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Style: Early Victorian
Unusual antique Victorian quality oak and brass mounted box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality oak and brass mounted box, having a quality oak and brass mounted lift up lid opening to reveal a storage compartment above a single drawer with the...
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Early 19th Century Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Quality antique Victorian walnut tunbridge ware inlaid sewing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian walnut tunbridge ware inlaid sewing box, having beautiful inlaid detail to the box with a lift up lid opening to reveal an interior tray above a storage com...
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19th Century Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Small 3 tune music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Small 3 tune mandoline music box.
The wooden case has some central inlay to the top of the lid.
The front shows the start stop lever to the right there is the change/repeat lever (d...
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1890s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Nicole Freres 6 tune music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Music box made in Switzerland by Nicole Freres in 1852.
The wooden box has marquetry with various exotic woods on the lid, there is a simetric cartouche made of lemon wood in the c...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Fine Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Francis Clarke Birmingham 1841
Located in Portland, OR
A very early Victorian sterling silver gilt viniagrette by Francis Clarke, Birmingham, 1841.
This very nice vinaigrette is in fine condition with an engine turned top, engraved with ...
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1840s English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Keywind 6 tune music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Swiss music box by unknown maker.
The mechanism is wound up by a key and plays 6 melodies as provided on the original melody card. The serial number is 8180 and can be found at the ...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Music Box with Exposed Controls playing 6 tune probably by Lecoultre
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful, early and rare music box probably made by Lecoultre in the early 19th century. This early music box plays 6 melodies on a 25.5cm cylinder. At the beginning of the 19th cen...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Overture Cylinder Musical Box by Paillard
Located in Zonhoven, BE
beautiful music box by Pailllard.
The music box was made by the firm Paillard at the end of the 19th century in Switzerland. Paillard was one of the main producers of this type of m...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Lovely antique Victorian rosewood storage box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely antique Victorian rosewood storage box, having a quality rosewood box of Sarcophagus shape, with a lift up lid opening to reveal a st...
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Early 19th Century Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839
By Edward Smith
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique engraved sterling silver vinaigrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1839.
The vinaigrette is finely engine turned to the hinged top and the undersaide, the lid is monogram...
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1830s English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Gervase Wheeler
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique sterling silver-gilt early 19th century Vinaigrette, Birmingham, by Gervase Wheeler, 1839.
This beautiful vinaigrette having f...
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1830s English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fad cylinder Music Box playing 2 per Turn
Located in Zonhoven, BE
eautiful, large and early music box.
This box has a thick (about 8m diameter) cylinder and plays 2 melodies per rotation of the cylinder.
The box is simple fruitwood, without mar...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Tunbridge Ware Glove Box c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Three geometric stickware designs to cover with keyline border. Internal...
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1840s British Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Cylinder Musical Box by Nicole Freres (Geneva)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Early Fad Cylinder music box made in Geneva by Nicole Freres.
This is a good example of those early music boxes.
The mechanisme has a fad cylinder and plays 8 tunes in a 2 per turn...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box having a quality antique Victorian work box with stunning mother of pearl inlay, with a lift up lid o...
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Early 19th Century Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
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...
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19th Century Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
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...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
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...
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
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...
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1840s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Musical Snuffbox by Alibert playing 2 Tunes
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...
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1840s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Music Box with Exposed Controls playing 6 tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful, early and rare music box made in the early 19th century. This early music box plays 6 melodies on a 25,7cm cylinder. At the beginning of the 19th century, boxes of excelle...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
Musical Snuffbox Playing 2 Tunes and Cupido on 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...
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1840s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
An Exceptional Cheroot Case Made in London by Rawlings & Summers, 1849
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Cheroot Case Made in London in 1849 by Rawlings & Summers.
The case is broad rectangular in form, with a hinged top. It is beautifully engraved all over with crisp p...
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19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes depicting a Bouquet of Flowers 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...
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1840s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes with Flowerpot 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...
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1840s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Musical Laurencekirk Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes
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...
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1840s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
A large English early 20th century folk art shellwork box, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative box dates to the early 20th century and it is a rare folk art piece based around a Victorian pine box and later decorated with a bold well arranged collection of English shells which has been glued onto its four sides in graduated matching boarders with an interesting collective display of individual ones on the top.
This most interesting and eye catching box is in good condition. The shells show some age related patination. The pine box is raised onto plain square block feet. It is fitted with the original good strong brass hinges and a working Victorian brass lock and key...
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Mid-20th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Music Box with Exposed Controls and Sectional Comb by Ducommun Girod
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Early 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 ...
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
19th Century Persian Papier Mache Hand Painted Trinket Box
Located in London, GB
19th Century Persian Papier Mache Hand Painted Trinket Box
Covered in hand painted detail and illustrations, this 19th Century Persian trinket...
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1880s Indian Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Ceremonial Presentation Box, Japanese, Lacquered, Decor, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ceremonial presentation box. A Japanese, lacquered decorative serving case, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1860.
Fascinating form and decorative app...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Forte-Piano Music Box by Mouliné Ainé playing 4 Tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare music box by Mouliné Ainé.
This box is made about 1840-1850 and is in great condition. The mechanism plays 4 tunes on a 21,8cm cylinder and 2 combs in a Forte-Piano setting. The...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
Music Box by Duccommun Girod playing 2 per Turn of the Cylinder
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Extremely large music box made in 1854 by Duccommun Girod in Switzerland.
Duccommun Girod was around early in the 19th century when music boxes first ...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
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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1850s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Music Box by Ducommun Girod playing 8 Tunes in a 2 per turn setting.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very early fat cylinder music box.
The mechanism has a 2 per turn setting, but plays 1 tune in 2 parts on the first revolution resulting in 7 tunes in total.
The plane brass bedplate...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
19th Century Hoshiarpur Inlaid Writing Box
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hoshiarpur Inlaid Writing Box
Quite simply, this is a stunning example of a 19th Century hand crafted Hoshiarpur inlaid writing box. The craftsmanship is quite amazing ...
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1870s Indian Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Very rare 4 tunes overture music box (attr. to Lecoultre)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very nice and early overture music box, probably by Lecoultre (alltough unsigned).
The key wind mechanism plays 4 overtures with a nice and bright tone on a very fine comb. The fad c...
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1840s Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Silver musical snuff box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful musical snuff box.
Cylinder mechanisme made in Switserland, in about 1840, plays 2 tunes on a sectional comb (comb is made of 18 3-teeth combs!!)
the case is English, made...
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1840s British Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron, Silver
Cylinder Musical Box singed by H Brolliet (Geneva)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
If you are looking for an addition to your collection or a showpeace to impress, this is it.
This is a rachet wind cylinder music box of truly massive scale. Impressive cylinder of ...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
English Mid 19th Century Micro Tunbridge Glove Box with Makers Label Edmund Nye
Located in Wells, ME
English tunbridge domed glove box with original maker's label Edmund Nye (1840-63). This micro inlaid domed glove box has various woods including rosewood, boxwood, mahogany and w...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Boxwood, Rosewood, Walnut
ANTiQUE ITALIAN CIRCA 1840 HEAVILY CARVED BOX DEPICTING STALLION HORSES MUST SEE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite ornately hand carved Antique Italian box depicting stallion horses circa 1840
A v...
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1840s Italian Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Collection of 19th Century Kashmiri Objects
Located in London, GB
Collection of 19th Century Kashmiri Objects
A beautiful selection of late 19th Century hand crafted Kashmiri objects. This collection includes a tobacco jar, pepper shaker, cigar b...
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1880s Indian Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Dome Top Calling Card Box, English, Walnut, Brass, Desk Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dome top calling card box. An English, walnut and brass bound desktop tidy, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
B...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Kashmiri Hand Painted Trinket Box
Located in London, GB
19th century Kashmiri Hand Painted Trinket Box
A true work of art, this mid-19th century Kashmiri handcrafted trinket box is covered in beautiful detail.
Including peacocks, birds, flowers, and foliage. The hand painted detail is raised from the box with gold gilded paint and vibrant colours. The box is hinged with its original key and painted orange inside, this example would likely have been owner by a wealthy individual considering the amount of detail and craftsmanship that has gone into creating it, A rare survivor.
Size of inches approx.: H 4” x W 11.5” x D 4.5”
Completely solid in structure and form, with natural wear, loss of surface detail, the paint has worn away over years with damage in areas and loss of detail, The key is present however the lock does not close.
The House of...
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1880s Indian Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Rosewood Jewellery Box with Ornate Brass Inlay and Teal Velvet Interior
Located in Northampton, GB
The following is a truly remarkable Antique Rosewood Jewellery Box, boasting an unparalleled combination of style and practicality.
The...
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19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
By Chubb & Son
Located in Milan, IT
19th century English Oak Liquor Bottle Case with brass Chubb lock and brass handle engraved with Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. relative to Captain Edward Jo...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
British Campaign Style Mahogany and Brass Game Box on Base
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top opening to various games and game pieces. Conforming lower case.
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1840s English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique campaign box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Victoria...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Book shaped card case with notebook
Located in East Geelong, VIC
The front of this book shaped card case features an engraved, thin silver mount on green watered silk in a silver frame. The spine is dark green velvet. T...
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1840s English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
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Silver
Rare Antique English Silver on Nickel Banded Oak Signed Dome-Top Stationery Box
Located in Charleston, SC
It is particularly rare to find Antique English 19th century boxes that are "signed" by its manufacturer. This one, stamped clearly on the inside top edge "Halstaff & Hannaford, 228 ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
1839 Fitzmaurice West Victorian Ebony & Brass Inlays Necessaire De Voyage
Located in Germantown, MD
Exquisite antique travelling case or victorian nécessaire de voyage
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanit...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Early Victorian Heavy Steel & Brass Lock Box, Circa 1840.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Early Victorian Heavy Steel & Brass Lock Box, Circa 1840.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Inlaid Octagonal hardwood Box with Fitted Interior and Key, English Early 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand made oak Sewing Box, of octagonal form with inlaid sunburst top, fully fitted interior and having a working lock and key, all dating to circa 1840.
The bo...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Early Victorian Deed Document Solictor Stackable Steel Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Collection of six sheet steel and hinged document boxes, with decorative squat Swiss style shields hand painted with dates and numbers.
Dating from 1850 to 1860 with differing amo...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver ...
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20th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique Early Victorian Flame Mahogany Work Side Sewing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality early Victorian C1840 flame mahogany work side sewing table box.
This is a lovely item, that is full of age, charm and character.
An attractive, rare and v...
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1840s Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Carved Oak Log Box
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century carved oak log box, profusely carved all over, the top having a coat of arms with dragons either side, the hinged top opening to reveal a large st...
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1860s British Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Traveling Desk Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traveling desk box from Georgian England. With Italiante metal carrying handle and lock, hand-painted faux bois siding and verdirgis demi-lune accents, the ...
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1820s English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Elegant Early Victorian Jewelry Box with Tray
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K080 elegant early Victorian rosewood sewing box or jewelry box with beautiful mother of pearl inlaid front and hinged top enclosing new relined in...
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1840s English Antique Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Early Victorian decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Early Victorian decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Early Victorian decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include Chubb & Son, Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells, George Richmond Collis & Co., and LeCoultre & Cie. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $385 and tops out at $58,288 while the average work can sell for $2,750.
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