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Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
Located in Esbeek, NL
Sea captain's box with iron fittings 1680/1720 colonial.
Category

Antique 17th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
H 7.88 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
Ebony Veneered Captain's Chest or Strong Box 'Coffre Fort', 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A strongbox was a type of travelling chest and these types of boxes were more common in England
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
H 7.5 in W 13 in D 6.5 in
Midcentury Modern Game Box Exotic Burlwood
By Dunhill
Located in Chula Vista, CA
the box. The Captain's Duel Game from Pusser's Rum. Incomplete game set, missing balls. Selling as a
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Burl

Curiosity Box by Taras Yoom
Located in Geneve, CH
Curiosity Box by Taras Yoom Limited Edition of 20 Dimensions: D 30 x H 30 cm Materials: Metal
Category

2010s Russian Organic Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Curiosity Box by Taras Yoom
Curiosity Box by Taras Yoom
H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in
English 19th Century Trinity House Dressing Box with Three Masted Schooner Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English rosewood 19th century Trinity House dressing box with perspective cube inlay to three sides
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

English 19th Century Trinity House Burl Walnut Writing Box Ship and Cube Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English 19th century burl walnut writing box of unusual interior conformation. The exterior of the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

English ships or country house carved oak and steel bound strong box, circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
carved oak strong box most likely belonged to a 19th century ship’s captain and was used for storing
Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

English Campaign Era Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English military officer's writing slope (or Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, from
Category

Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Metal, Brass

"Victory 1805" Brass Box, Warm Color, Embossed Design, Lion's Head Handle
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
a man and even perhaps to a Captain of such a ship on the open seas. This box was formerly auctioned
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Unknown American Colonial Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Danish Cigar Box by Andersen & Sohoel
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with Plimsoll Line Symbol  From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Mid
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Danish Cigar Box by Andersen & Sohoel
Danish Cigar Box by Andersen & Sohoel
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H 1.77 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in
Mid-19th century Hanau Gold Box.
Located in Paris, FR
HANAU gold marks mid-19th century. This is a box donated by John Bastard IV, "esquire and captain of the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Boxes and Cases

Materials

Gold

Mid-19th century Hanau Gold Box.
Mid-19th century Hanau Gold Box.
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H 1.11 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
By Chubb & Son
Located in Milan, IT
Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. relative to Captain Edward John Ward, military of the Royal Academy and the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Brass

Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captains and officers in the field
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Tourmaline and Sapphire Ring Guitar Pick Shape with Music Box Object D'Art
By Nicofilimon the Jewelry Designer
Located in Athens, GR
by Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz. He designed the jewelry for the 2001 film Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Category

2010s Greek Artist Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Leather & Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'. This was the property of Francis de Sausmarez Shortt. He was Captain in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver

Antique Leather & Silver Cigarette Case
Antique Leather & Silver Cigarette Case
H 3.75 in W 2.96 in D 0.52 in
Captain
Located in New York, NY
damage. Framed 30x40" prints are shipped via FedEx in a bespoke cardboard box with a fitted interior
Category

2010s Animal Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Georgian Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins, St Martins Lane
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique military captain's writing box with brass strapping, secret compartment and special large
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Japanese Huge Antique Captain Whale Fisherman Satsuma Charger, 18 Inches & Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese Satsuma, a fine and monumental 18" Meiji period charger Ozara with rare motif: Captain
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Ceramic

Captain Cook’s Legacy
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper, Magazine Paper

D-Scan "Captain" Midcentury Teak Wardrobe
By D-Scan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
iconic "Captain" series. Showcasing a broad, rich teak grain, round brass campaign pulls, and rounded
Category

Mid-20th Century Singaporean Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Metal, Brass

BALL Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Captain Poindexter Watch
By Ball Watch Company
Located in San Fernando, CA
BALL Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Captain Poindexter Watch Automatic Movement Anti-magnetic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Zenith Captain Dual Time in Stainless Steel
By Zenith
Located in Lucerne, CH
Preowned Zenith Captain Dual Time gents watch in stainless steel. New original Zenith dark brown
Category

Early 2000s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Danish Vintage Captains Bar by Reno Wahl Iversen for Dyrlund
By Reno Wahl Iversen, Dyrlund
Located in London, GB
An absolutely amazing Danish vintage captains bar by Reno Wahl Iversen for Dyrlund. It was made in
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Captain Nelson (29 Palms, CA) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Captain Nelson (29 Palms, CA) - 2007 37x49x3.5cm, Edition 1/5. Artist Inventory No 4033.01
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Wood, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

RENO WAHL FOR DYRLUND ViNTAGE DANISH HARDWOOD METAMORPHIC CAPTAINS CAMPAIGN BAR
By Reno Wahl Iversen
Located in GB
design, it unfolds from a simple box cabinet to a wonderful serving bar with many amazing features. When
Category

Vintage 1960s English Campaign Dry Bars

Materials

Hardwood

Reno Wahl for Dyrlund Vintage Danish Teak Metamorphic Captains Campaign Bar
By Reno Wahl Iversen, Drylund
Located in GB
. This is such a cool design, it unfolds from a simple box cabinet to a wonderful serving bar with many
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Campaign Dry Bars

Materials

Teak

Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
, mounted on a modern iron stand, Meiji Period, dated 1882, Japan. This Japanese sea chest, or captain
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Iron

Vintage Ranch Oak Captains Armchairs by A. Brandt Acorn Brown Finish a Pair
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful pair of vintage captains’ armchairs by A. Brandt comprised of solid ranch oak with acorn
Category

Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Fine Japanese Export Lacquer Cutlery Knife Boxes, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of fine Japanese export lacquered cutlery boxes Kyoto or Nagasaki, late 18th century H
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Silver

Japanese Export Nagasaki Lacquer Box with the Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese export Nagasaki lacquer tobacco box with the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte Edo-period
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Copper, Gold

Cool Hand Luke
Located in London, GB
Captain to Luke 'what we've got here is failure to communicate'. This size given is before framing. This
Category

Vintage 1960s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Midshipman Proctor’s Sword for Valour at the Battle of Copenhagen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
slings in a fitted mahogany box lined in green velvet. English, c 1800. James Proctor (died before 1814
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Silver, Steel

"Coucou 2" abstract varnishes pigments on wood panel 125x100cm 2021
By Olivier Ebel
Located in Roscoff, FR
transparency. Then the masking to fill in the boxes and give body to the skeleton and to finish highlighting
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Pigment, Other Medium

Thomas Whitcombe ‘Flora’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
reading ‘British Frigate “Flora”, 36 guns commanded by Captain W. P. Williams, captured the “Nymphe”, 10
Category

Antique 1780s English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Thomas Whitcombe ‘Flora’
Thomas Whitcombe ‘Flora’
H 26.5 in W 26.5 in D 0.1 in
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Officers Desk
Located in Forney, TX
. Believed to have been used as a maritime sea captains desk. Born in the Mid-Atlantic region of the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar

English Pocket Globe, London, Circa 1775-1798
By Herman Moll
Located in Milano, IT
celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box and is divided into two hemispheres with the cartouche
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Globes

Materials

Shagreen, Paper

Wallace Sir Christopher Sterling Silver 88-Pc Dinner Flatware Set for 12+Servers
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in New York, NY
are shown. Sold in a fitted box. Wallace Silversmiths is a major American manufacturer of sterling
Category

20th Century American Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Ruckus Tugboat
By Red Grooms
Located in Lyons, CO
Color 3-D lithograph in Plexiglas box, Ed. 45. Grooms, who has devoted much of his distinguished
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ruckus Tugboat
Ruckus Tugboat
H 21 in W 16.88 in D 24.13 in
OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E . Bale OLD FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
By John Edward Bale
Located in Ferndown, GB
to Captain and retired from the army in 1881 with the rank of major. Bale married at Christ Church
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Welsh Rugby Union Tickets and Lapel Pin, Welsh Football Union
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
-1905). The medal is in the original H. Kaltenbach, Jeweller, Llanelly, presentation box. It is enamel
Category

Antique 1890s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Silver

Grand Antique Executive Desk, English, Satinwood, 13 Drawer, Office, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
boxes. Charming arcading adorns the upper drawer section with shelf to centre. Usefully sized
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Located in Belmont, MA
showcases a distinctive design with an inclined top table and a convenient box with a lid. Its unique shape
Category

Antique 1870s German Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
Davenport Desk, Germany, 1870
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
"Visit to Camp" Rare Card Game by McLaughlin Brother of New York, Ca 1871
Located in York County, PA
72) object cards, with various accoutrements. All of the above are housed in a wooden storage box
Category

Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Inextricably Linked
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

There Remains and Irreducible Parity
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Action Which Enables Us to Project Our Forces Into the Outside World
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Around Us and Within Us
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Holding Up and Attracting the Earth
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Balancing Land
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Of a Difference in Which the Differences Are Inseparable
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Between Them
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Impossible Abyss Which Separates the Two Sides
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Compass Rose
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Both Above and Below
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

If the Two Realities Are Thus Brought Together
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Polar Opposites and Complementary Relationship
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Shadow Economy of Extraction
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Heart World
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Footprints
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

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Captains Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic captains box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, brass and metal, every captains box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a captains box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A captains box, designed in the Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made captains box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Zenith are consistently popular.

How Much is a Captains Box?

The average selling price for a captains box at 1stDibs is $2,750, while they’re typically $1,450 on the low end and $17,553 for the highest priced.