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Period: 1850s
Victorian Gilt, Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Papier-Mâché Sewing Stand, Ex Christie's
Located in Morristown, NJ
Beautifully decorated mid-late 19th c, England, black lacquered papier-mâché sewing stand. Decorated with gilt, mother-of-pearl and polychrome paint, opening to cloth-lined interior....
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Swedish Butter Box dated 1859
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butter Box dated 1859 Made out of Öland limestone, inscripted with the date 1859 and has beautiful ornate decorations. Heigth: 7.5 cm/2.9 inch Depth: 14.5 cm/5.7 inch Widht...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Antique Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver and 15k Yellow Gold Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Scottish sterling silver and 15 karat gold box; an addition to our diverse silver box collection. This exceptional Scottish sterling silv...
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Scottish Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box. This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques...
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French Louis XV Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope Date : c1875 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, kent Decoration : Central mosaic of a child with small dog and bird. Above is a foliat...
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British Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Keywind 6 tune musical box by Nicole Freres
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Restored to the origal condition a Nicole Freres music box. Made in 1859 this music box plays 6 tunes as indicated on the original tunesheet. The casa has nice inlay to the top of t...
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Swiss Early Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Antique Oversized Cash /Storage Box 1850's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1461 Antique wood cash box with iron handles
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Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

English Rosewood Fitted Dressing Box
Located in Wilson, NC
English rosewood fitted dressing box, the top is angled up on all four sides, top features an octagonal ebony center piece with tapering ebony inlays coming down from each corner. an...
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English Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood

Small Antique Treen Glove Powderer and Companion Piece. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely shaped treen glove powderer 5 holes in the top Beautiful colour of wood. Possibly pearwood The companion piece is turned bone. About the same dat...
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English Folk Art Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Palais Royal French Casket Necessaire Vanity Chest by L. Dujat 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and well fitted ebonised Gonçalo Alves Palais Royal travel necessaire / vanity chest, by Maison Smal L. Dujat - Palais Royal 7 (Paris), circa 1850 in date. This sup...
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French Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Victorian Burl Walnut Gentlemans Dressing Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top opening to a box fitted with sterling capped jars and tools. One lid is damaged.
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hand Painted and Gilded Papier Mache Aide Memoire
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This lovely hand painted and gilded papier mache aide memoire would have certainly caught the eye when taken from the ladies purse or handbag. The decorat...
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Russian Embossed Brass and Lead Lined Umbrella / Walking Stick Stand, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Russian embossed brass umbrella / walking stick stand with four serpentine studded panels decorated with eagle and shield motif, flanking lion head pulls, lead lined...
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Russian Baltic Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Lead

19thC Campaign Style Rosewood with Brass Inlay Stationary Letter Box
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies with lids for various items. Slotted back panel fo...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Burl Walnut & Figural Cherub Wedgewood Letter Box with Mounts, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Burl walnut and figural cherub wedge-wood hinged letter box with compartmentalized fitted interior, locking mechanism with key, decorative circular rope motif, and original e...
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English William IV Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped top with a shaped gallery above two drawers opening to reveal a fitted compartment for sewing items...
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Savings Box Biedermeier Period German Silver 13 Lot
Located in Epfach, DE
Beautiful small piggy bank from the Biedermeier period in silver 13 lot. Decorated with rocailles and leaves, beautifully worked out; in front a finely engraved monogram with the fi...
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German Biedermeier Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th Century Mexican Lacquered Box
Located in Mexico City, MX
This chest from the 19th century is a majestic example of the technique known as ‘maque’, or lacquer, developed in Mexico over the centuries. It is lacquered in an orange background and profusely decorated on all sides. On its front a the ornament of two symmetrical Mexican flags...
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North American Folk Art Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Rosewood Sewing Box with Brass and Mother of Pearl Inlay, English, 1850
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Antique rosewood sewing box with very fine brass work and mother of pearl inlay, English, 1850, inscribed.  
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

19th Century Spice Jars Small Silver Box Count´s Crown, 1853, 13 Lot, Mm
Located in Epfach, DE
Small fine spice jar or jar with a count's crown and engraved letters under the count's crown Maker's mark GG, dated 1853, Pesth for Hungary The box stands on elegant feet and is d...
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Hungarian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique 1850 Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
By Cronin & Wheeler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver commemorative card case featuring The Crystal Palace; an addition to our range of collectable silverware...
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique English Burr Walnut & Hand Painted Porcelain Stationery Box, circa 1850
Located in Bath, GB
A quite wonderful and romantic stationery box, ready to grace the finest of desk-tops. Made from burr walnut the wedge shaped box is smothered in fine quality polished brass mount...
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English Early Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1855 Antique Silver Shoe Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver vesta case in the form of a shoe; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collecti...
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Russian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Bohemian Silver-Mounted Overlay and Enameled Box, Dated 1852
Located in New York, NY
Bohemian silver-mounted overlay and enameled box, dated 1852 with chinoiserie decorations and Viennese silver.
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Austrian Chinoiserie Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Antique Decorative Box, Walnut Veneer and Brass, South Germany, circa 1850
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Biedermeier decorative box, walnut veneer, southern Germany around 1850. Brass fitting with handle. Restored and shellac hand polished. Dimensions: H 10.2cm x W 20cm x D 13.5cm.
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German Biedermeier Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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Antique French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
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Late 19th Century Bronze Box - Putti - Renaissance Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
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Located in Essex, MA
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Located in Regensburg, DE
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Anglo-Indian Sadeli Tumbling Block Writing Slope, Stationary Box c1850
Located in valatie, NY
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Antique Painted and Giltwood Cassone from Florence, Italy, C. 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique Italian Ormolu & Pietra Dura Poker Card Games Casket 19th C
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Antique Indo, Persian Hardwood & Brass Chest, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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Located in Ijzendijke, NL
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Burl Wood and Studded Metal Tea Caddy
Located in Montreal, QC
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Burl Wood and Studded Metal Tea Caddy
H 5.5 in W 11.75 in D 5.75 in
Marqueted Casket in Veneer
Located in Paris, FR
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Located in Münster, DE
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Located in Essex, MA
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Located in Schellebelle, BE
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