Victorian Decorative Boxes

Absolutely stunning hand carved Swiss Black Forest possibly Walnut wood (sometimes confused with Irish Bog Oak from Ireland) Ladys or Gentlemans Jewelry Casket of oval outline. Mid t...

A fine late 19th-century Bohemian amber glass jewelry casket or table box, formed with a hinged domed lid, rounded rectangular body, and patinated metal mounts with latch and hinge. The translucent yellow-amber glass is decorated with finely etched scenic panels, including architectural and landscape motifs rendered in pale frosted contrast against the warm glass body. The combination of amber glass, engraved decoration, and mounted casket form gives the piece the intimate luxury associated with Victorian-period dressing table objects and Continental decorative glass. Research into comparable examples supports a Bohemian attribution, particularly within the late 19th-century tradition of engraved amber, ruby, and colored glass caskets with gilt or patinated metal mounts. Related Bohemian glass caskets...

This is a beautiful large antique Victorian maple wood and burr walnut table casket, circa  1850 in date. The square casket features stunning panels of burr maple  embellished with ...

Lofty vintage lidded box ambitiously handcrafted in a lush composition of exotic seashells throughout with a felt lined interior.

This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Skiver Slope will include A Single Glass Antique Inkwell A modern notepad A key with gold silk s...

Antique candle wax mold used for dipping candles Made of mahogany with a tin liner Great decorative piece Would also look great as a planter on a s...

This is an antique ladies travelling box. An English, rosewood and inlay combination sewing case and writing slope, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Exquisite craf...

A superb antique 19th century English coromandel and rosewood fitted travel vanity or dressing box, circa 1870. This fine box contains the original contents including silverplate lidded cut glass jars, sewing tools...

An Extremely Good Quality Mid 19th Century, Victorian, Burr Walnut Stationary Box, With Profuse Original Brass Bound Decoration And Hinged Dome Lid, Enclosing Lined And Fitted Interi...

About as fine as they get, this large Burr walnut cigar cabinet is a magnificent quality box beautifully made. Each corner has a carved column with a polished brass base and brass...

Antique Victorian music box photo album. Made of celluloid featuring the USS Maine Battleship / steam boat on the cover. The photo album appears ...

This is an antique pokerwork stationery box. An English, beech and tulipwood desktop tidy in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charmingly hand f...

An antique English sterling silver and cut-glass vanity, dresser, or bath/powder room jar box, Victorian period, circa late-19th century, England. The sterling silver top/lid has a r...

Remarkable late 19th century Austrian silver box out of the so-called "danube monarchy" (Austria/ Hungary) around 1870. This absolute impressive, a...

English Victorian sterling silver box, 1900. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover with long tapering tab; curved corners. On underside low triangular corner supports. Gil...

A beautiful antique and all handcrafted jewelry box with a striking velvet lining. This rare and larger size jewelry box or casket makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye for fine arts. It is a very well made gem and highly practical with seven drawers and a good working lock and key in the right door and two sliding brass 'locks' in the inside of the left door. This box opens and closes perfectly and its striking presence will grace your vanity or dresser in a way that no modern piece ever could. The drawers come with a stunning blue lining and the three 'tiers' each have their own kind of interior. The top tier may have been made for pocket watches or circular brooches. The one below could have been made for necklaces and/or bracelets and the two bottom tiers, consisting of four drawers would have been used for all other types of jewelry. Have you also noticed the striking bronze handles? They too add to the grandeur of this striking antique gems box...

A fine antique Pre-Revolution Russian Imperial silver-gilt & cloisonné enamel coin purse/case, Moscow, 1899. The purse with the maker's mark in Cyrillic and the assayer's mark for Iv...

Unusual, Victorian, beautiful, all sterling silver gilt dresser jar, Dominick and Haff, New York, year dated for 1890. Lovely interlocking script m...

This is an antique display dome. An English, glass and walnut taxidermy or collectibles showcase, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Del...

Charming vintage lidded box crafted in mahogany ambitiously hand decorated with seashells highlighted with a brass shell handle and four shell feet. Signed Maitland Smith on the bottom.

This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Victorian Period. Its lid is made in wood, brown in color.

A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With Fitted Leather Interior, Ceramic Blotting Tablets. Complete with Beautifully Desi...

This is an antique lidded dish made of cranberry glass. It is a type of decorative glassware known for its distinctive pink or red color, which is created by adding gold chloride to ...

Charming porcelain trinket box designed by celebrated Irish designer Sybil Connolly for Tiffany & Co. The petite 3 x 3 inch box features a finely modeled blue and white dahlia bl...

19th century marquetry dresser box from England. This box is wonderful and the craftsmanship is stunning. The box is made of satinwood, and has marquetry and inlay made from mahogan...

English Victorian rattan and woven box with brass handle

Micromosaic Grand Tour Jewel Casket from the late 19th Century. Elaborate inlaid floral tessarae of daisies cover the lid of the jewel-trinket box with glass panels on each side. All...

Late 19th century chinoiserie tea tin from England.

This is a superb antique goldsmith’s strong box. An English, cast iron locking safe, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Of substantial weight and presence, this heavy safe embodies the durability and craftsmanship of 19th century security design, offering both practical storage and striking decorative appeal. Constructed from robust cast iron, ensuring remarkable strength and longevity Displays a time-worn painted blue finish, contributing to its wonderful aged patina Substantial lid fitted with a robust, articulated handle for confident operation Features a working lock mechanism, protected by a rotating lock cover Painted red interior offers a delightful contrast, beautifully aged with period character Fitted with a pair of side handles, allowing for careful movement despite its considerable weight Proves to be delightfully heavy at a weight of 86.6kg (190.92 lb) Ideal for use as a decorative storage box, strong room piece, or unique coffee table feature Exudes the industrial elegance and solidity associated with Victorian engineering A fine example of 19th century craftsmanship, combining form and function with historical allure A striking Victorian cast iron strong box...

A Superb Example of a French Well Figured Wooden Jewellery Casket of very fine quality of rectangular form, featuring seldom seen applied hand painted Sevres Style Porcleain panels d...

Set of 4 vintage Halcyon Days Enamel Boxes. "Yesterday and Tomorrow" Halcyon Days Enamel Box Shape: Oval Design: A floral and vine motif decorate...

A Very Attractive Mid 19th Century Coromandel Wood Rectangular Work Box, The Well Figured Exterior With Original Brass Escutcheon And Hinged Lid Enclosing Lovely Fitted Interior, The...

An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver. All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...

This listing features a beautiful late 19th-century Austrian metal needle stand in the form of a bird figurine, complete with its original pincushion top. Dating to the 1890s, this c...

Charming Tiffany & Co. ceramic covered box, handcrafted in Italy circa 1990. Designed in the form of a classic white woven basket, the lid is adorned with exceptionally lifelike, han...

A Stunning Late Grand Tour Collectors Box 19th Century Mahogany & Ebony Pietra Dura Karlsbad, Germany. The Lid Is Decorated with Marble And Agate Geometric Motifs. With Continen...

This is a small antique apprentice-piece chest. An Anglo-Indian, carved teak Colonial keepsake box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880....

Set of Three Enamel Boxes – Hand-Painted Collectible Bird-Themed Designs A set of three English enamel boxes showcasing the mastery in fine English enameling, each featuring a unique and beautifully hand-decorated bird motif. A perfect addition for collectors of ornithological art, fine enamelware, or vintage decorative objects. Hoopoe Bird Enamel Box Design: This vibrant enamel box features a pair of Hoopoe birds perched among lush foliage and berries, framed by an elegant red and blue border with intricate scrollwork. Interior: The inside lid is decorated with a delicate black-and-white illustration of a Hoopoe bird. Base: Stamped Halcyon Days Enamels...

Made by the renowned American toy manufacturer in approximately 1920, this wooden toy baby grand piano has been autographed in two places by the legendary Liberace. The piano shows o...

An antique English Tunbridge box with geometric inlay, hinged lid, red velvet interior, felted bottom and comes with working key. The box with a diamond form inlaid medallion flanked...

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 ...

A Danish or English late 19th century or early 20th century dresser jar or trinket executed in engraved gilt bronze and with a lid framed with floral needlepoint hand-work behind gla...

A rare and almost certainly unique 19th century castle decanter. Possibly Scottish. Circa 1870. The outer is made from plaster of Paris, with detailed texture, having wooden hand-painted lancet arched windows and front door, and featuring a central clock face and medieval crenulations. The exterior is in remarkably good condition, left untouched. The interior boasts leather dividers enclosing four square decanters with cut glass stoppers. The inner edging is veneered in Coromandel wood, with the rest of the interior covered in blue velvet. Opening the castle reveals a family crest plaque...

An exceptional large wooden case from the Victorian era, circa 1880s. Made from pine with raised and burled panels. Features a marquetry inlay top showcasing a bird within a flowerin...

This is an antique Victorian Coromandel scent bottle box of domed form with elaborate decorative brass mounts with inset attractive Pietra Dura cabochons, circa 1860 in date. The domed lid reveals three cut glass bottles with stoppers. The box has a working lock with key. Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes...

A very attractive Victorian figured walnut writing slope of rich colour and striking grain. The exterior displays beautifully figured veneers with deep movement and warmth, complemen...

A Victorian coromandel necessaire box, attributed to Lund of London and dating to the late nineteenth century, circa 1880. The box is of rectangular form and veneered throughout in richly figured coromandel, with a vacant brass cartouche to the lid and a shield shaped escutcheon to the front. Opening the box reveals a fitted green silk lined interior containing an extensive sewing and writing assemblage. The contents comprise a pair of scissors, penknife, thimble, sterling silver propelling pencil...

This listing is for a beautiful Austrian figural pincushion, circa 1890s. A beautiful collector's item and sure to be a lovely addition to any room or collection. Purchased for you a...

Unique English ship's desk or travel writing desk, an original from the 19th century. Made of mahogany, with its characteristic reddish hue, with gilt brass fittings and ornaments. ...

This is a Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with a bouquet of flowers in the center and blue and gilt scrolls around it. I...

Antique 19th century burl walnut wooden box with decorative brass plaque on the lid, containing two glass or crystal perfume bottles with brass caps. Measure: 5".  

An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s or Gentleman’s early Victorian Period Gilt Bronze mounted well figured Burr Walnut Jewlery Casket or Table Box made during the third...

A superb antique 19th century English Victorian burled walnut travel campaign vanity box featuring inlaid brass fruit basket motif with mother of pe...

Mid 19th century English rosewood box with rounded brass edges, the top and front inlaid with brass lines and decorative devices in the corners. T...

This is a Limoges France Porcelain Needle Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with branches of flowers alternated by pink and gilt bands. Inside the ...

Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box—England, Mid-19th Century This exquisite early Victorian silver-plated tro...

Boulle stationery box by J. C. Vickery and retailed by Leuchars, dating to the late nineteenth century during the Victorian period, circa 1880. The box is of rectangular form with a...

This 1900-1909 Victorian box from United Kingdom is worked in warm brown wood. Its design carries the Victorian idiom through in its proportions and detailing. As a box, it was built...

A fine antique engraved sterling silver vinaigrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1839. The vinaigrette is finely engine turned to the hinged top and the undersaide, the lid is monogram...