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Place of Origin: British
Antique Victorian Coromandel Sterling Vanity Jewelry Casket Box by Asprey London
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stunning & Rare early Victorian well figured brass mounted Coromandel Ladies or Gentleman’s Vanity Jewellery Casket of generous proportions, by World famous maker William Asprey Lo...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Sterling Silver

Antique English Burl Burr Walnut Wooden Victorian Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian style Well figured Burr Walnut Double Interior Section Tea Caddy of quite rare dome top and spreading base outline, generous proportions and o...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut, Burl

Antique Brass Mounted Campaign Box. English, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb campaign box Brass mounted tropical hardwood Not sure of its function. Possibly originally a gun case. Green baize interior. Also a removable tray with brass handles With ...
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1850s Campaign Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Walnut Wooden Writing Slope Box 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine early English Well Figured Solid grained Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the Nin...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Seashell Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique English box crafted with a hinged top lovingly decorated with collected exotic seashells over a cardboard bottom.
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20th Century Edwardian British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Luxurious Art Deco-Inspired R & Y Augousti Teal Shagreen Long Desk Box
By R & Y Augousti
Located in Red Lion, PA
Luxurious Art Deco-Inspired R & Y Augousti Teal Shagreen Long Desk Box This exquisite R & Y Augousti long desk box is a testament to the brand’s commitment to luxury, craftsmanship,...
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1990s Art Deco British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...
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1870s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Tortoise Shell Business Card Case with Floral Design, c. 1825-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carte du visite (business card) case of tortoise shell, impressed in relief with a rose within a border of stars. England, second quarter 19th century.
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

19th Century English Penwork Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This exquisite English penwork box is a fine example of intricate craftsmanship, featuring a beautifully hand-decorated surface with elaborate chinoiserie-style motifs. Delicate gold...
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19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Art Nouveau Lidded Oak Box with hand carved sinuous floral theme, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality hand made hardwood lidded box with fine quality hand carved floral themes, which we date to the late 19th C / early 20th C Art Nouveau period, Circa 1900. The...
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Birmingham William Simpson
By Simpson
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Georgian engraved silver gilt Vinaigrette by William Simpson, Birmingham, 1826. The vinaigrette having an engraved engine turned hinged lid with a floral border, the g...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair Of Vintage Wooden Shotgun Cartridge Ammo Box Crates, Kynoch And Eley
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE SHOTGUN AMMUNITION CRATES Two wooden crates, originally used to transport shotgun cartridges safely from the factory by railway to the custom...
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Early 20th Century Industrial British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

19th Century English Regency Mahogany Box With Satinwood Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
English Regency mahogany box with satinwood inlay. The four corners of the top are inlaid with lovely triangular scalloped decoration. All the border molding are also satinwood inlay...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box—England, Mid-19th Century This exquisite early Victorian silver-plated tro...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Art Deco-Style Sterling Silver Table Box Having a Hinged Lid
By Joseph Gloster
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco-Style, sterling silver, wood-lined table box, having a hinged lid and a leather underside, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1953, Joseph Gloster, Ltd. maker. Measure...
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1950s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Figured Coromandel Brass Box / Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique brass bound coromandel Victorian Gothic Revival casket by Parkins and Gotto, 24 & 25 Oxford Street, London, circa 1860...
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1860s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Coromandel Wooden Lady's Gentlemans Vanity Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Absolutely Stunning & Rare early Victorian well figured brass mounted Coromandel Ladies or Gentleman’s Vanity Jewellery Casket of generous proporti...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Aesthetic Movement Gothic Style Brass Mounted Stationery Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning quality British Aesthetic Movement brass mounted oak stationery box with gothic influences dating from around 1880. The box stands on a wide ...
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1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Charming Brass Spice Box by Jones Bros, England, Early 1900s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming Brass Spice Box by Jones Bros, England, Early 1900s A beautifully patinated and functional brass spice box with interior compartments in zi...
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Early 1900s Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Ceramic Japanese Design Casket
By Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique English Aesthetic Movement majolica ceramic Japanese design casket by renowned makers Joseph Holdcroft and dating from the 1870’s. At the time there was ...
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1870s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century English Medicine Chest by Clay and Abraham, Liverpool
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century English medicine chest by Clay and Abraham, Liverpool A small antique mahogany medicine cabinet with brass handle dating from the early 19th century, which opens through the double doors to reveal an arrangement of bottles, with labels and contents, multiple drawers including weighing instruments and weights, mortar and pestle. A trade label on the bottles for Clay, Abraham Chemists, Liverpool. Their Shop on Bold Street The interior of the medicine chest has 14 compartments with antique glass bottles with stopper...
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Early 19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fine Vintage Large French Polished Santos Mahogany Satinwood Folding Chess Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Substantial Decorative French Polished Well Grained Dark Santos Mahogany and Boxwood Folding Chess Set of outstanding quality, good weight and s...
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Late 20th Century Victorian British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Leather Bound Writing Slope Sewing Jewellery Box Engraved "K" 1818
Located in Cheltenham, GB
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...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful Handcrafted English Antique 19th Century Hardwood Veneer Writing Slope With A Tooled Purple Leather Writing Liner. Item Featured Brass Carry Handles & Is Finished With A ...
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19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Brass Bound Rosewood Campaign Type Jewelry Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid 19th Century campaign type jewelry box in rosewood with inlaid brass bands and inset flush-mount handle on the center of the lid, opening to a relined interior with a fitted tray...
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Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have an impressive antique Regency (1811-1820) Mahogany & Rosewood Brass inlaid campaign writing slope box with a side drawer and multiple hidden internal compartments and dr...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Wedgwood Black Basalt Gold Egyptian Revival Jewelry Box
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A vintage English Wedgwood Egyptian revival matte black basalt and gold jewelry box, circa 1970s, England. This matte black basalt stoneware box has a g...
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20th Century Egyptian Revival British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

19th Century English Silver Plated Ostrich Egg Box Attributed to Elkington & Co.
By Elkington & Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century English silver plated ostrich egg box, attributed to Elkington & Co. In three parts, the silver plated lid with Acanthus leaf handle, the silver rimed egg, and the grap...
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Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

George III 'Mansion' Form Bottle Caddy or Tabletop Cellarette, circa 1780
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A rare and exquisite circa 1780 English, possibly Irish, George III period bottle caddy or tabletop cellarette in the form of a two-storey ashlar Palladian mansion house, the boxwood...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality Georgian 18th century mahogany rectangular tea caddy having replacement brass axe drop handle to hinged lid enclosing cavity with attractive inlaid decoration throughout. Tea was of course a very precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut, Brass Writing Slope & Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim. The Interior Features a tooled Blue Leather Scriver, A Single Glass Inkwell...
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19th Century Campaign Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

George VI 9 Carat Yellow Gold Ruby and Diamond Powder/Mirror Compact by Cartier
By Cartier
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage 0.06 carat ruby, 0.24 carat diamond and 9 karat yellow gold mirror/powder compact made by Cartier; an addition to our Cartier collectables...
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1940s Vintage British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Antique Mail Carriage Strong Box, English, Oak, Security Chest, Early Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mail carriage strong box. An English, oak security chest, dating to the early Georgian period, circa 1720. Fascinating George I lock b...
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Early 18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Regency Rosewood Jewellery Work Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Stunning Quality Late Regency Period, 19th Century, Rosewood And Brass Inlaid Work Box, Stationary Box, Or Jewellery Box, Having Exceptional Decoration Throughout With Hinged Lid Enclosing Document Flap And Removable Tray Of Various Compartments Concealing Large Storage Cavity Below, Flanked By Original Brass Handles, Raised On Original Carved, Turned Feet. Bearing A  Makers Label For - "R.Dalton, The Bazaar, Soho Square...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Hand-Carved English Yorkshire Terrier Box, Circa 1930's
Located in High Point, NC
Vintage English hand-carved box in the form of a Yorkshire Terrier. This box just grabs your heart and squeezes it with the fluffy coat of fur and the sweet expression. This piece ...
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1930s Folk Art Vintage British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900. ...
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Late 19th Century Régence Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood, Pine

Antique metal Pill Box inlaid to lid, English Edwardian period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a small oval shaped antique metal Pill Box with Inlay to the lid and dating to the Edwardian or late Victorian period. The box is made ...
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Brass, Bronze

Antique Coromandel and Brass Mounted Scent Bottle Box, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an antique Victorian Coromandel scent bottle box of domed form with elaborate decorative brass mounts with inset attractive Pietra Dura cabochons, circa 1860 in date. The domed lid reveals three cut glass bottles with stoppers. The box has a working lock with key. Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes...
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1860s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Late 18th century Georgian Period Mahogany Oblong tea caddy having very attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged top enclosing double lidded interior with original paper foil landing. This particular caddy is relatively plain and simple in design, but is lifted significantly with the attractive inlaid decoration. It remains in relatively good condition and had clearly been well loved throughout its life. Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves, but also to enable the owner to lock away those aforementioned valuable tea leaves, keeping them safe from the house staffs potential wandering hands. This 18th century tea caddy...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality, charming 19th century Regency Italian late baroque period walnut 2-drawer table, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box h...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Brass Inlaid Rosewood English Jewelry Sewing Casket Gillows Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s or Gentleman’s English Regency Period polished brass mounted well figured Rosewood inlaid Boulle Style Jewellery or Sewing Casket or Table Box made during the first quarter of the Nineteenth Century, of English origin. Raised on its original bun feet, the quality of this item is firmly attributed to furniture makers Gillows of Lancaster. The rectangular form with hinged lid opening to reveal its original yellow silk lined interior, complete with lift out sectional tray. This exquisite casket is raised on four generous beaded bun supports. Condition: Good condition with nice patination, no losses to brass inlays. Lock is present and working, lacking key. Some losses to edgings of lift-out tray, overall a wonderful item in good condition. Height: (entire closed) 5.5" (14cm). Width: (at front) 10” (25.5cm). Depth: 7.25” (18.5cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. Provenance: Private collection Northern Ireland. The Gillow family of Cabinet Makers and Upholsters came to prominence with Richard Gillow (1733 – 1811), the son of Robert Gillow, founder of the firm. Gillow’s reputation as one of the leading British cabinet making firms of the 18th and 19th centuries was established by contributions from some ten members of the family over three generations. During the 18th century, the Gillow firm established a reputation for producing the highest quality furniture, made by competent workmen from the best woods, in elegant but practical styles...
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19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880.
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880. Beautiful and unique geometric inlay mosaic design banding embellishments with mother of pearl key and top medallion. Glowing, patinated wood box with hinged lid. This antique Tunbridge box...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Victorian Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Victorian Period. Its lid is made in wood, brown in color.
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Inlaid Octagonal hardwood Box with Fitted Interior and Key, English Early 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand made oak Sewing Box, of octagonal form with inlaid sunburst top, fully fitted interior and having a working lock and key, all dating to circa 1840. The bo...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Victorian Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew
By Richard Wathew
Located in Northampton, GB
Mother of Pearl Inlay From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew. The Writing Box of sl...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Shell, Wood

Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique English Tunbridge box with geometric inlay, hinged lid, red velvet interior, felted bottom and comes with working key. The box with a diamond form inlaid medallion flanked...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

English Wedgwood Basalt Jasperware Scallop Seashell Box, circa 1980s
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful special edition English Wedgwood black basalt Jasperware small oval box with gold scallop seashell design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, England. Piece is matte black stoneware with gold scallop seashell design on top lid. The box was created in the mid-1980s as a special edition for members of the Wedgwood Collectors Society, marked on inside lid area in gold (as shown.) Markers mark 'Wedgwood', 'Made in England', on bottom as shown. Piece can neatly hold a cocktail ring or other small items, etc., or just be beautiful as a standalone piece decorative object. English wood box...
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Late 20th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stoneware

Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Club Chess Set 8.5cm Kings Jointed Box, 19th C
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "Weighted" Club Chess Set game of 32 pieces, in the Staunton Fierce Knight pattern, all within a jointed wood box ...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Ladies Travelling Box, English, Sewing Case, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies travelling box. An English, rosewood and inlay combination sewing case and writing slope, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Exquisite craf...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Mid 19th century Tunbridge ware stationery box by Edmund Nye, manufacturer. The dome-shaped top is inlaid with a specimen parquetry panel, crossbanded with boxwood and stringing and...
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19th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Boxwood, Ash, Satinwood, Walnut

Vintage Turtle Box by Antony Redmile
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical mid century trinket box crafted in composition in a turtle form having a polished stone lid handle and silver plate on brass head and...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

Antique English Solid / Sterling Pill Box - 1901
By Synyer & Beddoes
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful little pill box made from English solid / sterling silver with a fully English hallmark for Birmingham 1901 together with the makers mark for Synyer & Beddoes (Harry Syny...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese for the English market, 19th century. A fine quality antique Chinese export tea caddy decorated with beautiful gilding surfaces, a hinged lid which opens to reveal a tooled ...
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveling Vanity Dressing Box, circa 1870
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th century English coromandel and rosewood fitted travel vanity or dressing box, circa 1870. This fine box contains the original contents including silverplate lidded cut glass jars, sewing tools...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Campaign Apothecary Box, English, Chemist’s Case, Georgian, Circa 1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign apothecary box. An English, flame mahogany chemist's case, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1780. A superb and evocative example of 18th century porta...
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1780s Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Cast Bronze Lidded Box with Medieval Scenes and hardwood liner, Late 19thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a cast bronze metal box modelled as a casket with a wood liner and depicting medieval scenes. We date this box to the late 19th Century. The box is made of a cast metal (b...
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Late 19th Century Medieval Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin. Priced per box.
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19th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique English Coromandel Writing Box by Fisher
By Fisher Brothers, Joseph Bramah
Located in Northampton, GB
Harlequin Pop Up Secret Compartment From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Coromandel and Satinwood lined Writing Box by Fisher. The Writing Box of re...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Light Blue Wedgwood Heart Shaped Trinket Box
By Wedgwood
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a light blue Wedgwood heart shaped small lidded box. The top of its lid is decorated with a Greek or Roman relief scene of a woman with a cape co...
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20th Century Neoclassical British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century English Oak Decorative Box with Dog Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak decorative box from the 19th century with carved dog on the lid, stylized foliage on the front and partitioned interior. Immerse yourself in the delicate craftsmanship...
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19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

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