Tunbridge English Boxes
English Mid 19th Century Micro Tunbridge Glove Box with Makers Label Edmund Nye
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Wells, ME
English tunbridge domed glove box with original maker's label Edmund Nye (1840-63). This micro
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Boxwood, Rosewood, Walnut
H 3.25 in W 9.5 in D 3.75 in
19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning little 19th century tabletop stationary box made of micro-mosaic.
Made in Britain
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Burl, Boxwood, Ebony, Walnut
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
English William IV Stickware Tunbridge & Rosewood Stationery Box c.1835
Located in Bath, GB
wood this small stationery box is decorated with intricate Tunbridge Stickware inlay.
The interior
Category
Antique 1830s British William IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Free Shipping
H 4.75 in W 6.25 in D 4 in
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A well-made antique, circa 1830, English tea caddy with stunning marquetry inlays, warm coloring
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Cigar Cigarette Casket Box Victorian
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine example of a Gentlemans Tunbridge Ware Parquetry inlaid Cigar or Cigarette
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
H 6.25 in W 12 in D 7.5 in
Tunbridgeware Rectangular Box of Inlaid Wood from England
Located in Austin, TX
An English rectangular box featuring an inlaid design of miscellaneous woods known to collectors as
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Tunbridgeware Rectangular Box of Inlaid Wood from England
Located in Austin, TX
An English rectangular box from the 19th century, featuring an inlaid design of miscellaneous woods
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
English Tunbridgeware Inkstand
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful English Tunbridgeware inkstand rosewood desk accessory. Very detailed inlays all around
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Inkwells
Materials
Wood
Rare 19th Century English Tunbridgeware Hair Pin or Slide
Located in Dallas, TX
belonged to a very elegant lady in the mid to late 19th century.
Tunbridge ware is a form of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
People Also Browsed
English Octagonal Rosewood with Boxwood Line Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in Free Union, VA
A slim and elegant box of highly figured rosewood divided into multiple panels, each bordered with narrow boxwood string inlay. The box rests on small wooden ball feet in faux painte...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Mahogany Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique jewellery box made of solid mahogany with brass straps, corner brackets and ornate engraved initial plate and escutcheon.
The interior of this magnificent sturdy jewellery b...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Inlaid Box with Mother of Pearl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century walnut box with band inlay, band inlay and felt interior.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Early Victorian Chairs in Rosewood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn863, a fine set of six early Victorian solid rosewood chairs, having carved shaped top rail with decorative carved mid rail and new rush seats, standing on slim elegant turned and ...
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Chairs
Materials
Rush, Rosewood, Fabric
19th Century Large French Oak Directoire Library Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful six-door cabinet with brass details and adjustable solid oak shelves. Fantastic patina/age-cracked finish on the cabinet's original, untouched surface. This fully functioni...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Walnut
18th Century Domed and Studded Leather, Brass, and Wood Trunk from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully designed and highly portable, this French domed top trunk was constructed by hand with a wooden body enveloped in chocolate-colored leather. The trunk, which dates to the...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 18.25 in W 26.25 in D 14.75 in
Tunbridge Wooden Trinket Box England, 1870s
Located in Stamford, CT
Tunbridge trinket box made in England in the 1870s. Wooden floral design. Tunbridge wooden trinket box made in England in the 1870s. Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid w...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE
England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by Isaac Parkes
Item # 801EZX27
An inordinately fine box, the exterior is dressed wit...
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 17.75 in D 9.75 in
Georgian Military Campaign Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A stunning georgian military campaign rosewood & brass bound hand crafted writing slope.
With Red Tooled Leather Interior, Befit with the original glass inkwells.
Made by Esteemed Ma...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Marquetry Jewelry/Dresser Box, Maison Vervelle
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautifully detailed French, brass mounted, marquetry and inlaid burl, fruitwood, and kingwood dresser box. The top is domed and the interior lined with original velvet. Bass bandi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Kingwood, Burl
Victorian Military Campaign Brass Bound Mahogany Writing Slope with Accessories
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Victorian Military Campaign brass bound mahogany and brass writing slope with black leather tooled Interior and secret compartment.
Made in 1800s #11
Features a blank brass fron...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 6.11 in W 15.75 in D 9.26 in
Antique English Regency Rosewood Travelling Lap Desk Box, Circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency rosewood travelling lap desk box, circa 1830.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Rosewood Sarcophagus Casket Jewelry Box, Lock & Key
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English Regency style rosewood sarcophagus casket box with lock and key, circa 1850. This fine antique box has a lovely sarcophagus form accented with contrasting in...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
H 6 in W 11.5 in D 5.75 in
Georgian Yew Octagonal Jewellery Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very elegant George III period octagonal shaped burr yew wood jewellery box having attractive banded inlaid decoration to hinged lid enclosing lined interior raised on original bra...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Yew
E W Godwin style of, An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean Ebonized Armchair
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin, style of,
An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean ebonized armchair.
Professionally upholstered in a quality hide.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
H 33 in W 22.5 in D 18.5 in
French Marquetry Jewelry Box Napoleon III
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Marquetry Jewellery Box Napoleon III
This Napoleon III Marquetry Jewellery Box features a beautifully inlaid marquetry floral design to the top framed by multi-coloured deco...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Steel, Ormolu
Recent Sales
19th Century English Tunbridge Writing Slope
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th Century English Tunbridge writing slope with inlay decoration.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Country Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
English 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Dresser Top Jewelry Box with Castle Decor
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Tunbridge Ware dresser top jewelry box from the 19th century, with inlaid medieval
Category
Antique 19th Century English Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
H 10 in W 13.75 in D 10.75 in
English Mid 19th Century Tunbridge Inlaid Box by Edmund Nye Original Label
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Wells, ME
English Tunbridge inlaid dresser box with moth, flower and rope microtunbridge inlays. This box
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut, Paper
1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1880s English Tunbridge inlaid walnut box.
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Tunbridge Jewel Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Black Walnut With Exotic Inlay Fitted Jewel Box
Category
Antique 19th Century English Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Boxwood, Satinwood, Olive, Satin
Antique English Coromandel and Tunbridge Ware Box, circa 1850
Located in Bath, GB
A superb glove box dating to the mid-19th century with the highly sought-after combination of
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Free Shipping
H 2.75 in W 9.75 in D 3.5 in
1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1880s English Tunbridge inlaid walnut tea caddy box.
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Walnut
19th-Century English Figured Walnut Domed Tunbridge Box, Lock & Key
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb 19th century English figured walnut box with lock and key, circa 1880. This fine antique
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
A Handsome Tunbridge Ware Rectangular Wooden Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome English Tunbridge Ware rectangular wooden box with tumbling block veneer; the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Antique Decorative Cigar Box, English, Tunbridge Ware, Keepsake, Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative cigar box. An English, Tunbridge ware inlaid keepsake box or desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Boxwood, Fruitwood
H 2.56 in W 8.86 in D 5.12 in
English Mid 19th Century Rosewood Tunbridge Inlaid Teacaddy with Deer and Fawn
Located in Wells, ME
English mid 19th century rosewood tunbridge inlaid teacaddy with deer and fawn motif to the top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood, Rosewood
H 5 in W 8.75 in D 5 in
English Coromandel Satinwood Boxing Foil Lined Tea Caddy. Edmund Nye, Circa 1800
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Coromandel hinged tea caddy with boxing satinwood inlays, original silver escutcheon, and
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Foil
H 4.75 in W 6.5 in D 3.75 in
Antique Jewel Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Black Walnut With Tunbridge Inlay Jewel Box Circa 1880s
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Walnut Jewel Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Walnut Jewel Box Tunbridge Inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Tunbridgeware Box with Inlaid Woods and Rosewood Veneer
Located in Austin, TX
An English box with small drawers for storage featuring an inlaid design known to collectors as
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Antique Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Tunbridge Tea Caddy
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
An Intricately Inlaid Tunbridge Ware Rectangular Wooden Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An intricately inlaid English Tunbridge Ware rectangular wooden writing box with tumbling block
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tableware
19th Century Tunbridge Dresser Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century English dresser mirror on base decorated with Tunbridge ware designs. Tunbridge
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Mirrors
Materials
Oak, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 18th Century George III Sideboard
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 18th century serpentine form George III sideboard, English. Mahogany with satinwood
Category
Antique Late 18th Century George III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
George IV Calamander and Specimen Parquetry Writing Slope
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
beneath, with key. English, circa 1820. Footnote: For a related specimen parquetry ‘work box of various
Category
Antique 19th Century British George IV More Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Walnut Marquetry Pier Cabinet, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
boxes, that is characteristic of Tunbridge and the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, in the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Box
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Made in the region of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. It was in the early part of the nineteenth century
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Burl Walnut Gentleman's Accessory Box with Tunbridge Inlays, English, ca. 1860
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Burl walnut gentleman's accessory box with Tunbridge inlays, English, 1860. Newly polished with a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Majolica
H 3.75 in W 8.25 in D 4.75 in
Antique English Victorian inlaid tunbridge walnut jewellery casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Antique English Victorian inlaid tunbridge walnut jewellery casket, circa 1880 in date.
This
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
English 19th Century Elaborately Inlaid Tea Caddy with Sugar Bowl and Tea Boxes
Located in Wells, ME
English mid-19th century inlaid tea caddy with cut and etched glass sugar bowl. This fanciful tea
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Rosewood
H 9 in W 14 in D 9 in
Tunbridgeware Tea Caddy of Inlaid Wood
Located in Austin, TX
which Tunbridge ware is renowned.
We have a large selection of similar boxes in a variety of shapes
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Turnbridge Ware Burl Walnut Traveling Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality English tunbridge ware inlaid well figured solid burr walnut ladies
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
H 6 in W 11.75 in D 9.25 in
Antique Victorian Turnbridge Ware Burl Walnut Traveling Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Tunbridge Ware detail inlaid Well Figured Solid Burr Walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
H 6.5 in W 12 in D 9 in
Large 19th Century English Tunbridge Writing Slope
Located in Fairhope, AL
Large 19th century English Tunbridge writing slope with inlay decoration. Very beautiful box that
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Georgian Tunbridge Ware Wooden Desk
Located in New York, NY
/envelope box, English, circa 1830 with original key
*Not available for sale or to ship in the state of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Tunbridge Style Bird's-Eye Maple Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
reminiscent of English Tunbridge Ware, there are two key factors which point to the box being of French origin
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Tulipwood
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Tunbridge English Boxes", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Tunbridge English Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of tunbridge English boxes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and satinwood, all tunbridge English boxes available were constructed with great care. Tunbridge English boxes made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Tunbridge Ware produced beautiful tunbridge English boxes that are worth considering.
How Much are Tunbridge English Boxes?
Prices for tunbridge English boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, tunbridge English boxes begin at $525 and can go as high as $5,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,105.
Finding the Right boxes for You
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
Read More
African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants
The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers
Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.
These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life
Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.
This Vivacious Teapot Has Agnes Martin on One Side and Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Other
Ceramist Roberto Lugo brings a street-art sensibility to a dainty serving vessel while paying homage to his artistic heroes.
This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists
Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
More Ways To Browse
Mosaic Inlaid Box
Dublin Mahogany
Burled Console Table
Antique Victorian Console
Glass Desk Elegant With Brass
Elegant Glass Desk With Brass
Leather For Writing Slope
Rectangular Wooden Console Table
19th Century English Oak Dresser
Pearl Inlay Desk
Sideboard Late George
Dining Burl Table Long
English Walnut Console
Victorian Diamond Hair
Antique Mosaic Tables
17th Century Walnut Console
Victorian Safes
Antique Bird Pin