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Place of Origin: British
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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
Set of Original Vintage Metal Containers of Cognac Hubert de Polignac
Located in Sofia, BG
Set of three vintage empty metal containers for Cognac Hubert de Polignac.
Made in England circa 1980 in different sizes from 24 to 33 cm high.
Nice present for a man.
Category
1980s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner, circa 1790
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner Made circa 1790.
The Penner has a red Morrocan leather case with silver upper bands and a vacant oval cartouche The...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope with Cubework c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope with cubework
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central perspective cubework with van dyk...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
A George IV Vinaigrette by Johnh Bettridge, Birmingham, 1830
By John Bettridge
Located in London, GB
A George IV Vinaigrette, Johnh Bettridge, Birmingham, 1830.
The cover displaying a shaped cast and applied border decorated with foliate motifs, scrolls and shells around an engine ...
Category
19th Century George IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Tunbridge Ware Box with Perspective Cubes c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware box with perspective cubes
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells or Tonbridge, Kent
Decoration : Perspective cube work set within a band of...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Antique English Regency Flame Mahogany Sarcophagus Wine Cellarette Lion Paw Feet
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Flame Mahogany Wine Cellarette of sarcophagus outline and of English origin. First quarter of the 19th century, Regency period.
The flat top lid opening to reveal the inte...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian stationery box by William Lund
Date : c1840
Period : Vicotira
Origin : England
Decoration : Brass bound box with leather lined inteior. Lift off cover reveals ...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Box with Bronze Feet
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century English chinoiserie box with bronze feet. Featuring a beautiful decorative hand painted design. So pretty! Note: As is.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Ziricote Sun Hat Decorative Box by Master Craftsman Ray Key c1990s
By Ray Key
Located in Uxbridge, GB
We have for sale a Sun Hat box by master woodturner Ray Key (1942-2018). Ray Key was one of the most praised woodturners of any generation. His works are in mu...
Category
Late 20th Century Minimalist British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ziricote
Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Fine example of a George II brass metal mounted padouk tea caddy with finely etched and wrought hardware and vivid grain, color and patina.
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Category
18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Knife Box Fitted Out for Letters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th century, English George III mahogany knife box fitted out for letters / ballots. The interior voided of the old knife compartments. One small remov...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique English Golden Oak Horseshoe Box, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unique design with beautifully decorated end pieces.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Oak Collector's Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Victorian oak collector's cabinet.
A late 19th century Victorian oak two door collector's cabinet.
The cabinet doors are decorated with a pair of raised Gothic arch panels and ...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
A Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham in 1856
Located in London, GB
A Vinaigrette Made in Birmingham in 1856.
An unusual Vinaigrette made in Birmingham.Marked with the makers mark of AB in a rectangular punch.
Additional information:
Height:1 cm / ...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Antique Early 20th Century Briar Wood Collectors Box England Circa 1920
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century bird's-eye maple collectors box, circa 1920.
Complete with recessed silvered handles and corners which gives it a military Campaig...
Category
1920s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, City of London, circa 1830s
Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast or London historian.
Item has lever action hidden compartment.
Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift.
Comes with the original heavy metal topped inkwells and notepad, modern quill and stand.Other items are shown for illustrative purposes.
Alderman John Joseph Mechi (1802–1880) was a silversmith, banker, inventor and Alderman of the City of London. He experimented with new farming methods on his estate at Tiptree in Essex.
Mechi was born in London 22 May 1802, the third son of Giacomo Mechi, a citizen of Bologna, who had settled in England early in life, was naturalised, and obtained a post at Kensington Palace in the household of George III. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of J. Beyer of Poland Street, London. John at the age of sixteen was placed as a clerk in a house in Walbrook, trading with Newfoundland, a job he had for ten years. In 1828 he set up on his own account as a cutler in a small workshop at 130 Leadenhall Street, from where he removed to No. 4 in the same street in 1830. Between 1830 and 1840 he made his fortune through the 'magic razor strop' which bears his name After the Crimean war and a fashion for beards, sales declined. On 10 November 1840 he took out a patent for 'improvements in apparatus to be applied to lamps in order to carry off heat and the products of consumption'. This was for the external shop-window lamps...
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope by William Upton c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading :Tunbridge ware writing slope by William Upton c1860
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Brighton, East Sussex
Decoration : Central perspective cubework with foliate ...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Glove Box c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Three geometric stickware designs to cover with keyline border. Internal...
Category
1840s Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Victorian 19th Century Toilet Box
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century toilet box.
Magnificent Victorian period toilet box, made of Mahogany veneer. Rectangular in shape, this kit includes original Crystal contain...
Category
19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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 Tunbridgeware.
Exterior with a geometric pattern design of herringbone to the t...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham
By James Fenton Birmingham
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant & charming antique sterling silver miniature locket vinaigrette by James Fenton, Birmingham, 1872.
This miniature vinaigrette would have been worn as a locket on a chain...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Writing Slope c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box with writing slope
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central image of a stag, floral banding to b...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box
Beautiful decorative silver box, with a central design of a rose and a frame of bows on both sides. Sealed
Measures:
Height: 7.5 centi...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Very fine 19th Century Brass Bound Ladies Travelling Vanity Case
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century walnut ladies travelling case. This fabulous item is superbly hand carved with beautifully rich patination, grain and of exceptional quality with finely cas...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th Century Rosewood and Brass Bound Grooming Box With Internal Mirror
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Rosewood and Brass Bound Mens Grooming Box With Internal Mirror and Drawer.
Inscribed CDB to brass front mount.
No key
Category
19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Rosewood
19th Century Rosewood Toiletry Box
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Very fine rosewood gentleman's toiletry box, English, ca. 1880
Category
1880s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Period Steel Strong Box
Located in New York, US
Our late Regency period strongbox features gilt neoclassical mounts including lion masks and rosettes at the sides, Roman Tuscan style columns at the front corners, figurative panel ...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Set of three David Horan charred wood vessels - UK, 2024
By David Horan
Located in London, GB
This collection of charred wood vessels has been coaxed from an assortment of offcuts found in David Horan’s workshop. The dimensions of each piece of sapele, cherry and London plane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinoiserie Regency Box
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A most attractive Regency painted chinoiserie box in an unusually large size; plain painted interior.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Set of two David Horan charred wood vessel - UK, 2024
By David Horan
Located in London, GB
This collection of charred wood vessels has been coaxed from an assortment of offcuts found in David Horan’s workshop. The dimensions of each piece of sapele, cherry and London plane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Cottagecore Rustic Hand Decorated Papier Mache Dresser Box
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Rustic Cottagecore theme rooster, robins and wildflowers papier mache and wood moire lined large English dresser box
19th Century
The shaped papier mache top depicts an arr...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Regency Gilt Metal-Mounted Mahogany Cellaret
Located in New York, NY
Of octagonal form; the pitched hinged cover surmounted by a gilt-metal thistle finial opening to a lined interior; the sides mounted with lions' masks issuing pendant finely chased ring...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III Period Cross Banded Inlaid Mahogany Knife Box
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine late 18th century, George III period mahogany knife box or cutlery canteen with fitted interior. Figured sloping lid over a serpentine front with satinwood crossbanding a...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
1980s English Metal Black Trinket Box with Egyptian Art Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s English metal black trinket box with Egyptian art decoration.
Category
Late 20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Tortoise Shell Decorative Box with Paw Feet. Tortoise Shell With Bun Feet.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Tortoise shell decorative box with bun feet. We have other tortoise boxes similar in form that would be a lovely collection. Feel free to call or email with questions. Priced per b...
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Asprey art Deco silver gilt compact case, 1939
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage silver gilt compact case
Made in England
Made by Asprey, London, 1939
Dimensions -
14.5 x 10.5 x 2 cm
Weight : 659 grams
Condition: General w...
Category
1930s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver and Enamel Freedom Box, 1941 Arms of Borough of Slough
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in London, GB
An impressive Art Deco solid Silver Freedom Box embellished with the arms of the Borough of Slough in deep rich enameled colors. The interior of the base i...
Category
20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of George 111 Inlaid Mahogany Knife Boxes
Located in Montreal, QC
This fine pair of Classic proportions have many marks of quality. The timber used on the sloped fronts has been carefully selected with figured grain conforming to the shape of the h...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
English 'Country House' Private Post Box, circa 1925
Located in London, GB
A fantastic painted wooden English 'country house' private red post box likely to have been made for the lobby of a hotel, business, club or a country house. It would have been empti...
Category
1920s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
A good quality Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts oak needlework box
Located in London, GB
A good quality Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts oak needlework box with upper drawer and sliding storage below on four tapering legs united by twin cross s...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century Flowers Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, Grey and Yellow in color.
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes, c1850
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes and Geometric Mosaics, c1850
Additional Information:
Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes and Geo...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Wedgewood Retailed Burl Walnut Tea Caddy
By Wedgwood & Co
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, fine quality English Victorian brass-mounted walnut tea caddy, retailed by Wedgwood & Sons, 9 Cornhill, London.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in the mid-19th century, rectangular chest form finished in rich burled walnut, having a shaped hinged lid featuring an inset Wedgwood Jasperware plaque of Cupid riding a lion. Locking, retaining the original key, the top opening to reveal an interior fitted with two lidded compartments, one lid marked B (black tea...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Mahogany and Brass Campaign Chest, Small Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century William IV period mahogany campaign box or small chest with brass mounts. An unusual size for this type of chest, quite handsome, and large enough to store a fair amount...
Category
Early 19th Century William IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
A small oval tortoiseshell piqué patch pot
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small oval tortoiseshell piqué patch pot, the hinged lid with a beribboned garland of flowers round a blank escutcheon, raised on four ogee feet....
Category
Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood. Fitted with brass corner brackets and ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
Tunbridge Ware - A Very Finely Decorated Sewing Box, c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - A Very Finely Decorated Sewing Box with 'Hurst Wood Cottage' Mosaic, c1840
Additional Information:
Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Very Finely Decorated Sewing Box with...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy, England, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rosewood tea caddy with Bombay shape and canted top. Having a pair of lion mask brass handles on each end and sitting on claw and ball feet. The interior fitted with two lidded tea...
Category
Mid-19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
