Unknown Boxes and Cases

This stunning Art Nouveau gift box is executed in bronze and gold embossed blue leather. The round bronze lid is designed as a chrysanthemum and has a beautiful patina. The inside i...

This elegant little silver bottle is finely decorated and engraved with three kinds of engine turned patterns. In the middle of the bottle is a rectangle that cold carry initials. Th...

This delicate snuffbox has been made out of pressed horn and is covered entirely in blue and white glass beads threaded on cotton string. The lid is decorated with a sun emblem, a lozenge and a zigzag pattern and the French words...

An antique warrior suffers the punishment of Poseidon, who sends a sea monster to frighten the two horses of the young man's chariot. Exquisite snuffbox with a fine soapstone carving mounted in a solid silver frame...

A rare and collectible antique vesta case, beautifully crafted in gilt metal and decorated with a finely painted enamel plaque. The front depicts a partially draped lady, presumably ...

Antique James Ness brooch box, the satin lid printed James Ness, Successor to Wm Ballantyne, Jeweller & Silversmith, 37 Queensferry St., Edinburgh. The case is brown leather wit...

Antique 19th century oval red leather presentation box made for a locket, mourning jewel or miniature, opening on its side hinge to a dark green velvet interior. Both halves are dom...

Antique Black, Starr & Frost round jewellery box, the satin lid printed in gilt Black, Starr & Frost, Fifth Ave. cor. 48th St., New York. Black, Starr & Frost, descended...

Vintage A. Stowell & Co. cufflink box covered in lizard skin, the satin lid stamped in gilt A. Stowell & Co., Boston. A. Stowell & Co. was one of Boston's leading jewell...

Antique Austin Balsom ring box, the satin lid printed Austin Balsom, Goldsmith & Silversmith, 14 King Street, Reading. The canted case is dark grey leather with a gilt border, o...

Antique 19th century presentation box in black pebbled leather, shaped and fitted for a brooch or double clip. The case has a waisted outline and a gilt tooled border, opening on a ...

Antique Walter Davies & Sons ring box, the satin lid printed Walter Davies & Sons, Diamond Merchants, 40 St Martin's Lane, W.C.2, and at 148 Strand. The square case is mottl...

Vintage James Walker ring box in an octagonal case covered in pink snakeskin effect paper, the satin lid printed James Walker, The London Jeweller. James Walker traded as a chain of...

Antique Bassot jewellery box, the purple satin lid stamped in gilt Bassot, Joaillier, Paris. The small square case is red brown leather tooled with a diaper pattern, opening to purp...

Vintage Hunt & Roskell Ltd ring box in red leather, the satin lid printed with the royal arms, By Appointment to the late King George V, 25 Old Bond St, London W.1. Hunt & R...

Vintage Tessiers Ltd stick pin box in grey, the satin lid stamped in gilt with a roundel reading 26 New Bond St, Tessiers Ltd, London. Tessiers traded as jewellers and silversmiths ...

Antique 19th century Victorian presentation box made for a bangle, in tan leather with a half moon profile. The case opens along its length to a purple velvet channel for the bangle...

Vintage Mappin & Webb Ltd cufflink box, the satin lid blocked in gilt with the royal arms and By Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, Silversmiths. The case is purple leatheret...

Antique H.L. Henry & Co. Ltd long presentation box of the 1920s, the satin lid printed in script 178 New Bond Street, London W.1. The case is a long slim rectangle in blue grain...

Antique Allen & Son watch box of the 1920s in red leather, the satin lid printed Jewellers & Silversmiths, Allen & Son, South Street, Chichester, under a crown. Allen &a...

Antique Alexander Clark Co. Ltd box in raspberry leather, the satin lid printed with a crown and Diamond Merchants, Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, The Alexander Clark Co. Ld, London. The...

Vintage K. Mikimoto Inc. presentation box in purple velvet, the satin lid printed with the MS shell mark and K. Mikimoto Inc., Ginza, Tokyo, in English and Japanese. Kokichi Mikimot...

Antique J.H. Gillgrass ring box in purple leather, the satin lid printed with a crown and Watchmaker & Jeweller, J.H. Gillgrass, 37 Vicar Lane, Leeds. The small rounded case ope...

Antique Reid & Sons Ltd brooch box, the satin lid printed with a crown and Reids, Newcastle on Tyne, Est. 1778. Reid & Sons were Newcastle's leading goldsmiths, founded in 1...

Antique J.H. Dougherty presentation box, the satin lid printed in gilt with a crown and J.H. Dougherty, Watchmaker & Jeweller, Kirkgate, Huddersfield. The rounded rectangular ca...

Antique Léon Pull jewellery box, the satin lid printed Horlogerie Bijouterie, Léon Pull, Paris, 19 Rue Montaigne. A small white case edged in pale aqua silk, opening to cream satin ...

Vintage ring box from Chas. Packer & Co. Ltd, Goldsmiths, 76 & 78 Regent St, the silk lid printed with the firm's circular stamp. Charles Packer & Co. were Regent Street...

Vintage Garrard & Co. presentation box for a watch or bracelet, the lid blocked in gilt with the royal warrant and the address 112 Regent Street. The silk reads in full: By appo...

Antique wooden presentation box from H.A.B. Bouchette, the silk lid printed with the name and 131 Haarlemmerdijk 131, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Arnhem. The case is turned and planed woo...

Vintage jewellery box from D. Thomson, Watchmaker & Jeweller, 131 High Street, Dunfermline, in red brown leather with a gilt tooled border. The imprint mixes three letterforms, ...

Vintage watch or bracelet presentation box covered entirely in red purple velvet, the silk lid printed with a crown and a Cologne jeweller's address at Domkloster 1. Domkloster is t...

Large vintage Garrard & Co. jewellery presentation box in burgundy, the white silk lid stamped with the crown and the Crown Jewellers imprint of 112 Regent Street. The imprint r...

Antique Fortnum & Mason fitted presentation box for a suite, the velvet tray cut for a watch, a brooch and a ring, the silk lid signed Fortnum & Mason, London. The signature...

Antique Miramar necklace presentation box covered in green shagreen patterned paper, the silk lid signed Miramar in script. The covering imitates shagreen, the pebbled green ray ski...

Antique Hamilton & Co. presentation box, the violet satin lid stamped in gilt with the roundel of Hamilton & Co., Jewellers, Calcutta. Hamilton & Co. was founded in Calc...

Vintage A.H. Hadley Co. Jewelers presentation box in red suede, folding open to a black suede interior with the name stamped in gilt. The case is soft sided and folds like a wallet,...

Vintage ring box from Harold Cox, Jeweller, Windsor, the silk lid printed in gilt with the royal arms and By appointment to Her Majesty the Queen. The case is a small cube in dark g...

Antique necklace presentation box of unusually long form, 31 cm from end to end, in black grained leather with a black velvet bed and a cream silk lid. The length is the point of it...

Vintage A.C. Bloxham Ltd, London presentation box in red leather, the silk lid printed with the name in gilt. A shallow oblong with a flat black velvet pad, a multipurpose format fo...

Antique Victorian presentation box by C.F. Hancock, late Storr & Mortimer, of oval form in burgundy leather, the navy velvet base fitted for a cross pendant on its chain. The si...

Vintage ring box from the Brussels jeweller Gérard Egberts, the silk lid printed Gérard Egberts, 140 rue du Midi 140, Bruxelles. The name is set in a bold script over a sweeping rul...

Vintage Collingwood ring box, the silk lid printed with a crown, By appointment, Collingwood, to the Royal Family, 46 Conduit St W. The case is a small cube in dark grey leather wit...

Vintage Wartski brooch presentation box in grey blue velvet, the satin lid blocked in gilt with the royal arms and Wartski, 14 Grafton St, London W1. Wartski is the London dealer be...

Vintage ring box from C.H. Moody & Son, Jewellers, 50 High St, Crewe, in burgundy with a faceted pyramid lid and a gilt tooled border. The lid rises in four flat planes to a cen...

Antique jewellery box in purple-grey velvet, the silk lid printed in gilt Buick & Co. The velvet covers every face of the case, and the base is a deep purple velvet pad suited t...

Vintage Cross Jewelers ring box, Portland, Maine, the gold satin lid printed with the Cross script mark in blue. The case is a small cube in dark grey w...

Vintage velvet ring box from Clading & Compy, 46 & 47 Kings Road, Brighton, in deep burgundy with the jeweller's imprint to the silk lid. Kings Road is the Brighton seafront...

Antique bracelet presentation box in burgundy leather, the lid bordered with a gilt tooled running pattern, opening to white satin and a crimson velvet bed. The tooling is a small r...

Vintage presentation box from Frederick T. Widmer, 31 West Street, Boston, in teal leather, the satin lid printed in gilt. A shallow square with soft corners, lined in gold satin wi...

Antique Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company large brooch box in tan leather, the silk lid printed with the arms and By appointment to H.M. the King, 112 Regent St, London W. The c...

Antique ring box from Stewart Dawson & Company Limited, Regent Street W., the silk lid printed with the name in a ribboned cartouche. The case is a small domed cube in grey-gree...

Antique Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company presentation case of circular form, the bright blue silk lid stamped with the royal arms and By appointment to the King. The case is ro...

Antique stick pin box from H.G. Mabbett, Watchmaker, Jeweller & Optician, in red velvet, the silk lid printed in gilt beneath a crown. The case is a narrow velvet bar, and the r...

Vintage Bravingtons ring box in an orange marbled moulded case, the silk lid printed Goldsmiths and Jewellers, Bravingtons, King's Cross, 71 Ludgate Hill & 189 Brompton Road, W. ...

Antique 19th century jewellery case in black leather, built to a sinuous shaped outline and opening to a contoured fitting cut for a suite of pieces. Cases were made to the outline ...

Vintage Chapin & O'Brien Jewelers presentation box in blue velvet, the lid printed with the name and 336 Main St, Worcester, Mass. The case is a rounded oblong in blue velvet wi...

Vintage Tilden-Thurber presentation box with its outer box, the satin lid printed with the arms and Tilden-Thurber, Jewelers, Silversmiths, Providence. The case is a small shallow s...

Antique Mallett necklace presentation box, the silk lid printed Mallett, The Octagon, Bath & 40 New Bond St, London. Mallett traded from The Octagon in Bath alongside its New Bo...

Vintage presentation box from W.D. Webb, Jewelers, Greenwich, Conn., in cream patterned card with the name printed in blue inside the lid. The case is a shallow oblong covered in an...

Antique bracelet box from J.H. Werner, Hof-Juwelier, Berlin, the silk lid printed with a crown and the court appointments to the Kaiser and Kaiserin. The imprint names Werner as cou...