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Period: 19th Century
1890s Antique French Silver Mussel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French silver vesta case in the form of a mussel; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collection
This exceptional antique French silver vesta case has an elongated asymmetrical form, realistically modelled in the form of a mussel shell.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of the vesta are embellished with engraved decoration replicating the contours of the natural shell.
This fine antique silver vesta...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vanity case. An English, rosewood and brass travelling dressing table box, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Beautifull...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Sèvres Porcelain And Bronze Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Seven resplendent Sèvres porcelain plaques surround this magnificent doré bronze box. The bright floral motif on the plaques perfectly matches the intr...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
A mid 19th century Staffordshire pottery cottage money box, Circa 1840 English
Located in Central England, GB
A Mid 19th Century Staffordshire Pottery Cottage Money Box, Circa 1840
This delightful mid 19th century Staffordshire pottery money box is made in the form of an English country est...
Category
Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Sèvres Porcelain Box and Chest, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box and chest, 19th century.
A Sèvres porcelain box, richly decorated with 3 paintings on the belt and one on the top, enhanced with gold, Napoleon III period, 19th...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Antique English Regency Penwork Games Box c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
About as exotic and decorative as they get, this magnificent playing card / games box has a deep red / Burgundy background which is smothered in the most exquisite fine penwork with ...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Square Burl Hibachi, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to brew tea or heat sake, the kaku-hibachi is a portable form of the traditional hearth. Carefully crafted, the square box is topped with a copper well in which ash and coal would heat the hibachi. Made of an expressive burl wood, the kaku-hibachi is compact with inset side handles and little embellishments. The top corners of the box are trimmed with kurogaki, or black persimmon...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Burl
Wonderful Antique English Penwork Sewing Box / Basket c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely charming Regency sewing box in the form of a basket with it's original bentwood folding swing handle.
The domed top features a figura...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Glove Box, English, Oak, Keepsake, Reception Key Case, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique glove box. An English, oak lidded keepsake or reception key case, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Delightful small b...
Category
British Georgian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Pair Antique French Provincial Carved Walnut Kitchen Salt Flour Boxes Fariniere
Located in Portland, OR
A very good pair of antique Louis XV French carved walnut Provincial Salt (Saliero) and flour (Fariniere) boxes, circa 1870.
Each box is finely carved & both boxes have three turned ...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
'Grand Tour' souvenir box "Brounnen, contre Grütli et la chapelle de Guil. Tell"
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marked
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the original tunesheet on the inside of the li...
Category
Swiss Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box having a stunning quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid vanity ...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Victorian Amboyana Ladies Jewellery Box and Writing Slope c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Amboyana jewellery box and writing slope
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Decoration : Bird eye maple box with amboyana ...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century American Rosewood Box With Fruit Wood Star Inlay, Fun Interior
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautifully made hand carved rosewood and fruit wood box with heart shaped bone escutcheon.The whimsical interior lined with paper carpet pattern from...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood, Rosewood
19th Century American Nautical Inlaid Box
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century American sailor made nautical themed inlaid ships wheel on the top, also called the helm. The front, sides and back are inlaid with geometric cir...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood, Mahogany
Antique Decorative Censer, Chinese, Bronze, Incense Burner, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative censer. A Chinese, bronze incense burner, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delightfully ornate and substantial burner, with appealing ...
Category
Chinese Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Metal Box
Located in High Point, NC
Step into the past with this 19th-century French black metal box, a timeless piece that exudes both history and elegance. The side hinges gracefully open, revealing a glimpse of the bygone era. Its sleek and simple design, coupled with the durable metal construction, makes it a versatile and functional addition to any collection or décor. Crafted to withstand the test of time, this metal box serves as a testament to the enduring beauty of antique craftsmanship. Discover the charm and utility of a storied past with this exquisite French metal box...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
French Majolica Box Dog in a Kennel Choisy-le-Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica box dog in a kennel signed Choisy le Roi , circa 1880.
Category
French Rustic Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton.
Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by Bontems in Paris (France).
This top quality singing bird has a wooden gilded base to ...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
Dog's Townhouse
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th c. English doghouse for a small dog in the form of a Georgian townhouse in lovely original faded ochre paint with a pitched gable roof with two chimneys with double chimney pots. Great painted detail including 12 over 12 double hung sash windows with stone headers, elliptical fanlight overdoor window and grand arched door frame.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather, Travel, After Asprey, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, aged leather travelling writing case in the manner of Asprey, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Appealing Victorian leather writing...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
19thc Spice Wall Box/ Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Table top spice box with square nail construction and in fine condition.These early spice boxes are hard to find in such good condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marker
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the inside of the lid.
The case is made of met...
Category
Swiss Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel
1900's Tortoiseshell Box in the shape of a Book
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell box in the shape of a small book, with silver hinges and locks. A small silver round inlaid piece is attached to the bound edge of the book, not yet engraved.
The pict...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The delicately chamfered edges of the round tub and cover carved from Blyberg Porphyry with ormolu mounted acorn finial.
Category
Swedish Empire Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Elmwood Box with Canted Corners
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Chinese elmwood box with brass hardware with canted corners. This unusual long and narrow box was probably custom made to house a musical instrument, it is very decor...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Coromandel Gentleman's Travelling Vanity Case 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Victorian Coromandel gentleman's travelling vanity case with fitted interior, circa 1865 in date.
This rectagular shaped traveling case is made of rare coromandel wood and features a blank brass plaque. The interior is well fitted with Sheffield silver plate mounted jars, bottles and shaving tools, displayed on fitted blue velvet.
The secret button at the front of the case opens a sprung secret drawer below, for your jewellery. The underside of the lid has a velvet backed mirror and a compartment for hiding your letters.
Complete with working Bramah lock and original key.
It is a beautiful piece which will look stunning on your dressing table.
Condition:
In really excellent condition. Please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 9 x Width 26 x Depth 19
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 inches x Width 10 inches x Depth 7 inches
Calamander wood or Coromandel wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It is of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and is closely related to genuine ebony, but is obtained from different species in the same genus; one of these is Diospyros quaesita Thwaites, from Sri Lanka. The name Calamander comes from the local sinhalese name, 'kalu-medhiriya', which means dark chamber; referring to the characteristic ebony black wood.
Coromandel wood has been logged to extinction over the last 2 to 3 hundred years and is no longer available for new work in any quantity. Furniture in coromandel is so expensive and so well looked after that even recycling it is an unlikely source. A substitute, Macassar Ebony, has similar characteristics and to the untrained eye is nearly the same but it lacks the depth of colour seen in genuine Coromandel.
Travelling cases
became very popular towards the end of the 18th century. They were manufactured specifically to accompany upper class gentleman during travel. Dressing cases were originally rather utilitarian but they spoke volumes about their owners’s wealth and place in society, as at that time, traveling was only done by the elite.
Gentleman’s dressing cases would contain bottles and jars for colognes, aftershaves and creams as well as essential shaving and manicure tools. As these boxes became more popular, many further traveling item options were offered for inclusion.
By the early Victorian era, ladies also began to travel and suddenly their requirements were anything but utilitarian! Ladies dressing cases could feature a wide range of decorative bottles and jars as well as a vast array of beautifcation tools, all designed with pure luxury in mind. The exterior of the box became almost as important as the interior and these boxes started being veneered with beautiful exotic woods from all over the world.
As demand for gentleman’s boxes lessened, the dressing case started to also become known by the more feminine term ‘vanity box’. These boxes, with their excessive price tags, were now considered as true works of art and beauty in themselves, and were often bought as status symbols rather than actual traveling companions.
Some of the finest examples of travelling cases made from exotic wood with gold and silver fittings come from: Walter Thornhill, Betjamann & Sons and Jenner...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut brass bound writing box having brass bounded corners and edges around a superior quality burr walnut writing box opening to reveal a writ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1893 Silver And Tortoiseshell Heart Shaped Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Silver and Tortoiseshell jewellery box in the shape of a heart with floral decoration on the lid, silver laces linking the silver parts to th...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Antique Workman's Tool Chest, English, Teak, Brass, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique workman's tool chest. An English, teak and brass capped craftsman's trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Delightfully time-worn chest with a ro...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Painted Leather Jewelry Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French painted leather jewelry box with an inset brass handle custom monogrammed “EU, January, 24, 1898”. Inside you’ll find the box is fitted for st...
Category
French Other Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paint
Large Antique French Boulle Napoleon III Marquetry Box
By Audige
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Boulle/Napoleon III marquetry box.
The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and tortoiseshell and red silk textile inside.
Including key.
Signed: Aud...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Fitted Interior & Silver Handles
From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box. The Sewing Bo...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
1850's Tortoiseshell Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Small Silver and Tortoiseshell jewellery box, with the top of the lid and the bottom of the box being tortoiseshell. The edges of the box is ...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate
19Thc Original Mustard Painted Barrel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky original mustard painted over grey barrel was found on a farm in Pennsylvania. The condition is very good and sturdy. The patina is amazing and it has a outdoor protective...
Category
Adirondack Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Duccommun Girod 6 tune music box with exposed controls
Located in Zonhoven, BE
EEarly and exceptional music box by Ducommun Girod with "exposed contols"
Ducommun Girod was one of the first manufacturers of music boxes early in the 19th century. He is known for...
Category
Swiss Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Box, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain and gilt bronze box, 19th century.
Porcelain box in painted and gilded porcelain and gilded brass for the frame, very fine decoration, signed Latour.
H: 15cm, W: 40cm, D...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Marquetry Box, lemon tree wood, palo santo, rosewood, mahogany. 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Box with marquetry decorations. Lemongrass, rosewood, palorosa, mahogany wood. XIX century.
Rectangular box with a flat top made of wood and decorated with a delicate marquetry with ...
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European Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Musical Clock with pin wheel ecapement and fusee wound musical mechanism
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Clock with early sectional comb fusee wound musical movement.
Musical mechanism of the very early type with sectional comb. 29 sections of 4 teeth each. Speed regulator to the left o...
Category
Swiss Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
Georgian Rare Pair of Inlaid Rosewood Sewing Boxes
Located in Northampton, GB
Rosewood and Mother of Pearl
From our Sewing Box collection, we are thrilled to offer this pair of Georgian Rosewood Sewing Boxes. The Sewing Boxes of rectangular shape veneered in ...
Category
British William IV Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian Mughal Wood Dowry Chest with Carved Patterns, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Mughal dowry chest with carved patterns from India. This chest wooden chest with a slanted top strengthened by metal hardware reinforcements. The front displays lightly carved geometrical friezes. A large carved geometrical medallion adorns the triangular lid. The chest rests on four conical legs. This chest opens thanks to an door on the centre of its top. This unusual item was used as a dowry chest in India. This 19th century, Indian Mughal wood dowry chest...
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Indian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
White Brass Five Blessings Chinese Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this finely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy lady on a cold winter's night in northern China. The portable brazier is hand-w...
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Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chased and Gilt Bronze Box, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chased and gilt bronze box, Napoleon III period.
Chased and gilt bronze box with a nice enamel plaque, green velvet interior, with its original key, Napoleon III period, 19th Centur...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century Walnut and Satin Wood Box With Geometric Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful 19th century American box with intricate and beautiful geometric and star pattern inlay, alternating between walnut and satin wood triangles, squares and bands. Possibly s...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
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 smoking utensils, such as matches.
The monk holds two bottles in his hands and rai...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Covered Vase with Atlantes, attr. to A. Giroux, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful ovoid-shaped covered vase in patinated bronze with golden highlights, with rich rotating decoration in relief. The lid, symbolizing Night, is decorated with a turtle, a moo...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Regency Parquetry Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with overall cube parquetry. Lift top. Well executed with a wide choice of exotic woods.Nice patina and presents well. From the estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Com...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes with historical decor to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
Category
Swiss Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Walker’s Excelsior IV Patent Log For Yachts
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Walkers Excelsior IV ships log
Untouched, new old stock, complete Walkers Excelsior IV ships log in its original box. 14Hx39Wx19D.
Walker’s “Excelsior” IV Patent Log, Outrigger Pat...
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Venetian papier mâché box
Located in Brescia, IT
Venice, papier mâchè box, early 19th century
decorated with watercolor prints having the theme of board games.
6.6 cm height x 12.2 (diameter)
In particular:
the cover feature...
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Italian Rococo Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Small Majolica Lidded Tureen Mixed Earths , circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica Lidded Tureen Mixed Earths , circa 1890.
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Napoleon III Style Box
Located in San Antonio, TX
This 19th Century Napoleon III Box is a splendid example of the craftsmanship and elegance characteristic of the Napoleon III era. Crafted from rich black walnut wood and adorned wit...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Pill Box, French, Walnut, Silver Plate, Pocket Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique pill box. A French, walnut and silver plated lidded pocket case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Charm...
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Golden Musical harp with enamel and precious stones by Köchert AE.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare golden (14K) musical harp with barilet movement to the bottom.
case made by Köchert AE
Mechanism raised on 3 golden feed and having red transludent enamel to the side. Cha...
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Austrian Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Bronze, Gold, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel
19th Century English Sterling Silver Lidded Top / Cut Glass Covered Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse your space in the charm of the 19th Century with this exquisite English Sterling Silver Lidded Top and Cut Glass Covered Piece. This covered jar is a testament to the artistr...
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English Edwardian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
19th century Victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope circa 1870.
Fine quality English made victorian writing slope. Exterior of rich burr walnut with tunbridge ware inlay deco...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Napoleon III Marquetry Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Napoleon III marquetry box.
The walnut burl wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and mother of pearl with the new brown colour velour textile.
The ke...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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