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Antique Brass Mounted Campaign Box. English, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb campaign box
Brass mounted tropical hardwood
Not sure of its function. Possibly originally a gun case or for ammunition.
Green baize interior.
Free UK shipping
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English Campaign Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
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English Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...
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French Renaissance Revival Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Steel
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...
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English William IV Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Palais Royal French Casket Necessaire Vanity Chest 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine and well fitted ebonised Gonçalo Alves Palais Royal travel necessaire / vanity chest, by Maison Smal L. Dujat - Palais Royal 7 (Paris), circa 1850 in date.
This sup...
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French Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850
With beautiful intricate carvings.
Made out birch wood.
Heigth: 5.5 cm/2.1 inch
Depth: 9.5 cm/3.7 inch
Width: 17 cm/6.6 inch
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
Chinese Export Black Leather Box On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular box with brass tacks and hinged lid set in a brass base.
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Antique Cherrywood Jewelry Casket
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite Antique Cherrywood Jewelry Casket – Finely Ebonized & Intricately Inlaid
This distinguished antique jewelry casket is a true testamen...
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German Biedermeier Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cherry
Russian Embossed Brass and Lead Lined Umbrella / Walking Stick Stand, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Russian embossed brass umbrella / walking stick stand with four serpentine studded panels decorated with eagle and shield motif, flanking lion head pulls, lead lined...
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Russian Baltic Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Lead
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques...
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French Louis XV Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Red Biedermeier Lidded Box in Overlay Glass
Located in Hamburg, DE
Immerse yourself in the elegance of the Biedermeier era with this exquisite lidded box made of overlay glass. This piece stands out due to its masterful ...
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French Biedermeier Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique 1850 Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
By Cronin & Wheeler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver commemorative card case featuring The Crystal Palace; an addition to our range of collectable silverware...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Burl Walnut Gentlemans Dressing Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top opening to a box fitted with sterling capped jars and tools. One lid is damaged.
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late Biedermeier Box, Walnut and Walnut Burl, Austria circa 1850
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large late Biedermeier box in walnut, hand-made in Austria around 1850.
* Veneered in walnut and walnut burl on thick (2.2 cm / 0.87 in) stained beechwood inside.
* Interior lined wi...
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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Oversized Cash /Storage Box 1850's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1461 Antique wood cash box with iron handles
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Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Swing Handle c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with swing handle c1850
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Two compar...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Bohemian Silver-Mounted Overlay and Enameled Box, Dated 1852
Located in New York, NY
Bohemian silver-mounted overlay and enameled box, dated 1852 with chinoiserie decorations and Viennese silver.
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Austrian Chinoiserie Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Antique English Burr Walnut & Hand Painted Porcelain Stationery Box, circa 1850
Located in Bath, GB
A quite wonderful and romantic stationery box, ready to grace the finest of desk-tops.
Made from burr walnut the wedge shaped box is smothered in fine quality polished brass mount...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$3,275 Sale Price
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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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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
$1,512 Sale Price
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Victorian Gilt, Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Papier-Mâché Sewing Stand, Ex Christie's
Located in Morristown, NJ
Beautifully decorated mid-late 19th c, England, black lacquered papier-mâché sewing stand. Decorated with gilt, mother-of-pearl and polychrome paint, opening to cloth-lined interior....
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English Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
19thC Campaign Style Rosewood with Brass Inlay Stationary Letter Box
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies with lids for various items. Slotted back panel fo...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver and 15k Yellow Gold Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Scottish sterling silver and 15 karat gold box; an addition to our diverse silver box collection.
This exceptional Scottish sterling silv...
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Scottish Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Niello Enamel and Silver Shoe Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver vesta case in the form of a shoe; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collecti...
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Russian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Colonial Brazilian Rosewood Miniature Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Portugese Colonial dwarf chest used for valuables. Raised panels with brass hardware. Six small drawers. Bun feet.
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Brazilian Spanish Colonial Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Cent Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A finely crafted rosewood box from the mid 19th century possibly used as a cent or ink box. The exterior features richly grained rosewood with a high polish and is accented with orna...
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English Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope
Date : c1875
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, kent
Decoration : Central mosaic of a child with small dog and bird. Above is a foliat...
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British Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Glove Box by Edmund Nye c1855
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box by Edmund Nye c1855
Date : c1855
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Dome top with central mosaic of a moth, foliate ...
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British Victorian Antique 1850s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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19th Century French Iron Safe
Located in High Point, NC
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Antique Figured Coromandel Brass Box / Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique brass bound coromandel Victorian Gothic Revival casket by Parkins and Gotto, 24 & 25 Oxford Street, London, circa 1860...
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E F Caldwell Style Letter Box
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful renaissance revival red velvet with gilt bronze doré letter box with shields and putti. In the style of EF Caldwell (1851–1914), not signed. Circa 1890, New York, US.
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H 8.27 in W 19.69 in D 12.6 in
Antique Brass Mounted Campaign Box. English, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb campaign box
Brass mounted tropical hardwood
Not sure of its function. Possibly originally a gun case.
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19th Century Chinese Leather Box
Located in Singapore, SG
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Mahogany Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Tunbridge Ware Glove Box by Edmund Nye c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box by Edmund Nye c1870
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Decoration : Central foliate woolwork mosaic and foliate banding to border. Side paels with woolwork bnading. Interior with cream silk lining. Dedication to base, see below. Edmund Nye label on the base as shown
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Weight : 367 grams
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The family split their time between Henham Hall (the Suffolk family seat of the Rous family) and London, as was common for the gentry of the time. Of their children there are two of note: John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke, who served nobly in the Peninsula wars...
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Swedish Limestone Butter Box dated 1859
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butter Box dated 1859
Made out of Öland limestone, inscripted with the date 1859 and has beautiful ornate decorations.
Heigth: 7.5 cm/2.9 inch
Depth: 14.5 cm/5.7 inch
Widht...
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Victorian Brass Bound Burl Walnut Box On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
The box originally a traveling desk with green leather desk section and fitted compartments. Burl walnut case with brass strapping. Key included. Later mahogany base.
Makes a nice si...
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Antique Decorative Box, Walnut Veneer and Brass, South Germany, circa 1850
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Biedermeier decorative box, walnut veneer, southern Germany around 1850.
Brass fitting with handle. Restored and shellac hand polished.
Dimensions: H 10.2cm x W 20cm x D 13.5cm.
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H 4.02 in W 7.88 in D 5.32 in
Anglo-Indian Sadeli Tumbling Block Writing Slope, Stationary Box c1850
Located in valatie, NY
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