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Place of Origin: British
Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Biscuit Box by Roberts & Belk, 1904
By Roberts & Belk Ltd. 1
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1904 by Roberts & Belk, this stylish, Edwardian, antique sterling silver biscuit box, is cylindrical in shape, plain in style, standing on ball feet and fe...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver and Glass Combination Scent Bottle / Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver combination scent bottle / vinaigrette; an addition to our diverse collectable silverware collection
This exceptional and large antique Victorian sterling silver combination vinaigrette and scent bottle has an oval cylindrical shaped form.
This exceptional bottle is comprised of a cut glass body, overlaid with impressive sterling silver covering embellished with pierced and embossed floral decoration, incorporating interlacing scrolling leaf and daffodil designs.
The piece retains the original hallmarked screw fit cover to the antique scent bottle...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
'Queen Anne' Design Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Biscuit Box by Barnards
By Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1889 by Barnards, this attractive Victorian, antique, sterling silver biscuit box, has swirled and sunken half fluting, in the Queen Anne style. It has a flus...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Frederick Manson Victorian 1894 Birmingham Visiting Cards Case In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Visiting card case box in sterling silver designed by Frederick Manson.
Beautiful antique presentation visiting card holder, created in the city of Birmingham England at the ateli...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Oval Hand Painted Bentwood Brides Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-Painted Bentwood Brides Box. An oval-shaped bentwood style brides box with a painted lid and sides. The lid features a central scene depicting a woman in a yellow gown, pink bow, blue covering, and white veil. The scene is framed by a decorative border and set against a blue background. The sides of the box are painted with a green floral pattern.
Painted bentwood bridal boxes are a type of antique storage container...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique English Hand Carved Burr Walnut Monogrammed Box, Satin-Lined
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
A very Fine Antique English Hand Carved solid highly figured walnut hinged box with unusual "one-off" carved in relief monogram. This box is satin-lined and tufted likely to be used...
Category
Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Satin, Walnut
Rare Regency Memento Mori Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Decorated with four skulls to top with titles of a Witch, King, Beauty and Beggar to each Skull underneath. Lidded.
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Brass Bound Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Brass bound writing slope from the mid 19th century
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Decoration : Brass bound with vacant brass cartouche. Inteiror lined...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
A Georgian Estate Made Letterbox
Located in London, GB
A most charming estate made country house letter box with delicately inlaid LETTER BOX to front.
English, George III
H 27 x W 23 x D 15 cms
Category
Early 18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Walnut Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games, C.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Victorian walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a chess set, draughts, dominoes, dice, cribbage board with markers, leather bound boards for games, playing cards, droughts counters, a dice shaker...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 19th century English box that has inlaid mother of pearl and silver. Box has a removable tray with different compartments and a wonderful flame stitch paper inside. A very beautifu...
Category
1890s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Black Stripes Ziggurat Boxes by Oeuffice
By Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Black stripes ziggurat boxes by Oeuffice
Edition: 12 + 2AP
2012
Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 55 cm
Materials: Wood box, acrylic, solid stained wood.
The ...
Category
2010s Modern British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Antique French English Rosewood Brass Inlaid Boulle Writing Slope Box Desk 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exquisite Example of an Early Rosewood Travelling Writing Slope of fairly large proportions of Continental origin, possibly French. Circa first half of the Nineteenth Century prob...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Cabinet with Cubework c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing cabinet with perspective cubework
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin :Tunbridge
Decoration : Cover and double doors decorated with perspective ...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Floral Mosaic c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with floral mosaic
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tunbridge Wells
Decoration : Central ...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Early Victorian Deed Document Solictor Stackable Steel Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Collection of six sheet steel and hinged document boxes, with decorative squat Swiss style shields hand painted with dates and numbers.
Dating from 1850 to 1860 with differing amo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Mahogany Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Mahogany writing slope from the mid 19th century
Date :
Period : Victoria
Origin : Englnad
Decoration :Mahogany veneered exterior with brass binding and vacant cartouch...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Handcrafted Wedding or Apprentice Chest or Box with Drawer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early George the 3rd era and styled handcrafted wooden miniature blanket box is unsigned by presumed to have been made in England in circa 1790. T...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
1912 Continental Sterling Silver and Transfer Printed Box
By Cohen & Charles
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique continental sterling silver and transfer printed box; part of our continental silverware collection
This antique continental ste...
Category
1910s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Oak Bible Box with Foliate Carving, 19th Century, England
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English oak bible box with foliate carving, tapered feet, & hinged lid.
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
1920s Sterling Silver and Cut-Glass and Enamel Biscuit Barrel
By P.H. Vogel & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver, cut-glass and enamel biscuit barrel; an addition to our silver mounted glass collection
This exceptional antique George V cut-glass biscuit barrel has a circular rounded form.
The glass box is fitted with a plain cylindrical hallmarked sterling silver mount to the rim.
This antique biscuit barrel...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
George V Sterling Silver Table Trinket Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver trinket box in the form of a table; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique sterling silver trinket box has been modelled in the form of a 20th century table/cabinet.
The surface of this antique trinket...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Regency Writing Slope with Rosewood Veneer c1810
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Regency writing slope with rosewood veneer
Date : c1810
Period : Regency
Origin : England
Decoration : Brass bound with vacant cart...
Category
1810s Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tall Silver & Guilloche Enamel Lidded Jar by Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Co.
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning tall vanity / dressing table jar, probably used for either hatpins or a toothbrush, hence the little cork lining to the interior of the base.
The glass is channel cut...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th C. English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Covered Cauliflower Form Box
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil covered cauliflower form Box. This English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Covered Cauliflower F...
Category
Late 18th Century Other Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Elkington Silver Tea Caddy
By Elkington & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Uniquely designed in the form of a gift box tied with ribbon, this engaging silver tea caddy was created by the prominent silversmith Frederick Elking...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
English Victorian Brown Lacquered Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian brown lacquered tole oval shaped box with three herons on top.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Antique English Iron Milner's Strong Box With Inscription (RL)
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming antique English iron Milner's strong box painted green with John Layton inscription. Manufacturer label is intact on the interior. With the inscribed name and numbering la...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Spalted Beech Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key 1990s trinket vase
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
We have for sale a spalted beech box by master woodturner Ray Key (1942-2018). Ray Key was one of the most praised woodturners of any generation. His works are in museum collections ...
Category
Late 20th Century Minimalist British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Beech
Exquisite Rare Important Estate Noah's Ark Crummles Jewelry Holder Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Beautiful and Unusual RARE COLLECTORS Handpainted Crummles Porcelain Box. Outstandingly done with Beautifully Colors featuring Noah's Ark...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
A Sarcophagal Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Isometric Cube Design, c1835
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Sarcophagal Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Isometric Cube Design, c1835
Additional Information:
Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Sarcophagal Se...
Category
19th Century William IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By George Unite & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Victorian English sterling silver vinaigrette; an addition to our silver boxes collection
This fine antique Victori...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Highly Decorative Walnut Trunbridge Parquetry Box from England
Located in North Salem, NY
Highly Decorative Rectangular 19th Century Walnut Trunbridge Parquetry Box with Handle and Bun Feet From England. 9"H ith the Handle Up.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Tunbridge Ware Glove Box with Floral Mosaic c1870
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge Ware Glove box with floral mosaic
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells
Decoration : Dome topped with central woolwork floral mosaic and foliate...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Inlaid Box, Circa 1820.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Inlaid Box, Circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Sterling Silver Boxes, Antique George IV '1823'
By John Reily
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare pair of antique George IV English sterling silver boxes; an addition to our 19th century silverware collection.
These exceptional and rare antique George IV sterling silver boxes have a plain rectangular form.
The surface of each silver box is plain and unembellished, with applied thread decoration to the lower rim.
Each box is fitted with a plain hinged hallmarked cover, ornamented with further applied thread decoration to the upper rim.
The upper plateaus of the covers are individually embellished with an impressive contemporary bright cut engraved crest: one bears out of a ducal coronet a wyvern below the motto 'Avi Numerantur Avorum' - The forefathers of our forefathers are numbered and to the other an eagle regardant with wings extended grasping an escutcheon charged with a lion's head, below the 'Virtute et Robore' - By Virtue and Strength.
By virtue of its size these versatile 19th century boxes could be used for a multitude of functions.
Such original boxes of this period and size are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
These antique silver dressing table...
Category
19th Century George IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century Georgian English Travel Writing Box Mahogany
Located in Münster, DE
Writing box, mahogany, England, around 1830, writing surface with leather overlay, nice interior division
Large writing box / travel writing desk
E...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo Indian Box
Located in Tampa, FL
19th century Anglo Indian box with raised painted arches on front, fantastic with a lot of patina. Does not have a key has small button feet.
Category
1880s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Mid-Century English Hand Painted Tole Tea Boxes with Bird Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen cabinets with this pair of colorful tea boxes. Crafted in England circa 1950, and built of tinned metal, each decorative box with attached lid, is hand painted wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality circa 1790 Georgian letter box, with three compartment fitted interior (see image). Exterior has original double brass hinged slope top with serpentine shaped front, and...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany collectors cabinet
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany collectors cabinet, the well-figured rectangular top with inset brass plaque, above two panelled doors opening to reveal three graduated drawers. All raised up on moulded ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare Important Estate Hand Hammered STERLING Silver Frank M Whiting Dish Bowl
By Frank M. Whiting & Company
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item is A Spectacular and Very Beautiful Hand Hammered and Etched Scrolled Sterling Silver Frank M Whiting Candy Dish. Beautifully done with Exquisite Sterling Silver ...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Luxury Vintage Six Person Fortnum & Mason Wicker Picnic Hamper Crystal
By Fortnum & Mason
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Vintage large Fortnum & Mason six person wicket picnic hamper RRP £2550
A very well made and decorati...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
19th Century English Victorian Papier Mache Inlay & Gold Leaf Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite Papier Mâché box, circa 1870s, has a black lacquered finish with mother of pearl inlays, gold leaf hand-painted floral motifs and embellished decoration.
The Engli...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Georgian Burr Birch Pocket Snuff Box, England, circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome early 19th century Georgian pocket snuff box, the richly figured burr birch case inlaid with ebony stringing and an ebony shield-shaped cartouche, the functioning lid opening on wooden...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
19th Century Brass Mounted Campaign Instrument Box Now Fitted for Jewelry
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Nineteenth century mahogany brass bound campaign box with flush shield form escutcheon on front (no key), the two ends fitted with brass hook latches, the top with a central rectangu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Silver Piano, Form Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Hallmarks for London, 1901. Maker: Charles Dumenil.
Category
Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Late Georgian Mahogany Box In The Form Of A Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Salesman size chest with lifting top concealing a compartment. Three working drawers below. Bracket feet.
Category
1820s Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Brass Mounted Mahogany Strong Box with Spring Lock Interior Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid 18th century mahogany strong box with applied brass edges centering a central applique on the lid, a large lock plate (key present) and large carry handles. The two ends fitted w...
Category
18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Tunbridge Ware Work Box with Cubework c1825
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Regency Tunbridge ware work box with cubework
Date : c1825
Period : Regency
Origin : Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Perspective cubes to the etnre with van...
Category
1820s Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Oval Sterling Silver Biscuit Box by Hukin & Heath Birmingham, 1927
By Hukin & Heath
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1927 by Hukin & Heath, this handsome, Art Deco, sterling silver biscuit box, is oval in shape, plain in style and features a hinged lid and reed borders. ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Brass Urn, Box or Tea Caddy, circa 1960
By Fine English Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish neoclassical Mid-Century modernist decorative lidded box or tea caddy boasts a rectangular shape with a streamlined construction. The tabernacle box was crafted in Engla...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Arts & Crafts Movement brass box with amethyst cabochon
By Charles Voysey
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Good quality Arts & Crafts Movement brass hand made box with amethyst cabochon dating to around 1900. Please email if you would like further images.
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century George III English Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 18th Century George III English Box. Veneered in beautifully highly figured burled ash with small inlaid shield shapes. Made in England circa 1790.
A beautifully crafted late 1...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
MOORISH MICRO MOSAIC INLAID MOTHER OF PEARL TRiNKET JEWELLERY STORAGE BOX
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Moorish Micro Mosaic Inlaid Mother Of Pearl Trinket Jewelry Storage Box.
...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
19th Century Georgian Sewing Box
Located in Pymble, NSW
A good shaped sewing box of tooled leather with finely cast brass fittings. Stands on lion's paw feet. The leather is a deep burgundy colour with some minor chipping to corners. The interior is fitted with compartments in blue paper and blue silk, the lids have mother of pearl knobs...
Category
1810s George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Silver George V Queen Mary Coronation Pill Box, 1910
By James Fenton Birmingham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A silver pill box, made to commemorate the coronation of George V, by James Fenton, Birmingham, England, date marked, 1910.
The round lidded box shows the heads of King George the F...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
