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Place of Origin: British
Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
By Jacques Cartier
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Oak and Metal Bound Silver Chest
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century oak and metal bound silver chest, applied with iron side swing handles and corner brackets, opening to an arrangement of four compartmentalised removable trays.
Dimensi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
$1,580 Sale Price
39% Off
Georgian Mahogany Pair of Knife Boxes
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality, 18th century, George III Period, Mahogany Pair Of Knife, Or Cutlery, Boxes Of Typical Shape With Serpentine Fronts And Superbly Figured, Inlaid And Crossbanded Sloped Lids, Revealing Later Fabric Lined Interior Compartments.
Cutlery boxes, or as they are now more commonly referred to, Knife boxes, were of course originally made with the purpose of housing the homes most precious and valuable cutlery and enable it to be locked away when not in use. This was very important as generally the cutlery used...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Rectangular Art Deco Green Shagreen Box w/Oval Malachite Stone Centered on Lid
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco green stained shagreen, over cedar, the slightly domed top with a centered oval malachite disk. The box is covered with shagreen on all sides including the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Antique English Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
With Sewing Equipment
From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet. The Sewing Cabinet of...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With Fitted Leather Interior, Ceramic Blotting Tablets.
Complete with Beautifully Desi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$4,573 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Flower Press Box, English, Beech, Cast Iron, Hobby Case, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique flower press box. An English, beech and cast iron hobby case dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A rare and characterfu...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
1839 Fitzmaurice West Victorian Ebony & Brass Inlays Necessaire De Voyage
Located in Germantown, MD
Exquisite antique travelling case or victorian nécessaire de voyage
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanit...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Games Box in Burl Walnut, Brass and Malachite, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning English Victorian Games / playing card box made from Burl Walnut mounted with impressive polished brass mounts beautifully detailed, and in turn, inset with polished green malachite stones.
The box comes with a working (replacement) key which when unlocked reveals a fitted interior complete with a wooden cribbage board, whist markers...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
$5,307 Sale Price
20% Off
A.E. Poston & Co. English Art Deco Pewter Tea Caddy Box
By A.E. Poston & Co. Ltd 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning English Art Deco geometric hand-hammered dinanderie, polished pewter-covered decorative box or tea caddy, was manufactured by A.E. Poston & Company, Birmingham, England...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Miniature Georgian Chest of Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III mahogany miniature chest of drawers having string inlay and cross banded top, the drawers with original axe-head pulls retaining traces of fire gilding, standing on s...
Category
1780s Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Gentleman's Mahogany and Brass Campaign Jewelry Box
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
High quality English mahogany and brass fine jewelry box that was likely used for stationary as well. Attention to detail, originality and surviving k...
Category
1870s Campaign Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
9k Yellow Gold and Ruby Compact by Boucheron (1964)
By Boucheron
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage 9 karat yellow gold and 0.86 carat ruby compact made by Boucheron - boxed; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection.
This exceptional vintage 9 karat yellow gold case has a rectangular form, with a convex base and cover.
The surface of the box is embellished with impressive engine turned decoration.
This exceptional gold compact is fitted with an impressive flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the high quality of the piece.
The anterior edge of the cover features a push fit catch ornamented with an impressive collet set 0.86ct cabochon cut ruby.
This impressive compact opens to reveal the original integrated bevelled mirror and powder compartment; this compact can be used without the original inset, detachable gold powder holder.
The interior rim of the case bears the renowned maker's/retailer's mark 'Boucheron', in addition to full London hallmarks to the base.
This exceptional Boucheron compact...
Category
1960s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Hexagonal art deco sterling silver biscuit box made in 1928 by James Dixon & Son
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1928 by James Dixon & Sons, this stylish, George V period, Sterling Silver Biscuit Box, is in the art deco taste and hexagonal in shape. The biscuit bo...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Finest Antique English Burr Walnut and Brass Cigar Cabinet / Humidor, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
About as fine as they get, this large Burr walnut cigar cabinet is a magnificent quality box beautifully made.
Each corner has a carved column with a polished brass base and brass...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$7,340 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Antique Country Hotel Post Box, English, Desk Organiser, Stationery, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country hotel post box. An English, oak two division desk organiser or mounted stationery rack, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A fine example of perio...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Silver-plate Mounted Coco De Mer Caddy
Located in London, GB
Seychelles / England
Late 19th / Early 20th Century
the hinged lid with an applied pierced border and scrolling handle, opening to reveal a foil lined interior, raised on acanthus c...
Category
Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with floral sprays of engraved mother of pearl and brass
From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this William IV Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box. The Sewing Box ...
Category
Early 19th Century William IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vanity case. An English, rosewood and brass travelling dressing table box, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Beautifull...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Lidded Box Burr Walnut hinged lid on pale wood base, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Art Deco period lidded Box, of two contrasting woods with a hinged lid and one internal compartment, dating to circa 1925.
The box has very in-pe...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Hardwood
An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin, Center One So
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin. Priced per box. Center one sold. Red ones available.
Category
19th Century George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Writing Slope Box, Brass Mounted, English, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This English Brass Mounted Writing Slope Box is a fine example of the travel accessories.
With reinforced brass edges and a shield-shaped brass escutcheon protecting the lock.
Whe...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$552 Sale Price
50% Off
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
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...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ash, Walnut, Satinwood, Boxwood
$1,829 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Victorian Burled Walnut, Bone and Jeweled Box
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine old English box made circa 1850-1860 is made from burled walnut with dramatic figuring. The box is then mounted with gilded bronze and engrav...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Pokerwork Stationery Box, English Desktop Tidy, Arts & Crafts, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pokerwork stationery box. An English, beech and tulipwood desktop tidy in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Charmingly hand f...
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Beech
Geo III Wedgwood and Steel Mounted Amboyna and Ebony Writing Box, c1800
By Matthew Boulton
Located in valatie, NY
The hinged rectangular top with three oval Signed Wedgwood plaques depicting putti at various pursuits within oval paterae mounted swagged and beaded borders, opening to a morocco leather lined hinged slope enclosing a well, the upper section fitted with candlesticks and compartmentalized for inkwells, above a hinged lid the front with a spring loaded secret drawer opening to a needle or pincushion and spools of thread.
This unusual work box, mounted with blue and white jasperware signed Wedgwood plaques, is English in conception. The writing box was a popular form first used in the 18th c and well into the 19th c for traveling. This type of portable desk was described by the English poet William Cowper in 1785 as 'the most elegant, the compactest, the most commodious desk in the world.'
Additionally, the jasperware plaques, came from Josiah Wedgwood's factory in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Its proximity to the steel manufacturing city of Birmingham, the birthplace of Matthew Boulton, producer of decorative metalwork (including cut steel mounts) and described by his friend and fellow-industrialist, Josiah Wedgwood, as 'the first Manufacturer in England', certainly suggests an English origin and possibly his handwork.
However, the polished steel mounts are also typical of furniture and objects made in Tula, Russia, where the Imperial Arms Factory was founded by Peter the Great in the early 18th c and which later became known for its decorative objects, including furniture and domestic pieces. Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, ordered the 'Frog Service...
Category
Early 1800s George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cut Steel
Stunning Late 1800s Gothic Revival Walnut & Brass Tea Caddy Box W. Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
A very pleasing, late 19th century, double compartment tea caddy.
This marvellous and rare tea caddy is in very good condition and the burl walnut has a truly warm, deep and rich pa...
Category
Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons
By Leuchars & Son
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Stationary Box
From our Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons. The box of rectangular form with a domed...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Vintage English Halcyon Days Enamel Boxes With Sentimental Quotes, Floral Decor
By Halcyon Days
Located in Morristown, NJ
Set of 4 vintage Halcyon Days Enamel Boxes.
"Yesterday and Tomorrow" Halcyon Days Enamel Box
Shape: Oval
Design: A floral and vine motif decorate...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Beautiful Edwardian Sterling Silver Table/Jewelry Box With Pull-Out Drawer
By George Nathan & Ridley Hayes
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, Edwardian period, sterling silver table/jewelry box on ball feet, having a hinged lid and a pull-out drawer (which has a lovely, hinged handle). The box was made in Chest...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
An English Painted Box resembling an early Georgian house, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A tromp l'oeil painted box in the manner of a georgian house. H. 10inches, W. 8 inches, D. 6.75 inches
Good condition, but lacking lock.
Category
Mid-19th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A well-made antique, circa 1830, English tea caddy with stunning marquetry inlays, warm coloring, superb detailing, and luminous rich patina!
When tea first arrived in Europe in t...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Lidded Trinket Box with Neo Classical Relief
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A refined Wedgwood blue jasperware lidded box, featuring the iconic matte periwinkle-blue ground with crisp applied white classical reliefs, a hallmark of Wedgwood’s neoclassical pro...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
George V Sterling Silver Biscuit Box – London 1912 by Horace Woodward & Co.
By Horace Woodward & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1912 by Horace Woodward & Co., this antique, George V, sterling silver biscuit box is of oval form, decorated with applied rope borders, and features cast...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Mauchline Ware Style Letter Box. English C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A delightful letter or stationary box
Wonderful colours
Similarities to Mauchline ware. Hand painted paper applied to wood, possibly sycamore. Applied hand coloured steel engravin...
Category
1850s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Regency Style Inlaid Box
Located in Tampa, FL
beautiful 19th century English Regency style trinket box, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail. The box features intricate inlay work across the surface, highl...
Category
1890s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Wood
17th Century English Jacobean Carved Oak Bible Box.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th Century English Jacobean Carved Oak Bible Box.
Period Jacobean solid dark oak bible box from the 17th century. The front is beautifully carved wi...
Category
17th Century Jacobean Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Very Fine Plum Mahogany Brass Inlaid Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Plum Mahogany Box with brass inlay. England, circa 1880. Side handle present but not operational.
Dimensions: Height 6" Width 13 1/2" Depth 11"
CW5778
Category
1880s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Scriver
Slope will include
A Single Glass Inkwell
A vintage pen
S moder...
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,176 Sale Price / set
40% Off
19th Century Regency Trinket Box
Located in Tampa, FL
19th century English regency trinket box or jewelry box. The interior tray is covered in original pink velvet, the velvet is in great condition. Has no key.
Category
1890s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Medieval Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1953 England Rolls Razor Viscount Model in Original Box with Paperwork
Located in Red Lion, PA
1953 England Rolls Razor Viscount Model in Original Box with Paperwork
This 1953 Rolls Razor Viscount Model from England is a superb example of mid-century shaving innovation and de...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
English Sterling Silver Vanity or Bathroom Jar Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique English sterling silver and cut-glass vanity, dresser, or bath/powder room jar box, Victorian period, circa late-19th century, England. The sterling silver top/lid has a r...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Rosewood Oblong Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive, good quality, late 18th century rosewood oblong shaped tea caddy having satinwood strung mouldings and original brass hinges, with working lock and key.
Constructed using attractive rosewood timber which retains a good colour and patina, the satinwood strung mouldings used on this tea caddy create a really nice contrast.
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
1890s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
By Hilliard & Thomason
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver tobacco box has a plain oval rounded form.
The underside of this box is embellished with a bright cut engraved stemmed rose, floral and foliate design; this indicates the high quality of the piece, as typically the underside would remain unembellished.
The upper portion of this antique silver tobacco box...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Garrard & Co. Ltd., Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked in collaboration with Asprey, producing luxury jewellery and silver for an elite clientele.
The egg has been crafted from gold filigree — that is, gold wires interwoven to make a delicate lace-like pattern. The gold is arranged to form the image of a peacock, with a magnificent fanned train, composed of red, dark blue and green coloured plique-à-jour enamel. The light blue body of the peacock, and its long swirling light and dark blue tail feathers, have been crafted from intricate guilloché enamel, which is often found on Fabergé style eggs...
Category
1990s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
WEDGWOOD 1880 Cameo Rectangular Desk Box With 18Kt Yellow Gold Accents
By Wedgewood
Located in Miami, FL
A Luxury desk box designed by Wedgwood.
This is a magnificent desk box created in London England during the late Victorian Era, back in the 1880's. The fabulous box has been crafted...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
$6,746 Sale Price
25% Off
Art Deco Dark Green Shagreen Covered Wooden Box with Bar-Form Lid-Lift
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered wooden box of dark green color and with a bone lid lift.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
Rare Georgian Engine Turned Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Engine Turned Design
The Sewing Box of slight sarcophagus shape stood upon four turned ribbed feet. The Sewing Box tapers up to the convex raised lid and features scrolling fl...
Category
Early 19th Century William IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Burl Walnut & Figural Cherub Wedgewood Letter Box with Mounts, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English Burl walnut and figural cherub wedge-wood hinged letter box with compartmentalized fitted interior, locking mechanism with key, decorative circular rope motif, and original e...
Category
1850s William IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Brass Inlaid Sewing Box, c1810
Located in valatie, NY
English Regency brass inlaid sewing box, c1810, rosewood with original silk interior raised on gilt brass feet. The top lifts to a divided interi...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large English Sterling Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1956 H. Pidduck
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Large English sterling silver cigarette case Birmingham 1956, H. Pidduck and Sons. Unusual engine turned decoration design both exterior and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveler's Box Compendium, Circa 1850-1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Coromandel wood fitted traveler's box Compendium, Circa 1850-1860. Made by J.T. Needs, Late Bramah: Purveyor to Her Majesty, Prince Albert & the Royal Family.
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
19C British Tunbridgeware Micro-mosaic Lap Desk - RARE
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and EXTREMELY UNIQUE and RARE 19C British Tunbridgeware Micromosaic Lap Desk.
This lap desk is unlike any of it’s kind we have seen before.
From c...
Category
Mid-19th Century High Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Boxwood, Maple, Walnut
Antique Silver Artist’s Paint Box by Harry Atkin Sheffield 1892
By J Aitkin & Son
Located in London, GB
A stunning Antique Silver Artist’s paint box by Harry Atkin, Date Sheffield 1892.
A Rare Miniature travelling paint box in excellent condition. The silver on both the outside and the interior is in superb condition.
Upon opening, the front cascades down to reveal two wells for water and perhaps mixing colours.
The interior is well protected thanks to the interior gilding. The lid engraved “Lettice’s Paint Box”. Lettice is a traditional, English girl’s name most commonly found in the upper classes.
The actual paints are not original but the current set of paints are a later acceptable replacement. The miniature brush was with it but not original and doubt it ever had one.
Dimensions;
W 5” x D 3 1/4” H 1 1/4"
About the maker;
Atkin Brothers business traces his origin to Thomas Law...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique English, Charles II (Carolean) period carved oak bible or document box, circa 1680.
Such boxes were particularly popular in the 17th century, when printed bibles were very expensive and a treasured family possession. The bible was most likely the only book owned by a family and was also the means of recording births, deaths & marriages which would be written on the flyleaf or endpapers. They were also used to protect other important documents and valuables and were brought to colonial America by early settlers.
This bible box dates shortly after the English Civil War & the brief time that England was a Republic (known then as the Commonwealth) under Oliver Cromwell. The box typifies those Puritan values, simple six plank construction with a hinged lid enclosing a storage area for a bible or important documents. The front of the box having a carved foliate twin lunette design with a hand cut steel lock & hasp above, the box is robust & solid & for it's 350 or so years it is in very good condition!
This very early antique carved bible box...
Category
1680s Charles II Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
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