Oriental Boxes, Bowls and Baskets

Oriental Boxes, Bowls and Baskets

Beautiful and elegant, our range of traditional oriental boxes, bowls and baskets are ideal for enhancing your home. Perfect for use today as indoor planters, to hold kindling or for storage, you’ll find that our oriental boxes, bowls and baskets are ideal for use around the home. From Chinese antique items such as wooden boxes and containers, through to new pieces such as rice measures and trinket boxes, our collection offers a wide range of practical yet beautiful items, perfect for contemporary living spaces.

Chinese pillow box
£59.00

Blue and Gold Pillow Box

XAC07-BL

These blue versions of our popular pillow boxes are decorated in gold with birds and flowers. The boxes are reproductions of those used to store va...

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£59.00
Painted Chinese Wooden Bucket
£125.00

Wooden Painted Bucket

XAC01-BT2

This old bucket has been restored, but still has the old paintings of flowers against a black background on each side. Great for holding logs or ki...

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£125.00
Large Wooden Bowl
£295.00

Large Lama Bowl

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These beautiful large, deep bowls are made in Indonesia from Suar wood and have a lovely colour and pattern. Each one is produced individually so t...

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£295.00
Vintage Wine Bucket
£165.00

Vintage Wine Bucket

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These old round buckets were made for collecting grapes for wine making and have been restored with a distressed cream finish. The supporting metal...

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£165.00
Small Chinese Wooden Wine Bucket
£165.00

Small Wooden Bucket

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These round wooden buckets are great as magazine holders. Originally made for collecting grapes for wine making, they have been repaired and refini...

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£165.00
Teak Wood Planter
£395.00

Teak Wood Planter

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These chunky, weathered wood troughs have been cut from the trunk of a teak tree and come from the Javanese peninsula of Lesung. They are perfect a...

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£395.00
Wooden Pail
£125.00

Wooden Pail

XAC01

These large square sided buckets come from Shanxi province. They are around 80 years old and have been restored to give them a new lease of life. O...

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£125.00
Chinese Vintage Rice Basket
£95.00

Rice Measure

XAC02

These large wooden containers were once used in China to transport rice and grain from the market. The hardware is original and varies from piece t...

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£95.00
Pillow Box
£59.00

Pillow Box

XAC07-R

Pillow boxes like these were commonly used in China during the Qing dynasty to deter would-be thieves. The owner would place valuables inside the b...

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£59.00
Necklace Boxes
£49.00

Necklace Box

XAC07-NB-R

These beautiful boxes are made from wood and covered in faux leather. Available in either red or black and decorated with different designs, includ...

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£49.00
Chinese Box
£155.00

Faux Leather Box

XAC-FLB-01

These burgundy, cylindrical boxes are covered in faux leather and have a hinged lid, secured at the front with an antiqued brass clasp. They are re...

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£155.00
Red Lacquer Ornate Bucket
£295.00

Red Lacquer Ornate Bucket

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Refinished in a distressed, bright red lacquer these ornate buckets could be used for storage or to contain kindling wood. The wonderful symmetrica...

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£295.00
Wooden Gift Box
£125.00

Wooden Gift Box

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These gorgeous boxes make ideal gifts, perfect for storing favourite possessions or important documents. They are newly made from huang-huali wood ...

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£125.00
Wooden Trinket Box
£135.00

Wooden Trinket Box

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These beautiful little boxes are made from a wood known as 'huang-huali' - a tropical hardwood that is now quite rare and highly prized by the Chin...

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£135.00
Wooden Bucket, Natural Finish
£95.00

Wooden Bucket, Natural Finish

XAC01L

These rustic wooden buckets are from Shanxi in central China and date from the first half of the 20th century. They have been repaired but left in ...

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£95.00
Large Palm Pot Planter
£345.00

Large Palm Pot Planter

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Made by hollowing out and shaping a large palm tree trunk these pots can be used both indoors and outdoors as plant pots or just for decoration. No...

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£345.00
Large Wooden Bowl
£225.00

Large Wooden Bowl

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This lovely large, wooden bowl is from the Lampung region in southern Sumatra. Ideal as a large fruit bowl on a dining table or sideboard, it is ma...

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£225.00
Lampung Large Teak Bowl
£225.00

Lampung Large Teak Bowl

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This large wooden bowl would be ideal as a large fruit bowl on a dining table or sideboard. Made from teak wood, it comes from the region of Lampun...

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£225.00
Palm Bowl, White and Grey
£285.00

Palm Bowl, White and Grey

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With a finish similar to our vases, these white and grey bowls are made using sections of hollowed out palm tree trunks. These bowls can be used bo...

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£285.00
Palm Planter, White and Grey
£565.00

Palm Planter, White and Grey

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Using a large palm tree trunk that has been hollowed out, these pots have been finished in a lovely white and grey lacquer. Ideal for use indoors a...

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£565.00
Palau Carved Low Tray
£295.00

Palau Carved Low Tray

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These wonderful circular wooden trays are handcarved and are decorated in traditional Indonesian geometric patterns. As each piece is unique the de...

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£295.00
Small Rice Measure New
£29.00

Small Rice Measure

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Shanxi, circa 1900 These little wooden receptacles were once used as rice measures in China. Today they make useful little bowls on a console for k...

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£29.00
Willow Storage Box
£295.00

Willow Storage Box

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Shanxi, circa 1900 This charming little storage box is made from willow, the curved handle made by steaming the wood to a pliable state. Traces of ...

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£295.00
Shandong Hat Box
£175.00

Shandong Hat Box

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Shandong, circa 1880 The lacquer and paintings on this round box would once have been much brighter, but have darkened and faded over the years. Or...

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£175.00
Round Food Container
£245.00

Round Food Container

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Zhejiang, circa 1920 This round wooden box with a bamboo handle is from Ningbo in Zhejiang province and would have been used for carrying food. The...

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£245.00
Pingyao Gift Box
£265.00

Pingyao Gift Box

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Shanxi, circa 1950 This little octagonal black lacquer box would have been used for holding some kind of delicacy and presented as an expensive gif...

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£265.00
Elm Picnic Box
£155.00

Elm Picnic Box

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Shanxi, circa 1870 This old storage box was once used to transport food. It is made from elm and the attractive grain of the wood is clearly visibl...

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£155.00
Food Carrying Box
£155.00

Food Carrying Box

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Shanxi, circa 1870 With a long carrying handle, this box was once used to hold food in Shanxi province. The finish is original, now worn from the o...

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£155.00
Food Storage Box
£155.00

Food Storage Box

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Shanxi, circa 1870 This old storage box with a carrying handle was used to transport food. It has its original finish - the black lacquer now sever...

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£155.00
Chinese Wooden Food Box
£155.00

Wooden Food Box

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Shanxi, circa 1870 Used to carry food, this was essentially a lunch box. It is from Shanxi province and made from elm, still with the old finish.

£155.00
Antique Elm Storage Box
£365.00

Antique Elm Storage Box

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Shanxi, circa 1870 Once used to carry food, this charming box is in its original black lacquer finish, with details on the handle picked out in red...

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£365.00
Lacquered Wooden Basket
£165.00

Lacquered Wooden Basket

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Zhejiang, circa 1900 These attractive lacquered wooden baskets are a great way for storing kindling wood, magazines or even toilet rolls. They are ...

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£165.00
Decorated Wooden Hat Box Sold
£175.00

Decorated Wooden Hat Box

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Shandong, circa 1900 These decorative round boxes are from Shandong province in northern China, and were once used to store hats of Chinese officia...

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£175.00
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Water Bucket
£95.00

Water Bucket

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Southern China, circa 1900 Originally used for carrying water, these wooden buckets come from southern China. Today they make great baskets next to...

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£95.00
Red Lacquer Wooden Bowl
£225.00

Red Lacquer Wooden Bowl

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Shanxi, circa 1900 These old wooden bowls are set on wooden stands and are great as flower pot stands or as ornamental bowls. They are from Shanxi ...

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£225.00
Shanxi Black Painted Box
£145.00

Chinese Shanxi Painted Black Box

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Shanxi, 1900 These lovely little decorative boxes are from Shanxi in central China, still with their original black lacquer finish and paintings. E...

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£145.00
Wooden Storage Box with Gold Paintings
£225.00

Wooden Storage Box with Gold Paintings

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Gansu, circa 1920 This lovely little wooden box still has its old paintings of a fish and flowers on the front to symbolise wealth and status, as w...

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£225.00

Traditional oriental boxes, bowls and baskets for use around the home

Using traditional oriental boxes, bowls and baskets to display and organise items offers an elegant solution to modern home storage. Wooden buckets and baskets, for example, make stylish indoor planters, newspaper and magazine holders, whilst rice measures, baskets and trays make perfect storage ideas for the kitchen, bathroom or any room in the house. Whether you’re looking to add a touch of history to your home with a restored and refinished antique piece, or want to update your interiors with carefully chosen decorative storage pieces, our boxes, bowls and baskets are ideal for contemporary living.

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