American Mid-19th Century Sailor Made Valuables Box with Extensive Inlays

English rosewood 19th century Trinity House dressing box with perspective cube inlay to three sides and a British three masted square rigged schooner inlaid to the top; she is sailing on a white capped sea. Various woods were used for the inlays including ebony, rosewood, walnut, satinwood, boxwood and sycamore. The interior is original with tartan paper in the top and a lift out dressing tray with three lidded inlaid compartments . Circa 1870 Trinity House is the name for the lighthouse keepers service, members of whom take care of lighthouses and other navigational aides including buoys in shipping channels. Trinity House boxes...

English 19th century burl walnut writing box of unusual interior conformation. The exterior of the box is inlaid with a transitional English ship, having both sail and steam capabilities , sailing on the open seas. She is made of ebony, boxwood and sails on a sycamore sea. The front panel is inlaid in perspective cube made of boxwood, satinwood, sycamore and ebony enclosed with delicate stringing. the end panels are of lively walnut and the back panel is in flame mahogany; all are enclosed by delicate stringing.. The interior has a mahogany writing panel which hinges down to write upon; the interior of that space retains its original red paper lining. The space in the bottom of the box has wells for oddments and ink; two of the compartments have bottoms which slide to the center and reveal hidden spaces beneath them. Complete with lock and key (key replaced). Circa 1870. Trinity House boxes...

English William IV rosewood writing box with extensive intricate brass inlay, now on bespoke stand with tapered legs and arched cross stretcher. This elegant writing box friction fits into the upper lip of the stand that we made here at The Farm Antiques...

English mid 19th century brass bound mahogany gun box, now on custom made stand. This mahogany gun box has an inlaid brass central plate (not engraved) of interesting form, brass cor...

American late 19th to early 20th century planked half hull model of a raised deck cruiser on its original mahogany back board This small half hull model easily melds into a collectio...

English Early 19th century partridgewood single tea caddy with three masted, square rigged ship inlaid to the lid. The ship is inlaid in shaded boxwood within a partridgewood diamond...

Presenting a fabulously rare 18c Indo-Portuguese Vargueno mini cabinet. Extremely rare, highly important and desirable colonial piece ! It is an...

Presenting an absolutely stunning 19c Anglo Ceylonese sewing box of museum quality. Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the finest sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have ever seen! The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) and has a serpentine edging all over the front, back and sides. Very often the lids/tops of these boxes suffer cracks due to shrinkage but this one is near perfect with no crack in the lid/top. There is some evidence of natural shrinkage but that is around the edges of the lid/top. It is when you open this box that it reveals it’s true beauty, quality and treasure ! The inside of the lid/top is heavily and beautifully decorated with inlaid bone in scrolling floral patterns which have then been hand painted with red and black ‘lac’ ink. The central medallion is a circle of inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods radiating towards a central bone and hand painted flower. The circle is edged in bone, wood and silver chevrons. What makes this box Exceptionally rare is that it contains 3 lift out base sections. Normally, there would be a maximum of 2. The first tray/section is clearly for the purposes ancillary to sewing with a pair of sections with bone spools for thread etc. There are 17 other lidded compartments with each one highly decorated using hand painted bone and specimen woods to replicate tortoiseshell. The first tray lifts out to reveal a second removeable tray which is made up of a pair of open sections and 8 specimen wood lidded sections each with chevron banding. The third tray is a smaller tray underneath with 14 lidded compartments each with hand painted bone and specimen wood inlaid lids again, replicating the look of tortoiseshell. Again they are banded with a chevron border. This is a museum quality piece ! It is in fantastic condition for it’s age with the minor shrinkage to the edges of the lid/top, some finger pulls missing and some very minor cracks to the tray lids and bases but nothing that in any way detracts from the piece. No key. Dimensions: Closed the box is 16.75 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and 7.5 inches high Fully open the box is 16.5 inches high, 16.75 inches wide and 11.4 inches deep Anglo-Indian and ceylonese boxes: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins. Anglo-Indian boxes normally consist of 3 main types:- (1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...

Presenting an absolutely gorgeous and very rare 19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam stamp box. Made in Colonial India (the Time of the Raj) circa 1860. Probably made in the region of ...

Beautiful 19th century French Napoleon III blackened wooden cigar cellar and ivory marquetry ornamentation. Four drawers for cigars and one drawer f...

Karachov Kazak: A quite famous and seldom-found design type, usually attributed to the Armenian weavers of the high Caucasus Mountains. The best of t...

This 18th century Italian Bolognese mirror is set within a rectangular cushion molded ivory lacquered frame delicately lined with pale blue. A richly carved decoration adorns the cre...

A facinating and rare early 19th century Doctor's Medecine box in very complte condition (with every single original and undamaged bottle and stopper). With a hidden secret compartmet at the rear for the more potent concoctions which is only accessable by releasing a small secret lever in the main compartment. Retaining a vast quantity of original bottles and equipment for the travelling physician. All contained in delightful, figured mahogany box with flush fitting countersunk handles and escucheons, and even retaining the original key. An outstanding and highly desirable example all in excellent original condition throughout. Although medicine boxes...

A very fine regency period mahogany tea caddy. Wonderful early surface that is rich with patina. The box expertly conceived and executed. The lid opens to reveal two lidded compartme...

The simple yet striking diamond front Mid-Century Modern design of this walnut headboard is attributed to United Furniture- the perfect addition to any twin size bedroom set...

This is an antique hotel reception correspondence box. An English, mahogany writing slope, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Graced ...

The elaborately carved snuff box with a scene of two mermaids on the cover and deeply carved shell on the reverse.

Fine 19th century trinity house marquetry inlaid rosewood sewing box, circa 1870, made by a Trinity House Lighthouse Keeper or sailor aboard a Lightship for sale to passing ships. The rosewood box features marquetry inlaid cutter-rigged sloops sailing past a lighthouse within a crossbanded reserve on the lid, and additional inlaid cutters and escutcheon on the front. The interior is fitted with a velvet pincushion and various cuddies both open or covered by a rosewood lid with petite ivory finial; the tray lifts out to reveal a paper-lined storage compartment. The bottom of the box retains its original paper covering. Delicate marquetry inlay does not survive well in the damp environments of lighthouses and ships, so these highly prized Trinity House boxes...

Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...

Masterful artisanal craftsmanship. Pinetti rectangular tissue box, made in ABS with chrome or gold finishing is covered with genuine waterproof leather and is available with gold ...

Antique Tin Biscuit Box, circa 1920s, with a wonderful folk art hand-painted whaling scene on the lid, depicting two whale boats darting on ...

A charming 19th century American Tramp Art box of architectural form with the lid being a roof with several dormers. The inside retaining its origina...