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John Wilkinson Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Purse Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver gilt vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection.
This exceptional antique William IV sterling silver gilt vinaigrette has been realistically modelled in the form of a purse.
The surface of this antique vinaigrette...
Category
British Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish 1840s Mahogany Box with Ash Shell Marquetry, Banding and Lateral Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish mahogany box from circa 1840 with ash marquetry and banding. This exquisite Danish mahogany box from circa 1840 features intricate ash marquetry and banding that enhances it...
Category
Danish Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ash, Mahogany
Elegant Early Victorian Jewelry Box with Tray
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K080 An elegant antique early Victorian rosewood sewing box or jewellery box with beautiful mother of pearl inlaid front and hinged top enclosing n...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Sevres Style Casket
Located in London, GB
19th century French Sevres style ormolu and porcelain casket having
light blue ground, painted with panels of romantic scenes.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Metal Bound Box
Located in London, England
H 30cm x W 60cm x D 45cm
Metal bound Swedish " wedding " box.
Sweden 1840 circa
5kg
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$992
Swirled Green Agate Box, Continental, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
Swirled green Agate box, Continental, circa 1860.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate
Mid-19th Century Decorative Lacquered Wooden Tobacco Snuff Box Black
Located in Brescia, IT
This antique and elegant lacquered snuff box was handmade in The Netherlands.
It is painted on both sides: there's the scene of the fire in Hamburg on the right so detailed to be as ...
Category
Dutch Late Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$808 Sale Price
20% Off
Cylinder Musical Box by Nicole Freres (Geneva)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Early Fad Cylinder music box made in Geneva by Nicole Freres.
This is a good example of those early music boxes.
The mechanisme has a fad cylinder and plays 8 tunes in a 2 per turn...
Category
Swiss Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
$12,369 Sale Price
20% Off
Provincial Chinese Wooden Box with Bone Chopstick Handles
Located in Chicago, IL
A narrow wooden box with a sliding lid and a pair of carved bone chopstick handles with contrasting dark inlay at the ends. The bone handles were likely originally affixed to chopsti...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bone
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Geometric Stickware c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with geometric stickware
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central diamond pane...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Metal Bound Box
Located in London, England
Metal bound Swedish " wedding " box.
H 23cm x W 57cm x D 41cm
Sweden circa 1840
5kg
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$992
Louis-Philippe period ointment box in native wood and marquetry, 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming little box of the Louis-Philippe period in native wood with marquetry net and the word "odeur" inlaid on the lid. The interior covered with a blue fabric and a purple velvet...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Antique 9ct Gold Scalloped Form Pill Box By Deakin & Francis 1849
Located in Norwich, GB
Victorian 9ct gold hinged pill/snuff box of scalloped form. Hallmarked for Deakin & Francis of Birmingham. 1849.
This superb box is in very good condition considering its 175 years....
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Swedish Limestone Butter Box ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butter Box ca 1850
The base part is made of grey Öland limestone and the lid is made of red Öland limestone.
Heigth: 10 cm/3.9 inch
Depth: 11.5 cm/4.5 inch
Widht: 15 cm/5.9...
Category
European Scandinavian Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Lift-Top Walnut Grain Bin or Log Holder
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique handcrafted grain or flour bin with a lift top, circa 1870. This is a beautiful, rustic bin crafted of solid wood planks with bracket feet and a hinged top displaying a desi...
Category
Rustic Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Yellow Gold, Garnet, Ruby, Hardstone and Glass Scent Bottle, circa 1845
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive 18 carat yellow gold, 0.43 carat garnet, 0.08 carat ruby, green coloured hardstone and glass scent bottle; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection
This exceptional 18 carat yellow gold antique scent bottle has a has a plain flask shaped form.
This antique opalesque glass scent bottle is fitted with a fine and impressive yellow gold cylindrical collar and domed hinged cover, which opens to reveal the original push fit glass stopper.
The rim of the collar, cover and mounted foot are embellished with impressive leaf designs.
The surface of the cover is ornamented with impressive scrolling leaf decoration on a matte background, incorporating quatrefoil shaped floral motifs comprised of four collet set green-coloured hardstones.
Each quatrefoil shaped design is embellished with a collet set cabochon cut ruby to the centre, totalling 0.08ct.
The domed upper portion of the cover is further ornamented with an impressive scrolling leaf bordered floral design, comprised of five collet set green hardstone petals with an impressive 0.43ct round faceted cut garnet to the centre, collet set in relief.
Condition
This antique gold scent bottle...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Sampson Mordan & Co 1850’s Calamander & Brass Inlaid Vanity Box Sterling Silver
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely vanity box crafted out of Calamander with brass inlay. It is by the prestigious British firm Sampson Mordan & Co of London. The utensils feature mother of pearl handles and ...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Grand French Three-Piece Desk Set, Hand Painted Porcelain Inset, circa 1860
Located in Bath, GB
Wonderful to find a top-notch, highly decorative and most unusual desk set, French in origin dating to around 1860. Made from nutty coloured burl Walnut, all three pieces are mounted with the most wonderful polished brass mounts all inset with fabulous hand painted porcelain plaques.
Our restorer had to remove all the mounts to professionally clean and on doing so found the name of the figure depicted on the plaques, "Ninon De Lenclos" a French Author, Courtesan, Freethinker and Patron of the Arts.
The set is made up of a Stationery box with brass swing handles each side; the box complete with a working tasselled key. The box opens to reveal the wonderful original gilded leather lining with the original paper lining the sides of the dividers. The lock and hinges are beautifully engraved, a true sign of quality.
The next piece is a hefty large oval Walnut Inkstand with a large glass inkwell...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$3,040 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Cinabar Lacquer Hand Carved Box, China, Qing Dynasty 19th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
A fine antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer lidded round box carved with a scene with a man working and a mother holding a child within a rocky landscape with trees.
The "dragon's...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$2,378 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th Century Chinese Octagonal Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass bound octagonal Chinese Box
Made out of Jumu wood (Southern Elm)
Interior covered in Chinese paper
Category
Chinese Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Historically Important Circa 1830's American Document Box Boston
Located in Hudson, NY
This historically important, American leather clad document box, was made in Boston in the early nineteenth century. The box belonged to, Samuel Francis Smith (October 21, 1808 – Nov...
Category
American American Classical Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Pine, Linen
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...
Category
Scottish Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
William IV Sarcophagus Jewelry Box in Rosewood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0123, stunning William IV rosewood work box / jewelry box, having quadrant beading ad mother of pearl inlaid to the front and to the hinged top which opens to reveal relined interio...
Category
English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
$769 Sale Price
24% Off
Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marker
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the inside of the lid.
The case is made of met...
Category
Swiss Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron
$1,141 Sale Price
20% Off
Continental Silver Plated Etrog Box, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed M. Marshall
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
Russian Baltic Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Lead
Metal Bound Box
Located in London, England
Metal bound Swedish " wedding " box.
H 22cm x W 59cm x D 44cm
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$992
Rare Cawston 1836 William IV Rare Wood Gentleman Military Campaign Vanity Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely and very rare James Cawston dressing case make gentleman’s military campaign vanity box 1836
A very collectable and rare piece, the ...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,385 Sale Price
30% Off
Biedermeier Box, Ash Veneer, South Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Box, Ash Veneer, South Germany circa 1830
Ash veneered on softwood.
Original brass handle and pressed brass fitting
Restored and shellac hand-polished
Dimensions: H 12....
Category
Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ash
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...
Category
Russian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Gourd-Form Presentation Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. The lightweight box is formed in the shape of a melon, a traditional symbol of perpetuity. Cloaked in layer upon layer of rich red lacquer, the box is intricately decorated with paintings of ruyi-framed lotus...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope by William Upton c1860
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
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Rare Coromandel Wood Cribbage Game Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Just a lovely cribbage game box! If you don't know how to play, perhaps this will entice you to learn!.
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Playing Cards Box
Located in Tampa, FL
An exceptional English playing cards box dating to the 1860s suitable for both bridge and standard card games. Crafted in pearwood and secured with bronze strapping the box features ...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French, Louis Philippe Walnut Speciman Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This French, Louis Philippe walnut speciman commode has a little more top above a frieze operating as a drawer over two long drawers and raised on shaped bracket feet, circa 1840.
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
German Porcelain Fish Form Box
Located in Essex, MA
Well painted with numbers and letters on base and an blue mark with cancellation mark through it.
Firing crack on underside of top which may account for cancellation. Beautifully pa...
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
English Burled Wood Card Box with Brass Decoration With Contents
Located in Tampa, FL
A finely crafted mid 19th century English burled wood card box, richly adorned with detailed brass mounts and a charming playing card motif on the lid. This exquisite box features pe...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Floral Mosaic c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with floral mosaic
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tunbridge Wells
Decoration : Central ...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Needlework Box
Located in London, England
Black lacquered papier-mache workbox on paw feet. Circa 1830
H 14cm x W 35cm x D 26cm
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
$1,105
19th Century Sterling Silver Locking Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Swedish silver locking biscuit box; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional...
Category
Swedish Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Heartshaped Jewelry Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful heartshaped wooden box with fine intarsia inlay of different wood species and monograms. Probably Italy, 19th century. Life is like a box of chocolates.
Category
Italian Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique German Dresden Porcelain Box with Delicate Painting, Circa 1860-1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique German Dresden Porcelain Box with Delicate Painting, Circa 1860-1870.
Category
German Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Boho Burl Wood Teapoy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your space with this exquisite antique burl wood teapoy, dating back to the mid-19th century. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this piece features a richly graine...
Category
British Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Money Box "Magdalena" in the Style of Stobwasser Braunschweig
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small money box " Magadalena" in the style of Stobwasser Braunschweig. The piggy bank is made of painted tin and is reminiscent of the tin boxes finely painted by Stobwasser Braunschweig. The painting of the money tin...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
$224 Sale Price
34% Off
British Campaign Style Mahogany and Brass Game Box on Base
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top opening to various games and game pieces. Conforming lower case.
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pennsylvania Sponge Decorated Box On Later Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Square form with hinged lid with original brass bail handle. Faux bois decoration. The matt black painted wood base with square section legs and H form stretchers.
Category
American Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
English Rootwood Office Box with Brass Fittings and Leather Interior
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century English rootwood office box with brass fittings and leather interior.
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Writing Slope c1860
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
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Games Box with Cubework c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware games box c1840
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central perspective cubework within keylines. Two...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Games Box Depicting Bayham Abbey c1865
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware games box depicting Bayham Abbey
Date : c1865
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central mosaic image of the ruins of Bayham Abbey within keylines; this is bordered by a berlin woolwork oak leaf pattern which is also within keylines. The side panels are decorated with fruiting vine berlin woolwork banding. The box contains the rules of Bridge, a cribbage board with six white and two black pegs together with two wooden whist markers...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Glove Box Attrib. George Wise Jr c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box attributed to George Wise Jr
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tonbridge, Kent
Decoration : Central floral mosaic within a geom...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Box with Image of Tonbridge Castle c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware box with image of Tonbridge Castle
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tonbridge or Brighton – see below.
Decoration : Central mosaic of Tonbridge ca...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Leather Faux Book Box on Painted Stand or End Table, English, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined with Italian marbleized paper and having a small lidded compartment within. Englan...
Category
English Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Musicians of Jacob Petit Scenes from Parisian Life, 19th Century
By Jacob Petit
Located in Paris, FR
This is an exquisite and happy subject, the hand-painted porcelain realized by the master is signed with his well-known blue initials "J.P." as his monogram mark.
From 1834, Jacob Pe...
Category
French Rococo Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Very Rare Tunbridge Ware Box with Dover Church and Pharos
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware box with image of Dover Church and Pharos
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central mosaic of Dover Chu...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central perspective cube patte...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
English Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
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
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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