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Style: High Victorian
Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, GB
View of Bayham Abbey with Writing Implements From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this unusual and large-sized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope, in the manner ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Velvet, Wood

Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope

Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope

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Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann
By George Betjemann & Sons
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

Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann
Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann

Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann

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English Antique Boulle Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with Squirrels, Birds and Monkeys From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to offer this English boulle Jewellery Box. The box of sarcophagus form with brass edgi...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

English Antique Boulle Jewellery Box
English Antique Boulle Jewellery Box

English Antique Boulle Jewellery Box

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Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham
By 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

Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham
Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham

Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham

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

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Wood

ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 BURMESE HAND CARVED SEWING BOX WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS
ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 BURMESE HAND CARVED SEWING BOX WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS

ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 BURMESE HAND CARVED SEWING BOX WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS

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 1888. This rare box was crafted with...
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1880s English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Victorian 1880 Oval Desk Box in .925 Sterling Silver with Brown Faux Tortoise
Victorian 1880 Oval Desk Box in .925 Sterling Silver with Brown Faux Tortoise

Victorian 1880 Oval Desk Box in .925 Sterling Silver with Brown Faux Tortoise

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

Dutch Netherlands 1872 Antique Oval Repousse Trinket Box in .875 Sterling Silver
Dutch Netherlands 1872 Antique Oval Repousse Trinket Box in .875 Sterling Silver

Dutch Netherlands 1872 Antique Oval Repousse Trinket Box in .875 Sterling Silver

19th Century British Tunbridge Ware Lap Desk
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous and extremely unique and rare 19th Century British Tunbridge ware lap desk. This lap desk is unlike any of it’s kind we have seen before. From cir...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Maple, Walnut, Satinwood, Ebony, Wood

19th Century British Tunbridge Ware Lap Desk
19th Century British Tunbridge Ware Lap Desk

19th Century British Tunbridge Ware Lap Desk

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

Late 19th Century Victorian Coromandel Toilet Box
Late 19th Century Victorian Coromandel Toilet Box

Late 19th Century Victorian Coromandel Toilet Box

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...
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Late 19th Century English Antique High Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

19th Century English Silver Plated Ostrich Egg Box Attributed to Elkington & Co.
19th Century English Silver Plated Ostrich Egg Box Attributed to Elkington & Co.

19th Century English Silver Plated Ostrich Egg Box Attributed to Elkington & Co.

19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic
By Tunbridge Ware
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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Burl, Boxwood, Ebony, Walnut

19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic
19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic

19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic

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