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Style: High Victorian
Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Contains a Secret Compartment and Candle Sconces From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box. The Writing Box of rectangular shape ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

19th Century English Silver Plated Ostrich Egg Box Attributed to 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...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Antique Staffordshire Painted Hen on Nest covered Box or Tureen, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Staffordshire Painted Hen on Nest Covered Box or Tureen, Circa 1880 A charming antique Staffordshire painted hen on a nest-covered box or tureen, dating to circa 1880. This ...
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19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Late 19th Century Writing Box with two Secret compartments From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Victorian Coromandel Writing Box...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Vienna Woven Bronze Basket Box with Cold-Painted Rabbit, Attributed to Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna Woven Bronze Basket Box with Cold-Painted Rabbit, Attributed to Franz Bergman School, Austria, Circa 1890 Presenting an exceptional Vienna woven bronze basket box with a cold...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Victorian 1880 Oval Desk Box in .925 Sterling Silver with Brown Faux Tortoise
Located in Miami, FL
A Victorian oval desk box. Beautiful and very attractive desk box, created in London England during the Victorian era (1837-1901), back in the 1...
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1880s English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann
Located in Northampton, GB
Always Free Worldwide Shipping Outstanding Feathered Walnut Veneer From our Decanter collection, we are thrilled to offer this rare example Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box attrib...
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Late 19th Century British Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century erotical secret box. Extremely rare erotic sculpture from the 19th century, most probably created in France, circa 1870. This is a sculptural box depicting a woman sitting on a woven wood basket. The sculpture represents a small discrete treasure chest to keep jewels. It was masterfully crafted from pieces of cream and brown wood carvings and is fitted with a screwable part to reveal the interior. This is an outstanding object, unobtainable on the antique market and of high collecting. Other examples of these enigmatic boxes produced in the 19th Century. Gilded and patinated bronze, made in France during the 3rd Empire. Ca 1870 Weight: 192.2 Grams, (123.20 Dwt). Measurements: 150 mm by 63.5 mm by 89 mm (5.91 x 2.5 x 3.5 Inches). Condition: The overall condition of this sculpture is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This erotic box...
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1870s French Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Victorian Sterling Silver Repoussé Trinket Box Putti Garden Scene, London, 1886
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian Sterling Silver Repoussé Trinket Box with Putti Garden Scene, London, 1886, by Jacob & John Keyser Dimensions: 3.75” W x 2.5” D x 1.25” H, 79 grams Country of Origin: En...
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Late 19th Century American Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Late 19th Century Victorian Coromandel Toilet Box
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A Victorian calamander toilet box with ten silver mounted jars, by William Neal, London, dated 1874. The box with fall front, two drawers and secret drawer,...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880 A striking and finely crafted Victorian novelty box in the form of an oversized gentleman’s pocket watch, made i...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

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

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Boxwood, Maple, Walnut

Victorian Hungarian Ash Stationery Box Howell James & Co
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Stationary Box From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Hungarian Ash Stationery Box by Howell James & Co. The Stationary Box is veneered to t...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning little 19th century tabletop stationary box made of micro-mosaic. Made in Britain, circa 1870, in Tunbridge Wells, hence these type of works are called Tunbridgeware! ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Boxwood, Ebony, Walnut, Burl

19th Century Signed Wavecrest Opal Glass Putti Motif Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Signed Wavecrest Opal Glass Putti Motif Table Box C.F. Monroe Company, Meriden, Connecticut, circa 1890  This 19th-century signed Wavecrest opal glass putti motif table box, created by the C.F. Monroe Company in Meriden, Connecticut, circa 1890, is a stunning example of fine craftsmanship and artistry. Standing 4 inches high with a 6-inch diameter, this exquisite piece features a beautifully painted putti motif, showcasing the delicate and intricate detailing characteristic of Wavecrest opal glass. The box is in fantastic, well-cared-for antique condition, with its gilt mounts and original silk lining remarkably well preserved. Raised on four elegant gilt feet, this table box embodies both functionality and decorative appeal. The piece is signed 'Wavecrest,' attesting to its authenticity and heritage. This charming table box is a rare and valuable addition to any antique glass...
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Late 19th Century North American Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

19th century English Majolica Ducklings on Nest Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century English Majolica Ducklings on a Nest Box  England, circa 1880 Attributed to Joseph Holdcroft This charming 19th-century English Majolica "Ducklings on Nest" box, attrib...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Majolica

Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant & charming antique sterling silver miniature locket vinaigrette by James Fenton, Birmingham, 1872. This miniature vinaigrette would have been worn as a locket on a chain...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Dutch Netherlands 1872 Antique Oval Repousse Trinket Box in .875 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Dutch repousse trinket box in sterling silver. A highly decorated presentation oval trinket box, made in northern Europe Netherlands, in 1872. Crafted in solid repousse .875/.999 ...
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1870s Dutch Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 BURMESE HAND CARVED SEWING BOX WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original circa 1880 Burmese hand carved sewing box...
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1880s Burmese Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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