British Decorative Boxes

Antique 20th Century Edwardian solid silver bridge gaming box, the plain silver box applied to the lid with a stylised Bridge writing. Inside is lined with wood, creating separate co...

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....

We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian games compendium with a complete suite of games, the case is stamped to the front...

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...

Antique mid-19th Century very rare Victorian solid silver vesta case and lighter, in a shape of a horseshoe, opening on both sides, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the lighter wick, one side is applied with initials "E.H". Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), London, year 1853 (S), Maker's mark H.W.D (Henry William Dee...

Original Victorian Hand Painted gilt wooden decorative coffee table box.

A fine and extremely rare figured walnut and seaweed marquetry 'lace box', circa.... let’s break it down - Seaweed marquetry first appeared in Englis...

Vintage cash box with stenciled lettering. A sturdy and characterful metal cash box, likely originating from England, featuring bold white stenciled lettering initials on the front p...

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...

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 ...

Natural Stripes Ziggurat boxes by Oeuffice Edition: 12 + 2AP 2012 Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 55 cm Materials: wood box, acrylic, solid stained wood The Natural Stripes edition is a...

18th century oak carved bible box. Intricate design, original hardware and still in good condition considering its age.

A Superb Quality Silver plated Domed oval box This fine oval box was made in the 1920s. It is a good example made from heavy gauge copper with a domed lid which has decorative dragooned moulding at the top edge and also the rim where it opens on a stop hinge. The box has matching mouldings on its top edge and base. This pleasing piece was originally intended as a biscuit box but could have many other uses. The original silver plating is in good condition, its surfaces show a few minor age-related light scratches but overall a very pleasing high-quality item. Stamped on the base made in England EP...

A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique George II English sterling silver toilet boxes; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. These...

The Following Item that we are offering is A Beautiful and Unusual RARE COLLECTORS WORCESTERSHIRE ENGLAND HALCYON DAYS STYLE Porcelain Box, featuring a Ba...

A Rare and Important Large Regency Period Country House Gesso Decorated Casket This most interesting large scale casket is highly decorative. It stands on four raised cast bronze an...

A Tartan Pattern Vinaigrette, John Tongue, Birmingham, 1847. Additional information: Width: 1 cm / " Depth: 2 cm / 1"

Antique early 20th Century English solid silver casket. it is a blank canvas in that he interior is completely unlined but for some faint traces of the original gilding to help prote...

Salesman size chest with lifting top concealing a compartment. Three working drawers below. Bracket feet.

Just a lovely cribbage game box! If you don't know how to play, perhaps this will entice you to learn!.  

1900s English sterling box with gold wash interior. The box is hallmarked.

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...

A silver gilt and jewelled pill box probably Austrian but with English import marks for London, 1905. Very fine quality with the silver gilt completely intact and mint within the box...

We are delighted to offer for sale This Vintage Faux Leather Serving Decorative Butler Tray. It exudes elegance and practicality. Crafted from high-quality faux leather, it feature...

Antique English sewing box or jewel box, circa 1850-1860.

An Exceptional Cheroot Case Made in London in 1849 by Rawlings & Summers. The case is broad rectangular in form, with a hinged top. It is beautifully engraved all over with crisp p...

This fabulous silver plate box is with the four seasons depicted on each side. On the front is summer. Winter, fall and spring are on the sides and back. It is lined in a blue green ...

These red leather and gold-embossed book boxes from early 20th-century England elegantly blend aesthetic appeal with clever functionality. Each features a luxurious deep blue interio...

A Very Fine George III Needle or Bodkin Case Made in Birmingham 1802 by Samuel Pemberton. The Case has a pull off cover and narrow rectangular form, with ...

Rare antique english mahogany brass bound travel box, circa 1800.

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 / ...

English gilt metal mounted tortoise shell box with oil painting of Julias Caesar.

Presenting a superb example of an Edwardian period biscuit tin by the renowned ‘William Crawford & Sons Ltd.’ This tin, titled ‘Chums,’ is a beautifully preserved piece of early 20th...

A wonderful 18th century Battersea box depicting a hunting scene with hunters on horseback with dogs, deer and boar depicted against a wood...

Finely inlaid. Unusual shape. Footed. Mixture of exotic woods.

18th century English diminutive mahogany chest with satin wood banding. Top opens to an compartment over two drawers. Great color and patina. Can be used as a tabletop decoration...

A Fine Table Cabinet Rising from scrolling foliate bracket feet, the rectangular cabinet constructed in rosewood and surmounted with a hinged cavetto moulded lid set with a Sèvres-s...

Unique design with beautifully decorated end pieces.

A large Edwardian copper-bound teak log box, the square section container with rounded corners, flanged rim and foot and encircled by four copper bands, the ti...

A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary period olive oyster lace box of perfect proportions. 1680-1700, England The cross-grain moulded top is entirely covered in well-place...

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1898 by Heath & Middleton, this charming, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver & Glass Biscuit Box, is heart shaped, with a cut glass body, and a plain silv...

Rare English table top fall front writing desk in burl walnut and blue eglomise painted oval panels. Ten panels inside painted with flowers and...

A solid bronze box or decorative casket detailed with lion masks in relief to the lid by acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Possibly unique, this unusual piece forms part o...

Pixel Ziggurat boxes by Oeuffice Edition: 12 + 2AP 2012 Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 55 cm Materials: Wood box, acrylic The Pixel edition is a playful interpretation of the Ziggurat ...

MET ziggurat box by Oeuffice Edition: 12 + 2AP 2018 Dimensions: 22 x 22 x 38 cm Materials: Wood box, acrylic, solid stained wood Other 3 different MET collection boxes available...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this outstanding set of burr walnut sewing storage boxes. Perfect for gifts, you can gift them individually, as a ...

Rectangular top and two over three drawers with wood knobs. Bracket feet.

The vinaigrette is broad rectangular in form and is engraved on the cover with trellis work designs and stylized foliate motifs around a rectangular cartouche engraved with contempor...

A highly decorative wine cooler in the Graeco-Roman taste Of cylindrical form, constructed in well figured oak, supported by tripartite feet, of complex winged foot form, with brass castors under: the body with a lobed lower rim, with a running anthemion design over, and surmounted by a pattern of running studded bosses in the upper reserve. The hinged cover with a carved Greek key motif, further anthemions above and capped with a lotus bud finial. The interior is now baize lined. The four lever lock...

A Rare 17th-Century Charles II Carved Oak Writing or Desk Box, Circa 1660. England. The box opens on the original butterfly hinges to reveal a fitted interior of three oak-lined dra...

An attractive early 17th-century carved oak box of boarded construction from the reign of Charles I, circa 1640. England The box is deeply carved and punch decorated to the frieze in a geometric pattern with rose (guilloche) and lunar decoration, each punch decorated; centred by the original Iron staple lock plate. The moulded rectangular top retains the original Iron clasp and opens on the original hinges. The guilloche was a popular Renaissance motif and was very widely used across the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries. The box is in its original condition and has a lovely rich colour and patina. The 17th century was a period of great turbulence in British history and this was reflected in art and design. The period began with the ending of the Tudor dynasty...

A fine pair of George III silver Rocco tea caddies by Francis Butty & Nicholas Dumee, dated 1766, housed in a silver mounted shagreen case. Each of the silver Rocco baluster ...