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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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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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1810s English Regency Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Silver

Antique 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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1810s English Regency Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Brass

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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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Leather, Carbon Fiber

Antique Silver Spice Box Garnet Flower Friesland Secret Compartment 1834 Wedding
Located in Munich, Bavaria
lid of the compartment is hallmarked. The spice box was a wedding or wedding anniversary gift and is
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1810s European Empire Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Garnet, Silver

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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Late 19th Century French Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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1840s English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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 Antique Secret Compartment Box

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Stunning Antique Hand Carved Nutwood Black Forest Box with Secret Lock Mechanism
Located in Lisse, NL
the sides come with scrolling branches with three leafs each. This box opens with a secret lever and
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Secret Compartment Box

Materials

Metal

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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Mid-18th Century French Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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1820s English Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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19th Century English Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
H 5.91 in W 14.97 in D 10.24 in
Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
with a secret compartment in the lid. This box had a secret love letter from 1940 hidden beneath the
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Late 19th Century American Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Metal

Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box
Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box
H 6.75 in W 11.25 in D 8.25 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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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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1860s Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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19th Century English Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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1860s English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Silver Plate

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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Mid-19th Century French Restauration Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Wood

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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1920s European Art Deco Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Shagreen

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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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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
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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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Crystal, Gold Leaf, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel

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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Mid-19th Century Burmese British Colonial Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Brass, Copper, Iron

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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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Leather

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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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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
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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1750s French Louis XV Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Chestnut, Fruitwood

Victorian Mappin & Webb Antique Silver Coromandel Vanity / Dressing Box
By James Vickery, Mappin & Webb
Located in Northampton, GB
House Buildings. London. Accessing the special secret drawers. With the wings of the vanity box out
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19th Century British Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Brass

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 Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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1880s Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Oak

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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Mid-19th Century Indonesian Campaign Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Hardwood

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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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Crystal, Sterling Silver, Brass

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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1860s English Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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 Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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1920s Italian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Wood

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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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Silver Plate

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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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Velvet, Glass, Wood

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6 in W 12 in D 9 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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Early 1900s Swiss Jugendstil Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Late 19th Century Campaign Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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19th Century British Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Early 19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Secret Compartment Box

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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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Late 19th Century British Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Leather

Antique Officer's Campaign Correspondence Box, English, Writing Case, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of the skiver lifts to gain access to a documents compartment Hidden panel to upper skiver box hides
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Leather, Wood

Victorian era 18K gold perfume box “Vinaigrette” pendant, locket pendant
Located in Versailles, FR
gold motifs reminiscent of delicate honey patterns. Unlocking its secrets reveals a hidden compartment
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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18k Gold

Georgian Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins, St Martins Lane
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique military captain's writing box with brass strapping, secret compartment and special large
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Late 18th Century British Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Brass

Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
leather writing surface and fitted lidded pen and ink boxes, secret button to release sprung top with
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Compartment Box

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Walnut

Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
H 34.5 in W 25.5 in D 21.5 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique secret compartment box you’re looking for. Each antique secret compartment box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, brass and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique secret compartment box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique secret compartment box bearing Victorian, Regency or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. David Edwards each produced at least one beautiful antique secret compartment box that is worth considering.

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