Antique Work Boxes

OF TAPERED RECTANGULAR FORM, THE DOWNSWEPT LID DECORATED WITH AN ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS AND LEAVES IN A BASKET, ALL FOUR SIDES DECORATED WITH LEAFY SCROLLS AND FLORAL MOTIFS, FITTED ...

Early 20th century, Small Edwardian mahogany antique work box / antique Side Table This small early 20th century Edwardian antique work box / side table dates from around 1900 and h...

Small Edwardian mahogany antique work box / side table This small Edwardian antique work box / side table dates from around 1900 and has a beautifully figured moulded lid that lifts...

Spectacular Figured Walnut Inlaid Victorian Antique Work Box / Side Table This Spectacular 19th Century Figured Walnut Inlaid Victorian Antique Work Box / Side Table dates from ca. ...

A rare Regency ladies work box in the Brighton Pavillion style. Exquisitly inlaid with exotic woods on simulated bamboo legs.

William IV period rosewood work-table; the bowed work-box has been recovered in fawn fabric but the rose-coloured lining is original; mounted on bold C-scrolled and carved supports, ...

This work box has been sympathetically restored and it retains original colour and patina, ready to place at home. c1840 H29" W20" D16" H74cm W50.5cm D40.5cm

Single drawer over a sliding work box, raised on lyre end supports. Rope twist carved detail.

A 19th century miniature boulle work box in the shape of a sarcophagus tea caddy.

Antique William IV C1835 bird's-eye maple work / sewing box or table No loose joints and no woodworm.

K0123, stunning William IV rosewood work box / jewelry box, having quadrant beading ad mother of pearl inlaid to the front and to the hinged top which opens to reveal relined interio...

SN2416 Fine quality and very unusual, William IV thuya wood work / sewing box, having octagonal well figured top with shaped and carved frieze, tapering box terminating in octagonal ...

Box to work or for cap. Oval box, carved on lid rosette with 6 branches.

This is a beautifully preserved example of a Regency period writing slope that also functions as a sewing box. The leather-bound table work box features a stepped square central pan...

Louis XV style sewing box in burr birch with kingwood banding, circa 1860. Please note: The actual color of the wood is darker than the photograph shows.

Regency mahogany teapoy or decanter box on a stand crossbanded in tulipwood, The interior has single remaining tinned caddy, tinned hot tray, and a single drawer below, circa 1...

An early 20th century tortoiseshell and silver piqué work Letter Box. The sloping front is inset with a delicately engraved design comprising of flowerheads and scrolling foliage.

Straw work is most associated with the Folk Art genre call prison art.

Fine antique French Louis Philippe era 8 3/4" sewing, work or jewelry box, jet black ebony or ebonized walnut veneers with carved edging, brass stringing and unique multi-color boull...

The back of the postcard has the following inscription in Dutch and French "The making of pretty work boxes". I have included the postcard with the box.

Antique French Louis XV carved walnut dough box, France, 1880, H196 France, 1880 Solid walnut Original finish Three board scalloped lift up lid Opens to reveal large storage compart...

A William IV period rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid lady's table compendium; the deep hinged lid enclosing a fitted work-box with its original blue silk lining, and a pair of doo...

A late 19th century Flemish Folk Art shadow box in bowed glass with handmade tin frame. The crucifix is hand-painted plaster with the cross , inscription and bouquet created in wheat...

Fine Napoleon III “Boulle” marquetry lap desk with extensive brass and tortoiseshell inlay, the lids opening to a three-tiered letter holder and a fitted interior with wells and a sl...

This extraordinary casket with its complex series of grotesque sea creatures, shells and star motifs echoes nautical mythology and the growing fashion for grottos. Cracks to verre e...

A 16th century metal/wood box, France.  A very finely worked out metal box with an oak interior.

The box features some lovely brass work: fine brass edging to the exterior; brass mounts to the front interior with engraved provenance; and two working brass Bramah locks.

The vibrant wood grain, brass edging, flush brass handles, along with its impressive size, make this one of Hancock's finest private commissions. The interior of the box is as imp...

Beautifully detailed and large Chinese export lacquered in gold writing box. This exquisitely detailed box features intricate design and lacquer work.

The raised straw work technique employed on this box is more akin to embroidery than to box making.

Victorian miniature travelling Tunbridge ware box dating back to circa 1840. A stunning little rosewood and Tunbridge ware box, with mosaic Tunbridge ware borders and a decorative f...

This antique Bohemian opaline glass box is a work of art that has withstood the test of time.

It was immediately obvious to him that this was the ideal receptacle for the ring. The box was a work of art, created in France between 1850 and 1900, and it left Jean-Luc speechless.

The Italian term ‘Pietra Dura’ or ‘Pietre Dure’ translating to ‘hard stone’ and often called ‘painting in stone’ was created during The Renaissance in Florence, Italy, a technique of...

Straw work tea caddy. Skilfully made from pine covered with thin natural and dyed straw to create wonderful elaborate marquetry patterns. The sides each have a different flower marqu...

Material - wood Width (inches) - 11x11 Height (inches) - 18 Item Weight (in grams) - 6.490 CARE - Wipe with a soft cotton cloth to remove dust Material - wood Width (inches) - 11x11...

The enamel is signed Garnet amazing detail and quality. The bronze work of the box is very well done. The interior has a peach-colored velvet liner with original key.

The fitted frieze drawer with a burr walnut sliding work box below. The whole raised on a pair of turned columns that unite with a pair of acanthus carved cabriole legs and central ...

Great looking antique french wire basket with tin liner

Antique 19th century mother-of-pearl decorated work side sewing table box. This is a lovely item, that is full of age, charm and character, so very decorative An attractive and...

Antique rare quality 19th century decorated chinoiserie work side sewing box table. This is a lovely item, that is full of age, charm and character.

Stylistically his furniture tends to be very heavily ornamented and in the Gothic taste, elaborately decorated with geometric ornamental inlays, described at the time as in the 'medi...

Antique Victorian 19th century walnut games work side sewing table. This is a lovely item, that is full of age, charm and character. An attractive and rare piece with a beautif...

Box clever: handcrafted primitive bentwood box decorated with geometric poker work designs.

Victorian Burr Walnut Sewing Table Work Box 19th century Occasional table with fine inlaid Burr walnut lid which opens on a stop hinge to reveal a Sycamore lined interior fitted out ...

This piece is more than just a box—it's a work of art that captures the essence of Chinese export design from the 19th century.

Meiji period - the rounded rectangular lidded box worked in musen or wireless enamels brilliantly shaded in the manner of Namikawa Sosuke's iconic Mt fuji scenes on a grayish blue ...

Wonderful 19th century Anglo Indian painted chinoiserie elaborate box, chest, side table- black background with gold and black design, all hand applied elaborate pen work on white wo...

The system was in use in the 1880s, and alarm pull boxes would have been placed around the town. The system worked by pulling the box switch, which would send a telegraph signal to t...

The jar comes with an old, fitted wooden box. This work is almost identical to a water jar from the Unger Family collection, Switzerland, that has been published in the exhibition ca...

It was clearly painstakingly handcrafted with care and this type of craftsmanship is rarely found with new pieces. Truly a work of art! *In Original Box - MOST LIKELY CREATED BY BOUC...

Incredible craftsmanship inside and out. Interior displays a mirror and a removable shelf; both levels comprised of multicolored floral and geometric patterns. Exterior depicts a Col...

Incredible craftsmanship inside and out. Interior displays a mirror and a removable shelf; both levels comprised of multicolored floral and geometric patterns. Exterior depicts a col...

A middle eastern Mashrabiya design work box or table with bone fan inlay.

A late 19th-early 20th century English gilt metal work box in the form of a beehive.

Amazing 19th century "Prisoner of war" work box finished in straw work. the lid lifts up to reveal several secret compartments still retaining the original bright colouring to the st...

19th Century Regency Tooled Leather Work Box