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English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
surface, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two drawers (see last image
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
secret compartment inside hiding two small drawers*see last image. Initials on brass plaque on lid LPB.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Retailed by Charles Henry, Manchester From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
accessed by sliding the pagoda lid across, to access the secret compartments the Tea Caddies must be turned
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies

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Silver

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
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H 5.12 in W 7.87 in D 4.72 in
English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
include a brass plate at center top, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two
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Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
slide out the left and right verticle pieces which reveal oak boxes on each side and you will note a
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Humidor with Secret Compartment by Glynn Lockett
By Glyn Lockett
Located in Bagshot, GB
paraphernalia including a gilt metal razor blade, small oval box, straw, and spoon and mirrored panel. Just
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21st Century and Contemporary European Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Silver

Antique Belle Époque Leather Wood Goldembossed Box Secret Box Book Box Trunk
Located in Munich, DE
upright position it resemmbles a book. Therefore it can be considered a book with secret compartments and
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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Carbon Fiber

Antique French Pyrogene, Utensil Holder, Secret Box, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Rare sculpture of a joyful monk with a secret compartment. A so called Pyrogene, which was used for
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome rosewood English vanity box retains the original glass bottles and jars with silver
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage to Antique Wood Box with Hidden Compartments Marquetry Inlay MOP
Located in Greer, SC
shell and mother of pearl inlay, there are also two secret compartments which makes this a unique
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Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Modernist 1981 Sculptural Secret Table Box Carved In Marble Sandalwood And Shell
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural marble secret box. Exceptional decorative box, created by an American artist back in
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Extraordinary Early 18th Century Necessaire Secrets
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
scene. A further secret compartment found beyond the first layer of drawers. Alsace, France Circa
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Victorian English Boat desk, wood and brass , secret drawers
Located in Valladolid, ES
space for paper and envelopes. The desk has several compartments for pens, ink and writing accessories
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Goldembossed Leather Wood Secred Box Stamp Box Paris
Located in Munich, DE
position it resemmbles a book. Therefore it can be considered a book with secret compartments and incuded
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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

19th Century Tole Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
. The interior with a mirror which hides a secret compartment. The top featuring a cameo with a painted
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Antique 1820s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Tole Box
19th Century Tole Box
H 6.5 in W 15.5 in D 11 in
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century mahogany writing box with green leather desk top, original key and several (secret
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
H 5.91 in W 14.97 in D 10.24 in
Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
storage. There are three secret compartments located in the writing slope. The first is located in the top
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
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H 7.3 in W 19 in D 11 in
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Located in Ipswich, GB
tray to the front opening to reveal storage compartment, with a secret compartment to the bottom of the
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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
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H 5.91 in W 12.01 in D 8.86 in
Antique Walnut Gentleman's Vanity Dressing or Travel Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
original crystal and silver-plated jars and box with a secret compartment that is spring loaded and pops
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Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
reveal a writing surface with original ink bottles and a pen tray storage compartment and secret drawers
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves Vanity Box 1860s
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves table top Vanity Box, circa 1860 in date
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Antique 1860s Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
1870. This handsome box opens to reveal a leather writing surface, pen tray compartment, and the
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
storage compartment and two secret drawers Measures: H 15.5 x W 30 x D 23cm Date 1860.  
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
spring loaded false wall in front of the three secret drawer compartments. The Writing Box dates to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
, lifting up to reveal a storage compartment and three secret drawers.
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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
inkwells, pen tray and two lift up lids opening to reveal storage compartments and three secret drawers
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveling Vanity Dressing Box, circa 1870
Located in Pearland, TX
compartment for letters and correspondence. This exquisite box displays beautifully and would make a very
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Smart Antique Shagreen Gaming Counter / Poker Chip Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
secret opening mechanism; the lid is slid to the left which allows the box to be opened, an ingenious
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Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Jewelry Boxes or Wooden Box with Key, Restauration Period 19th, France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming jewelry box or case. The box has a compartment for rings and 3 compartments for earrings
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Restauration Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box
By Howell James & Co.
Located in Northampton, GB
ruched inner lid with a secret rear compartment containing a free standing mirror and storage for
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box
Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box
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H 7.09 in W 11.81 in D 8.66 in
A 19th Century Brass Bound Mandalay Teak Campaign Dressing Box, Burma Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
a recessed compartment flanked on either side by smaller lidded compartments – one with a ‘secret
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Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese British Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper, Iron

Late 19th Century Milky White Opaline Bohemian Box. France 1850-1920
Located in Queens Village, NY
examine and discovered a little secret compartment she had previously overlooked. A cryptic French letter
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Gold Leaf, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel

Regency Period Brass Bound Rosewood Campaign Writing Box, England, Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
compartments, one housing three concealed spring activated ’secret’’ drawers. The interior also featuring a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th C. Red Embossed Leather Bound ' Faux / Dummy' Book Box 'Hunt Buttons'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. It combines the charm of a beautifully bound book with the practicality of a secret compartment
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

French 1750 Antique Double Compartment Pocket Snuff Flask Carved In Coquille Nut
Located in Miami, FL
large coquille nut. This antique piece was created in the shape of a spinning top with two secret
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Chestnut, Fruitwood

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Jewellery And Vanity Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
storage compartment and a secret compartment for letters, secret jewellery drawer to the side A
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Other

Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
By Henry Lewis, James Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
removed the floor of the compartment can be pushed back and then lifted to access the final secret storage
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver, Brass

Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
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H 8.86 in W 14.17 in D 11.02 in
Victorian Mappin & Webb Antique Silver Coromandel Vanity / Dressing Box
By Mappin & Webb, James Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
House Buildings. London. Accessing the special secret drawers. With the wings of the vanity box out
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Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

A Fine 17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Kingwood. Two secret compartments and boxes are discreetly hidden above each drawer. The box appears
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Kingwood, Oak

Handmade Monogrammed Wooden Toolbox with Inner Tray c.1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A handmade wooden toolbox with inner removable segmented tray and drop down secret lid
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique English Victorian Golden Oak 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Dry Bar 19th C
Located in London, GB
compartment in the base, which can be opened by pressing the secret button in front of the central decanter
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Antique 1880s Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Crystal

19th century Victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
to reveal a compartment and pen tray flanked either side by ink wells.   Writing slope opens to a
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Pollard Oak Writing Slope or Lap Desk in Pollard Oak
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
side there is a sliding compartment and there are also two secret drawers This is a very attractive
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Empire Travel Sewing & Writing Set, France, Early 19th Century, circa 1815
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
number of secret compartments. Most travel boxes are made of mahogany in early 19th century, and burr
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Sterling Silver, Brass

Mid-19th Century Campaign Camphor Metamorphic Lap Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
documents. Later leather covered writing slope, folds back to reveal a compartment for storage and 3 secret
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Antique Victorian Coromandel Gentleman's Travelling Vanity Case 19th C
Located in London, GB
, bottles and shaving tools, displayed on fitted blue velvet. The secret button at the front of the case
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Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Ceylonese 'Sri Lankan' Ebony Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
inkwells, pen case, roller and secret spring loaded compartment, with lined writing surface, Sri Lanka
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

Anglo Indian Brass and Hardwood Chest
Located in San Mateo, CA
wood cover on the inside for a secret compartment. There is a crack in the lid.
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Anglo Indian Brass and Hardwood Chest
Anglo Indian Brass and Hardwood Chest
H 8 in W 22.25 in D 12.13 in
Antique Italian Sorrento Ware Olive Wood Casket, 1920s
Located in London, GB
reveal a red felt interior. The lower book spine slides back to allow acess to a secret compartment
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Vintage 1920s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Forziere Ore Bianche White Chest with Nine Watch Winders by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
), emergency opening system, leds lights. Nine high tech winders entirely made in Switzerland and secret
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Gran Premio Agresti Cabinet with Safe in Black Leather
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
. Accessories in satin palladium. Inside the safe 17 watch winders made in Switzerland and a secret compartment
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
and an array of manicure tools. A secret velvet-lined drawer extends from the side of the nécessaire
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Wood

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in
19th Century French Rosewood and Mother of Pearl Travel Vanity Trinket Case
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique jewelry box set was crafted in France, circa 1870. The box has a mother of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy attributed to Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
Smith circa on 1831 who began by making snuff boxes. These boxes had a secret hinge called ‘The Cumnock
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Antique Early 19th Century Scottish William IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Sycamore

Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy attributed to Smiths
Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy attributed to Smiths
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H 5.52 in W 5.32 in D 4.53 in
Swiss Black Forest Novelty Anvil Tobacco Jar Smokers Compendium
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
With Secret Compartments & Locks Cigar Cutter & Vesta Case From our Black Forest collection, we
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Antique Early 1900s Swiss Jugendstil Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Brass Bound Campaign Chest, Secret Interior
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A 19th century brass bound campaign chest, secret interior This is a beautiful looking and fine
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Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
, strapping and flush fitting campaign-style side handles. Contains a secret compartment with three hidden
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Antique 19th Century British Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
Antique Brass Strapped Mahogany Writing Box
H 9.06 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Antique Asian Ornate Craved Wood Damchiya Dowry Box
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Indian brides and gifted at weddings. It has panelled sides and secret compartments and was previously
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian British Colonial Cupboards

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather Cabinet, Houghton & Gunn, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, leather bound sarcophagus cabinet with secret
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Antique Late 19th Century British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather

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At 1stDibs, there are several options of secret compartment boxes available for sale. The range of distinct secret compartment boxes — often made from wood, brass and metal — can elevate any home. Secret compartment boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Secret compartment boxes are generally popular furniture pieces, but Regency and Folk Art styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

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Prices for secret compartment boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, secret compartment boxes begin at $595 and can go as high as $2,495, while the average can fetch as much as $1,332.

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