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Place of Origin: English
Jasperware Box with Greek-Key Design, Late 19th Century
By Wedgwood, John Flaxman
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English jasperware box with acanthus leaf and Greek-Key design, circa late-19th century, England. Piece is attributed to Wedgwood and design...
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Late 19th Century Greco Roman Antique English Decorative Boxes

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Stoneware

Art Deco English Crystal and Sterling Silver / Guilloche Enamel Powder Bowl
By Walker & Hall
Located in Bath, GB
An exquisite Art Deco powder bowl by one of the finest quality English silversmith's, Walker and Hall of Sheffield. The base is made from fine quality crystal with beautiful hand-cutting and a star cut underside. The lid is made form silver-gilt (gold on silver) and is hallmarked for Sheffield 1930. The top is covered with a wonderful blue guilloche enamel, with a good bright patina showcasing the Art Deco engine turned design below. The bowl is lucky enough to have a vintage Swans Down...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

English Burl Walnut & Figural Cherub Wedgewood Letter Box with Mounts, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, 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...
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1850s William IV Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Victorian Period Paper Hat Box with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period paper hat box from the 19th century, with floral motifs and book pages. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this hat box features a flo...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Storage Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality figured mahogany serpentine shaped storage box having a quality serpentine shaped figured mahogany lift up top with pretty satinwood stringing inlay openin...
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Early 1800s George III Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Vintage Art Deco Ling Silver Biscuit Box
By Frank Cobb & Co. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver biscuit box in the Art Deco style; an addition to our...
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20th Century Art Deco English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Victorian Box, Mahogany on Oak, England, circa 1840
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large early Victorian box, Mahogany on oak, England circa 1840 Large body in mahogany veneered on oak. In the lid with fan inlay work in maple. Standing on 4 carved feet. Inside with 1 brass...
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1840s Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Walnut Tumbridgeware Dressing Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
A decorative walnut Tumbridgeware jewelry box with vibrant violet silk interior. Tumbridgeware being characterized as a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes, that is characteristic of Tumbridge and the spa town of Royal Tumbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. This one dates from circa 1870, and has good inlay, especially the hexagonal mother-of-pearl motif around the keyhole. There is no key. Useful divided tray...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Battersea Box Depicting a Hunting Scene
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderful 18th century Battersea box depicting a hunting scene with hunters on horseback with dogs, deer and boar depicted against a wood...
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1790s Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Late 18th Century Table Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare English table top fall front writing desk in burl walnut and blue eglomise painted oval panels. Ten panels inside painted with flowers and...
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Late 18th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Paint

Small Oak Box Table or Stool
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small carved English box on legs in golden oak. Can be used as a stool, a keepsake box, a low table or all of the above. Would make a nice perch for your...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Antique Gentleman's Satinwood Mahogany Marquetry Jewellery Casket Table Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine well figured Satinwood Marquetry Ladies or Gentlemans Jewellery Casket of outstanding quality and condition, last quarter of th...
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19th Century Edwardian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English small-sized wooden box, circa 1770-1800. This antique box from England has been lovingly hand-carved with four quartered-wheels at each inner corner of the central panel, ...
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18th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique English Silver Plate Hand Chased Cushion Shape Folding Biscuit Box
By Fenton Brothers
Located in Charleston, SC
Extraordinary antique English Sheffield silver plate exceptionally hand chased and engraved Double Folding Biscuit Box with fern motif chasing and engraving and handsome pierced and ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
English walnut and brass dome-top box with Mother-of-Pearl, ca. 1860. With 6 sewing tools, 4 have mother of pearl handles, 7 pieces of circular fabric sam...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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 English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Castle Top Card Case, Scott Memorial, Sterling Silver, Nathaniel Mills 1844
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1844 by Nathaniel Mills, this fine quality, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Card Case, features a high relief chased scene of The Scott...
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1840s Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mappin Webb, Large Sterling Silver Cigarette Case/Box, Marked, Paris Angleterre
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver cigarette case / box with wood lined marked and weights 356 g. We think this box was retailed for the European market.  
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1930s Art Deco Vintage English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Carte Du Visite / Business Card Case of Mother of Pearl and Abalone
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carte du Visite (business card) case of Mother of Pearl laid in diagonal squares with a floral engraving centering on an abalone square and banded in abalone with ivory inner lip. The interior consists of a gilt edge cobalt blue accordion file...
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

English 19th Century Brown Leather Case with GR Crowned Monogram and Ball Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique English leather case from the 19th century, with GR crowned monogram, brass handles and petite ball feet. Created in England during the 19th century, this brown leather ca...
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19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Brass Kindling Box on Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
English brass kindling box on stand rests on a recently custom made mahogany stand with fretwork corner brackets. The front, top, and sides all have...
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1920s Vintage English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Pine Box with Brass Embellishments and Painted Interior
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely 19th century box with lovely mellow patina, brass "batwing" escutcheon on front, brass bail side handles, and hinges at rear. Teal painted interior.
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19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped top with a shaped gallery above two drawers opening to reveal a fitted compartment for sewing items...
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1850s Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Inlaid Box, Circa 1820.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency Period Rosewood Inlaid Box, Circa 1820.
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The unique 17th-century William and Mary rosewood coffre forte, circa 1690, raised on George I walnut stand, circa 1720. The rosewood veneered exterior...
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17th Century William and Mary Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Sterling Biscuit Barrel by Liberty & Co Ltd
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver Arts and Crafts style biscuit barrel made by Liberty & Co Ltd; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection This exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver biscuit barrel has a circular rounded form onto a plain circular spreading foot. The body of the antique silver biscuit box has a subtly planished finish and is encompassed with two applied Arts and Crafts style borders. The ornamentation to the barrel incorporates four applied circular designs, featuring further interlacing and bead designs, in addition to a central quatrefoil motif. This antique box retains the original hallmarked push fit cover surmounted with a button style finial. This exceptional antique silver biscuit barrel...
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20th Century Arts and Crafts English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

J. Holdcroft Majolica Japonisme Cobalt Box & Cover, Signed, English, ca. 1880
By Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Japonisme square shaped box and cover, glazed in cobalt blue, with relief molded flying cranes, flowering prunus branches, and squirrels, the cover bordered...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Majolica

Antique Walnut Tumbridgeware Jewelry Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
A decorative walnut Tumbridgeware jewelry box with vibrant blue silk interior. Tumbridgeware being characterized as a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes, that is characteristic of Tumbridge and the spa town of Royal Tumbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. This one dates from circa 1870, and has good inlay, especially the hexagonal mother-of-pearl motif around the keyhole. There is no key. Useful divided tray...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Walnut

Georgian Mahogany Oblong Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Oblong Tea Caddy Having Well Figured & Inlaid  Hinged Lid Enclosing Original Paper Lined Interior With Original Solid Lead Lid (Te...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Beaver Silk Top Hat with Custom Leather Hat Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Victorian Beaver silk Top hat in very good condition, by Tress and Company, London, England. With a custom lined leather hat box for storage. The...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silk, Leather

1920s Sterling Silver and Enamel Compact
By A&J Zimmerman Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and pink enamel compact; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique George V sterling silver and enamel compact has a circular form with a swept lower portion. The anterior surface is embellished with a pink guilloche enamel panel which reflects a wavy concentric ring design, emanating from the centre of the cover. The sides and underside of this impressive compact are plain and unembellished. This antique compact opens to reveal the original gilding and integrated mirror. Condition This antique pink enamel...
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20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Lidded Wood Box with Sunburst Veneers, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Art Deco period lidded Box, of wood with an inlaid "Sunburst" pattern, dating to circa 1925. The box has a rectangular shape with a fitted lid, w...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood, Satinwood

English Birdseye Maple Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
Regency birdseye maple sewing box with lions heads handles on each side & lions hairy paw feet with a key.
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Early 1800s Regency Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Silver Card Case Trinket and Snuff Box Regency Grand Tour 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Ladies Well Figure Tortoise Shell Silver Framed Hinged Lid Card Case of generous proportions, made during the first half of the Nineteenth Century. The rectangular hinged cover with lavish silver inlay depicting a trailing branch of flowers and foliage. Condition: Good condition for such an early piece with no losses to inlays, nice surface patination to tortoiseshell. The case closes firmly. Width: (at widest, just over) 5.5" (14cm). Depth: 3” (8cm). ----------------------------------- An oval well figured horn trinket box with separate lid, late Nineteenth Century Condition: Perfect condition, lid closes firmly Width: 4.5” (11.5cms). Depth: 2.25” (5.5cms). ------------------------------------ Rectangular well figured Tortoiseshell hinged lid trinket or snuff box, possibly Regency period Condition: Tiny loss at one corner, otherwise excellent. Width: (just under) 3.5” (8.5cms). ------------------------------------ Rectangular horn and Tortoiseshell Snuff Box...
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19th Century Regency Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Rosewood Travel Box with Brass Inlay, Complete with All Interior Items
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Antique rosewood travel box, with inlaid brass, the fitted interior complete with all items, including brushes, bottles, sewing items, etc., English, circ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Walnut Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Port Chester, NY
A splendid sarcophagus shaped walnut tea caddy on charming bun feet, circa 1820. Good color and patina and in very nice antique condition. The decorative brass piece at the top has a...
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Early 19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box England, circa 1900s A beautiful colorful example, of oval from with swing handle, on a tapering box decorated with tassels, lion medallions and trellis work. Fitted with a latch handle, possibly a commercial tea box, can be used a fireplace kindling...
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Early 20th Century Regency English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Burl Walnut Cigar Box Humidor with Brass Tracery, English, circa 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Burl walnut Ciar box humidor with intricate brass tracery, English, circa 1880. Dimensions: D 7.75”, W 10.75”, H 4.75”.
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1880s Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique a French Enameled Silver Cigrette Case, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique a French enameled silver cigarette case, 19th century The lid with an applied JHP monogram in marcasite Marked HA with a rot on interior Henry William Dee...
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19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Glass Lidded Powder Bowl, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco glass powder bowl in pink glass. To the lid is flapper girl in the fashion of the day next to a fly...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Walnut Stationary Box Inlaid with Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Port Chester, NY
Antique travel writing slope in well figured walnut. Original faded blue gray velvet. Piece measures 15 inches long when open.
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Mid-19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Walnut

18th Century Mahogany & Brass Bucket
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive 18th century Georgian mahogany oval bucket having original brass loop swing handle and elegant brass bound decoration.  Circa 1770.  ...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Tunbridge Ware Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Tunbridge ware box with herringbone pattern inlaid parquetry. Circa 1840, England.
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1840s Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Magnificent Victorian 19th Century Toilet Box
By Europa Antiques
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...
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19th Century Late Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Late Victorian English Table Casket with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This precious 19th century English table casket features mother of pearl inlay and carved shell drawer pulls. The top of the piece is decorated with a pai...
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Mid-19th Century Late Victorian Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Paper

Unusual English Iron Strong Box by W. Graham & Son, London
Located in Essex, MA
Paneled case with top lifting handle and side handles. Signed on top with working lock and key.
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Early 19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

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...
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19th Century George IV Antique English Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Vintage Burled Wood Covered Bowl or Box of Compressed Ball Form
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large turned wood box or covered bowl of compressed ball form. The body covered in wide segments of burled walnut veneer with crossbanding at the opening, the cover with lobed panels...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern English Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

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 ...
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19th Century Regency Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Walnut and Brass Campaign Table Top Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A diminutive table top campaign chest, cigar box. The walnut box with brass trim and handles with two doors that open to reveal two drawers with compartments. Working lock with key, ...
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19th Century Campaign Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large William and Mary 17th Century Inlaid Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare large parquetry inlaid 17th-century William and Mary period olive oyster lace box. 1680-1700, England The cross-grain moulded top is ent...
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17th Century William and Mary Antique English Decorative Boxes

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Oak, Olive, Ebony

Regency Mahogany Cellarette
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine English Regency mahogany sarcophagus form cellarette. With a lift top, lion head bronze mounts with ring handles and raised on casters. England, circ...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

W A Perry an Arts & Crafts Hand Hammered Pewter Box with an Oval Turquoise Jewel
Located in London, GB
W A Perry. Birmingham. A rare English Arts & Crafts hand-hammered octagonal pewter box with ribbed decoration to the top and the base centered with an oval Je...
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1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
By Harman Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros. in Birmingham in 1982. Excellent condition. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Engine-turned wave ornament in plain frames...
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1980s Art Deco Vintage English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cravens Wicker Laundry Basket
Located in Alton, GB
Cravens Laundry basket made from wicker with thick rope handles on either end, finished with leather straps and clasp for fastening.
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20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wicker

Late 19th Century Tortoise Shell Needle Case with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century tortoise shell needle case with a mother of pearl inlay. A knife box shape with a hinged lid and a package of the original needles in the original packaging marked ...
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Late 19th Century Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

William IV Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy, English, ca. 1835
Located in Banner Elk, NC
William IV rosewood tea caddy, of sarcophagus form with finely inlaid mother-of-pearl medallions with stylized acanthus leaves, the escutcheon plate with further similar decoration, ...
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19th Century William IV Antique English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

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