Celine · Tier 3

Classic Box

Name: Celine Classic Box Small
Brand: Celine

Catalogued June 2026

The Classic Box, usually called the Box bag, is Celine's structured shoulder bag from the Phoebe Philo era, reviving a 1970s Celine box shape. It has a crisp, boxy flap body in smooth box calf leather, a signature twist-and-push metal clasp on the front, and a long adjustable strap for crossbody or shoulder wear. Pared back and logo-free, it was one of the defining Philo-era Celine designs and was wound down as the house discontinued those bags.

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The Celine Classic Box Small is a Leather bag.

What it's worth

Celine · Classic Box · Small

All Small colours and leathers · 572 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $263 on The RealReal, well below the typical price (median $1,265).

Demand is light and prices are soft, so there's little pressure to move fast.

No longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.

By condition · compared like-for-like

excellent

19 prices

very good

88 prices

$650$2,295

By production era · decade

2010s

4 prices

2020s

1 price

$263$1,594

Resale by production era: 5 listings, estimated from recorded prices.

Estimated from recorded resale prices (built from 571 asking + 1 sold prices · 465 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-08-07.

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Where it stands

#279

of 512 styles in the LC Index

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⚖Blended from price, trade volume, and scarcity.
◷Recomputed monthly from recorded market prices.

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The three measures behind #279

By priceof 512 styles

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CHouseCelineest. 1945 · France LeatherLeather Hardwaregold

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Articles on the Classic Box and Celine from our verified experts.

Celine authentication: The markers worth checking
The 2018 rebrand dropped the accent, so CÉLINE versus CELINE dates the era, plus the date code, stamp finish, and Triomphe lettering. The accent dates the bag, it does not prove it.
By Arielle · Triomphe

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