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Style: Victorian
Antique English Victorian Marquetry Inlay Tea Caddy Sewing Box Desk Storage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Marquetry Inlay Tea Caddy Sewing Box, Desk Storage. Circa Mid 19th Century. Measurements: 4.25" H x 9.25" W x 6" D.
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Swiss Continental Marquetry Inlay Cylinder Music Box by A.V. Bornard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Swiss Continental Marquetry Inlay Cylinder Music Box by A.V. Bornard. Item features interior glass cover, 8 songs, beautiful inlay, runs and sounds beautiful, grain painted c...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Victorian Rosewood Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian Rosewood Brass Bound Writing Box with a lift up lid that opens to reveal a green leather writing surface and a fitted interior with inkwell. Good condition.
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Early 19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Antique Sommelier's Wine List Folio, French, Walnut, Document Sleeve, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique sommelier's wine list folio. A French, walnut and brass decorative menu or document sleeve, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Present your cellar o...
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Velvet, Wood

Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880. Beautiful and unique geometric inlay mosaic design banding embellishments with mother of pearl key and top medallion. Glowing, patinated wood box with hinged lid. This antique Tunbridge box...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Large multi Colored Natural Sea Shell Covered Box-hinged
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large multi colored natural sea shell covered hinged box. This hand crafted box is lined in a grey velveteen. I purchased this box in Palm beach an...
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1990s Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Shell

Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by Bontems in Paris (France). This singing bird cage has a brass gilded base to conseal ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Lovely antique Victorian rosewood storage box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely antique Victorian rosewood storage box, having a quality rosewood box of Sarcophagus shape, with a lift up lid opening to reveal a st...
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Early 19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

19th Century Box with Brass Plaque
Located in Toronto, CA
Rectangular 19th century box with an oval brass plaque without engraving. The exterior has been re-polished over time. It has a nice warm patina. The int...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Duccommun Girod 6 tune music box with exposed controls
Located in Zonhoven, BE
EEarly and exceptional music box by Ducommun Girod with "exposed contols" Ducommun Girod was one of the first manufacturers of music boxes early in the 19th century. He is known for...
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box with brass bounds and corners openin...
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Early 19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Griebaum singing bird box from the 1950s-60s
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful Singing Bird by Karl Griesbaum A unique masterpiece from the 1950s or 1960s, crafted by the renowned Karl Griesbaum in Germany. When activated, a bird elegantly emerges, ...
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Mid-20th Century German Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Other

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Casket Sewing Box
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut casket, sewing box, with elaborate decorative brass and bronze mounts, circa 1860 in date. The rectangular lid is beautifully decorated with cut brass mounts centred with a striking bronze sphynx...
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1860s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Ormolu

Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
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Early 1900s French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Outstanding Games Box in Burl Walnut, Brass and Malachite, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning English Victorian Games / playing card box made from Burl Walnut mounted with impressive polished brass mounts beautifully detailed, and in turn, inset with polished green malachite stones. The box comes with a working (replacement) key which when unlocked reveals a fitted interior complete with a wooden cribbage board, whist markers...
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1880s British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Malachite, Brass

Chinese Wooden Jewelry Box
Located in Lugo, IT
Chinese Wooden Jewelry Box Good Condition Thanks
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1950s Chinese Vintage Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Wooden Jewelry Box
Chinese Wooden Jewelry Box
$220 Sale Price
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Antique Candle Mold In Fruit Wood From The 1800s
Located in Søborg, DK
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...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique campaign box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Victoria...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Victorian Period Sterling Silver Heart-Form Trinkets Box Having a Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver, heart-form trinkets box having a hinged lid and gilded interior, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1895, James Aitchison - maker (by Appoint...
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1890s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Bronze and Tortoise Shell Turtle Box by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive turtle box or object of art with a removable faux tortoise shell veneer lid with a frog handle over a cast bronze base with a lush patina and Asian motifs. Signed Maitland...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

English Blue Opaline and Silver Jewelry Vanity Pill Box, Hand Painted
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
English blue opaline jewelry or vanity box, hand painted with delicate gold decoration. This late 19th Century English box is small yet heavy in weight for its size. The jewelry box ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Magnificent Victorian 19th Century Toilet Box
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century toilet box. Magnificent Victorian period toilet box, made of Mahogany veneer. Rectangular in shape, this kit includes original Crystal contain...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century and later oak and brass storage box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century and later oak and brass storage box circa 1896. Good quality storage box by Goodyers of regent street and bond street of london.  Original brass embossed brass lid whic...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

A Very Good 19th Century Killarney Ware Dresser Box, Ireland Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome 19th century dresser box hand constructed in Arbutus wood. (Arbutus wood is an indigenous wood specific to the southwestern region of Ireland). The hinged lid featuri...
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Late 19th Century Irish Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Other, Brass

Majolica Palissy Lizard Box Saint Honore Les Bains, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Palissy box with a large lizard handle unsigned Saint Honore Les Bains, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Antique English Hand-Carved Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and very unusual late Victorian / early Edwardian biscuit box made from solid English Oak, beautifully carved with a bark design. The fit...
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1890s British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Victorian J&S Embossed Gilt Metal Enameled Glove Storage Casket Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian J&S glove, casket, keepsake or jewelry box crafted of wood clad in gold tone enamel finished embossed metal with a fine orange velvet l...
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Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Ladies Travelling Box, English, Sewing Case, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
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...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fine Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Francis Clarke Birmingham 1841
Located in Portland, OR
A very early Victorian sterling silver gilt viniagrette by Francis Clarke, Birmingham, 1841. This very nice vinaigrette is in fine condition with an engine turned top, engraved with ...
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1840s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

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 Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Boxwood, Maple, Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Perfume Bottle Apothecary Caddy Box Casket
Located in Dayton, OH
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".  
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19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Brass

Antique Presentation Box, Japanese, Lacquered, Hand Painted, Oriental, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique presentation box. A Japanese, lacquered lidded case with hand painted Oriental decor, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Superb Japanese interest wi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer

Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare singing bird cage in the shape of a ‘jardinière’ A masterpiece by Bontems, manufactured in Paris around 1870. This type of bird automaton is extremely rare - few were made...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton by Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very beautiful and rare clock with bird automaton. Made by Bontems at the end of 19th century in Paris. This French pendulum clock runs for 8 days, strikes the half hour and full ho...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel, Other

Swedish 19th Century burr birch table box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century burr birch table box circa 1880. Good quality storage box with working lock and key.  Veneered in burr birch with brass handle to the hinged lid.  Top opens to ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Birch, Pine

Unusual Antique Mahogany Stationary Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual Antique Mahogany Stationary Box having a turned shaped carrying handle, the 2 lift up lids open to reveal a fitted interior with origin...
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Early 19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Rare Restored Burr Walnut & Tunbridge Inlaid Sewing Work Box Table Carved Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored heavily carved Victorian walnut sewing table with ornately inlaid Tunbrid...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

English Victorian Style Wood Inlaid Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian-style rectangular light wood box with star and diamond shape inlays, with 3 compartments.  
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Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With Fitted Leather Interior, Ceramic Blotting Tablets. Complete with Beautifully Designed...
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19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

English Victorian Period Late 19th Century Oak Lidded Biscuit Barrel with Shield
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period oak lidded biscuit barrel from the late 19th century, with large handle and brass shield motif. We have currently three available, priced and sold $295 ea...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Victorian Desktop Writing Cabinet in Dark Oak Automatic Tambour, 19th Century
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Antique Victorian desktop writing cabinet made in 19th-century England, crafted in dark oak wood with well-defined grain and original period hardware in silver-toned metal. This is a...
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19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Biscuit tin made by Hunter and Palmer depicting an Indian carved box. English
Located in Central England, GB
This rare survivor, a novelty Hunter and Palmer biscuit tin made from pressed sheet metal and transferred printed to accurately look like a genuine 19th century Indian hardwood box. ...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Tin

Antique English Oak & Silver Plated Drum Form Biscuit Box or Barrel, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful Victorian biscuit box or barrel, always highly sought-after in this Drum form, I have probably not had one for three or four years, that's how scarce and hard to come by they are. The fittings are made from silver plate with the lid topped with a finial in the form of a pair or drum sticks...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Rare Octagonal Tunbridge Ware Games Box c1845
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Octagonal Tunbridge Ware games box c1845 Date : c1845 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells or Tonbridge, Kent Decoration : Cover with perspective cubework with keylin...
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1840s British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Magnificent and Rare Early Silver Plated Drum Biscuit Box on Stand, 1844
Located in Bath, GB
I would imagine this was a regimental presentation gift having had this top quality stand custom made in heavy cast silver plate by the finest of silversmith's Elkington and Co. The ...
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1840s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

19th Century General Store Counter Tea Bin Dispenser
Located in Forney, TX
A large 19th century rustic Victorian era industrial general store counter tin bin tea / coffee dispenser - mercantile retail display with beautifully aged distressed patina. Pain...
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19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Collection of 19th Century Kashmiri Papier Mache Boxes
Located in London, GB
Collection of 19th century Kashmiri items A highly decorative collection of 19th Century hand crafted Kashmiri objects including 6 different shaped boxes, a working lamp and urn....
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19th Century Indian Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Paper

Antique Coromandel and Brass Mounted Scent Bottle Box, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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...
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1860s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

19th Century English Dresser Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English dresser box made from exquisitely grained rosewood. The box has wonderfully inlaid patterns on the top and front in...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Ivory, Rosewood

Antique English Silver Plate Hand Chased Cushion Shape Folding Biscuit Box
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Extraordinary antique English Sheffield silver plate exceptionally hand chased and engraved Double Folding Biscuit Box with fern motif chasing and engraving and handsome pierced and ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

19th Century Victorian Jewelry Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique Victorian jewelery box. The box is made of wood, covered with paper machee, lacquered black and inlaid with a mosaic of mother-of-pearl. Painted with gold colored decorations. The interior of the box is lined with blue silk fabric...
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1880s British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Paper

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Biscuit Box Caddy by James Deakin & Sons 1890
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Biscuit Box Caddy by James Deakin & Sons 1890. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 8" H x 6.75" W x 6.75" D.
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

English Victorian "Dome Top" Figured Burl Yew Wood Letter Box Circa 1865
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely British made Victorian (circa 1865) hard to find yew wood "dome top" compartmentalized writing box;. Tea caddies of this style are more prevalent, so writing boxes are especia...
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1860s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Yew

Victorian Campaign Military Artist Watercolour Box By Reeves Sons War Department
Located in Norwich, GB
A scarce Victorian campaign military artist's watercolour box by the famous Reeves & Sons of 113 Cheapside, London. War department stamps, along with the initial 'I', believed to sta...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Tin

Antique Figured Walnut Complete Sewing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Complete with Sewing Accompaniments From our Sewing Boxes collection, we are thrilled to offer this stunning Figured Walnut Sewing Box Attributed to Hausburg. The box of rectangula...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Victorian Coromandel Sterling Vanity Jewelry Casket Box by Asprey London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stunning & Rare early Victorian well figured brass mounted Coromandel Ladies or Gentleman’s Vanity Jewellery Casket of generous proportions, by World famous maker William Asprey Lo...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Brass, Sterling Silver

Antique Master Craftsman's Retirement Box, English, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master craftsman's retirement box. An English, rosewood and white metal celebration keepsake case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Skilfully craf...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal

1839 Fitzmaurice West Victorian Ebony & Brass Inlays Necessaire De Voyage
Located in Germantown, MD
Exquisite antique travelling case or victorian nécessaire de voyage A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanit...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique English Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Fitted Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box Interior From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box. The Rosewood box of rectangular form extensiv...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Victorian decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

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