintage Leather Faux False Book Keepsake Cigarette Box Marbled Edges
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage leather petite keepsake box with faux marbled edges. Measures: 5".
Category
Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
German Faux Book Safe
Located in Round Top, TX
A German leather bound book stack storage safe with two hidden drawers and a top compartment lined
Category
Late 20th Century German Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th C. Red Embossed Leather Bound ' Faux / Dummy' Book Box 'Hunt Buttons'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Red Embossed Leather Bound ( Faux / Dummy) Book Box 'Hunt Buttons'
England, circa 1890s
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Italian Tole Metal Toleware Faux Stacked Book Form Desk Table Top Storage Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian tole metal toleware faux stacked book form desk tabletop storage box. Item features metal
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
H 6 in W 9.5 in D 6.5 in
Collectible Faux Book with Two Hidden Flasks
Located in Houston, TX
Collectible faux book with hidden flasks. The title, Histoire D' Ecosse, written in French
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20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Glass
Antique Wood and Brass Faux Book with Hidden Compartment
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique wood faux book with hidden compartment. Designed to appear as a beautiful book, this wood
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tesselated Horn Obelisk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Maitland Smith. Stunning table decoration. Matching faux "book" box available.
Category
20th Century Obelisks
Materials
Brass
Decorative Set of 3 Antique Faux Book Document Holders from Italy, circa 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
These faux book document holders are typically Italian. They started being produced in at least the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paper
H 3.375 in W 15.625 in D 11.125 in
Mid-Century French Embossed Leather Bound Book Box with Six Old Fashion Glasses
Located in Dallas, TX
tumblers. The faux book box is in excellent condition with a rich patinated leather finish and gilt tooling
Category
Mid-20th Century French Barware
Materials
Leather, Glass
H 6 in W 15.25 in D 10 in
19th Century French Leatherbound Book Tantalus with Shot Glasses and Decanters
Located in Miami, FL
stoppers and shot cordials. The faux book liquor box has a rich patinated leather finish, gilt tooling
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Barware
Materials
Leather, Glass, Paper
H 5.13 in W 8.25 in D 5.63 in
Vintage Leather Faux Book Musical Liquor Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's leather faux book musical liquor box.
Category
Early 20th Century English Boxes
Materials
Glass
Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900, originally for a 'candlestick' telephone.
Category
Early 20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Leather, Cardboard
Collection of Book Boxes
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A collection of book boxes.
Faux Shagreen paper covering, gold inlaid impressed lettering to
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Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Regency Style Faux Library Box
Located in New York, NY
Charming box with faux book spines on the doors and four divided interior compartments.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Leather
Faux vellum book boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved, hand finished faux vellum book boxes. Voila! offers customized sizes and patina`s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Wood
Georgian Faux Lordford Book Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
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stone masonry, book lined walls
Category
Antique 19th Century English End Tables
Set of Two Faux Book Boxes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of two Italian faux book boxes will make a great addition to your library, table
Category
Late 20th Century Italian American Classical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
1980s Maitland Smith Trompe L’oeil Book Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Naples, FL
Three tooled leather bound volumes with Vintaged gold applique of "Brinton & Stone" form a box for
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
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Maitland Smith Lacquered Chinoiserie Dome Top Lion Handle Storage Keepsake Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive lacquered keepsake box by Maitland Smith, circa 1990s. Features a chinoiserie motif with flowers and Asian figures. the box is in the form of a treasure chest with hing...
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1990s Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
H 10.5 in W 11 in D 14 in
Stuart Devlin Set of Twelve Silver and Silver-Gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas"
By Stuart Devlin, Cartier
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented as edition No. 94 out of a limited prod...
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Vintage 1970s English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
2 Maitland Smith Hand Painted Monkey Landscape Crackled Coromandel Wall Panel
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
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Late 20th Century British Colonial Decorative Art
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An exceptional period pair of Arts & Crafts hand hammered & wrought iron gates
By Charles Robert Ashbee
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of Arts and Crafts hand-hammered and hand-wrought iron gates with scrolling floral decoration to the top with some of the widest tight scroll work decoration I ha...
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Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Doors and Gates
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 108 in W 62.2 in D 2 in
9 Drawer Negligee Chest by Maitland Smith in Faux Malachite Finish
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Chic narrow 9 drawer chest by Maitland Smith, having a faux malachite finish with brass hand grip pulls. Possibly originally designed as a negligee chest, this stylish piece can also...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Large Water Fountain in Ceramic Mineral Finish
Located in Madrid, ES
Water fountain in hand painted ceramic.
Decorative ceramic fountain antique finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
H 101 in W 164.5 in D 27 in
English Country House Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A very finely carved flame mahogany veneered architectural bar cabinet of the Althorp House façade, the upper section with a gabled brass galleried roof with 8 dormers, with a Spence...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William Milligan Sloan, in Four Volumes, 1896
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Sloane, William Milligan. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York: Century Co, 1896. Four volume quarto set. Handsomely bound in half red Moroccan leather and cloth boards, spines r...
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Antique 1890s American Books
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Paper
Luxury Watches Safe
Located in Paris, FR
Safe luxury watches forged in steel with 9 bi-directional
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wrapped in top grain cowhide leathers in croco red wine fini...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Handsome Trompe L'oeil Stack of Books Accent Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome side or accent table in the form of a stack of leather books and having a single drawer in the top book.
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Vintage 1980s American End Tables
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Leather, Wood
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
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Wood, Giltwood
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the faux book box you’re looking for. Each faux book box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and wood. There are many kinds of the faux book box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each faux book box bearing Neoclassical, Victorian or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one faux book box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maitland Smith produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Faux Book Box?
Prices for a faux book box start at $80 and top out at $5,200 with the average selling for $750.
Questions About Faux Book Box
- What is a book box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A book box is a small box that plays a trick on the eye. On the outside, it is painted to look like a book, but on the inside is a carved out interior, meant to store your trinkets and wares. On 1stDibs, find a collection of book boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.