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Style: Victorian
Group Of Tunbridge Ware Victorian Table Top Boxes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this group: Rectangular inlaid box with hinged lid revealing silk and paper lining. The box with mosaic central cartouche, geometric banding. Dimensions: 3 1/4" W x 4 5/8...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Wood, Paper

Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather, Travel, After Asprey, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, aged leather travelling writing case in the manner of Asprey, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. Appealing Victorian leather writing...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Leather

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

English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

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

English Victorian Period 1880s Leather Hide Hat Case with Removable Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period leather hide hat case from the late 19th century, with G.C monogram, lined in red with removable divider. Created in England durin...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped top with a shaped gallery above two drawers opening to reveal a fitted compartment for sewing items...
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1850s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

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 Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Velvet, Wood

French Brass Plate Foot Warmer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century brass plate foot warmer on wooden legs, French. Circular with reticulated sides and cover. Provenance: Cinnamon Hill Antiques, Na...
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19th Century French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Very rare 4 tunes overture music box (attr. to Lecoultre)
By LeCoultre & Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very nice and early overture music box, probably by Lecoultre (alltough unsigned). The key wind mechanism plays 4 overtures with a nice and bright tone on a very fine comb. The fad c...
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1840s Swiss Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

French St. Amand Majolica Camel-Form Lidded Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
French Majolica Camel-form Lidded Box, St. Amand, circa 1870 The French majolica box is in the form of a seated, naturalistically colored, camel on a raised mottled green ground. On its back is a loaded pack filled with different packed goods. The top section is removable to reveal a square-shaped hollow interior in light blue. Mark: on the base is an impressed "St Ad" Dimensions: 8 inches high x 10 inches long x 5 inches deep; (20.32cm high x 25.40cm x 12.7cm) Provenance: New York Private Collection, Jesse Davis Antiques...
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1870s French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Majolica

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...
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1860s French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Twisted Three Handled Glass and Silver Plate Biscuit Box, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A really unusual biscuit box (it would make the most wonderful ice bucket too); made from glass and silver plate which is marked EPNS and 1/0 which I believe is made from the famous ...
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1890s German Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

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

Materials

Wood

Nathaniel Mills Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver card case made by Nathaniel Mills; an addition to our range of collectable silverware This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver card case has a rectangular shaped form. The surface of this collectable card case is embellished with fine and impressive chased and embossed scrolling leaf and floral decoration on a matte background. The anterior surface of the case incorporates the Scott Monument depicted in relief. The decoration to the reverse of the case incorporates a shaped, scroll bordered cartouche displaying the contemporary engraved initals 'MVFT'. The shaped sides of this piece are embellished with plain scrolling borders. This antique silver card case...
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1840s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Oak and Pine Wall Hanging Spice Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming mid-19th century wall hanging Oak and pine spice box, or cabinet, having Four short drawers over one long drawer Retaining original brass knobs (Through history, spices have been a very sought after commodity for a whole variety of different reasons and therefore regarded as valuable items which deserved a special place to live and be stored within the home. This is a modest and humble example of an antique spice cabinet which has stood the test of time well and is now a really quite charming, as well as useful and functional piece of British history.)
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak, Pine

Musical box with 6 Bells and 3 Automatons By G. Bendon
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful music box by Bendon. Made in about 1880 in Switserland by this well known manufacturer. The mechanism plays 8 tunes on a 28cm cylinder as indicated on the original 'Bendon'...
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1880s Swiss Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

English Victorian Papier Mache Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache pearl inlaid box with scalloped and floral painted top.  
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20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Victorian Faux Tortoiseshell Boulle Casket-form Letter Box, Halstaff and Hanover
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century boulle casket-type letter box by Halstaff and Hanover. The exterior is finished with Ornate boulle inlay on all sides in gold and red. A del...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood

An Exquisite Victorian Pietra Dura Grand Tour Campaign Collectors Box 1800's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
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 Continental ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Marble, Silver

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope An elegant Victorian writing slope, crafted from beautifully grained burr walnut veneer and adorned with...
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1820s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Antique Victorian quality walnut and brass storage box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality walnut and brass storage box having a quality walnut dome top opening to reveal a storage compartment with purple interior with ornate brass straps
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Early 19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century XL French Rub Red Glass Casket Box with Brass Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Excellent Antique 19th Century French Ruby Red Glass Casket Box with Brass Mounts. Some imperfections in glass. Please see photos. These imperfe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Harrods Porcelain Delivery Truck Lidded Tea Caddy Box London Pottery England
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Harrods ceramic delivery truck, lidded candy or trinket box, London, England. Hand painted ceramic small tea caddy box, trinket truck box. Vintage Har...
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Mid-20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel, Other

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

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Box Still Bank, circa 1870s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This Tunbridge box still bank is indigenous to the Tunbridge ware cottage industries of the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England in the 18th and 19th c...
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1870s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Miniature 19th Century Victorian Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. Charming antique miniature chest of drawers. The chest has a marble top. The case is figured mahogany, with four stacked drawers, the ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique wooden box is unmarked and unsigned, but believed to have been made in Russia in circa 1890. The top of the box portrays a vignette of a shore scene where several men in...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Softwood

Late 19th Century Hoshiarpur Shaving Box
Located in London, GB
Late 19th Century Hoshiarpur shaving box A delightful late 19th century example of an Indian Hoshiarpur shaving box. Primative in form with folding mirror...
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1890s Indian Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

An Early Victorian Burr Walnut Velvet Cushion Lined Ladies Vanity Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Early Victorian Burr Walnut Velvet Cushion Lined Ladies Dressing Box Box features an elegant ebonised banding. The domed cover with central brass carrying and fall front handle ...
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19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Vintage French Victorian Porcelain Hand Painted Hinged Box Signed R. Coulory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Victorian blue porcelain hand painted hinged box signed R. Coulory. Item features hand painted floral details, hand painted int...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel A stylish late 19th Century hand painted Kashmiri vessel. Covered in intricate painted flowers a...
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Art Deco Crystal and Silver Box
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco oval crystal box with silver top with initials.  
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20th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Silver

One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver ...
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20th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

French Victorian Silver Filigree Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian silver plate floral and acorn filigree humidor box with scalloped edge.  
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Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Porcelain Box English Ware Made by L & Sons ltd Hanley Staffordshire
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectible Porcelain Box English Ware Made in England by L & Sons ltd Hanley. Antique ceramic box marked English Ware Made in England by Lancaster...
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Mid-20th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Early Victorian Mahogany Table Top Specimen Cabinet
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early Victorian Mahogany Table Top Specimen Cabinet enclosed within a single hinged door, brass fittings and plinth base - 12" x 12" x 11.5"h
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1840s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Writing Casket Box, Walnut with Inlays, England, Late 19th Century
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful antique writing box from the historicism / Victorian style from England, 2nd half of the 19th century. Walnut veneered inlaid with various colored woods. Can be opened ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

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 Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a delicate mother of pearl sticks and Lace fan enclosed in a fan shaped gilt wood & glass display. The border of the box is adorned by golden beading....
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Champlevé Enamel & Agate Pill Box / Snuff Box, France c. 1880
Located in London, GB
An elegant and very collectible 19th century French gilt metal, champlevé enamel and banded agate pill or snuff box made c. 1880. The box has oval form with a frieze of colourful fl...
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1880s French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Enamel

Mahogany Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Mahogany writing slope from the mid 19th century Date : Period : Victoria Origin : Englnad Decoration :Mahogany veneered exterior with brass binding and vacant cartouch...
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1850s British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

A mid 19th century Staffordshire pottery cottage money box, Circa 1840 English
Located in Central England, GB
A Mid 19th Century Staffordshire Pottery Cottage Money Box, Circa 1840 This delightful mid 19th century Staffordshire pottery money box is made in the form of an English country est...
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19th Century Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pottery

Large Charles X Style Cocktail Bar In Marquetry
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare marquetry cocktail bar with Charles X-inspired motifs or Victorian-style opening onto an interior with spaces for seven glasses, a shaker, two carafes, a mixing spoon holder, tw...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

1890s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver tobacco box has a plain oval rounded form. The underside of this box is embellished with a bright cut engraved stemmed rose, floral and foliate design; this indicates the high quality of the piece, as typically the underside would remain unembellished. The upper portion of this antique silver tobacco box...
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1890s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

English Victorian Period 1880s Black Coal Box with Hand-Painted Dog Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period black coal box from circa 1880 with hand-painted King Charles Spaniel dog motif and gilded accents. Enhance your home decor with this exquisite English Vi...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

British Antique Brass Marquetry Toilette Box with History and Many Drawers
Located in Sweden, SE
According to motto "Perseverantia et Amicis" (Perseverance and Friends) with Bird (dove) holding olive-branch, this amazing, luxurious "necessaire" comes from family ofacknowledged L...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Decoupage Cat Box
Located in Queens, NY
English (20th Century) decoupage small box with cat design.  
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20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

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 Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Victorian Box, Mahogany on Oak, England, circa 1840
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large early Victorian box, Mahogany on oak, England circa 1840 Large body in mahogany veneered on oak. In the lid with fan inlay work in maple. Standing on 4 carved feet. Inside with 1 brass...
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1840s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Antique Paper Mache Lacquered Trinket or Jewelry Box with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique trinket or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Vic...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Pair of English Victorian 19th Century Red Lacquer Cellarettes with Chinoiseries
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Victorian period red lacquered tôle cellarettes from the 19th century with gilded Chinoiserie décor and lion paw feet. This exquisite pair of English Victorian peri...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Tôle

Antique 1850 Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
By Cronin & Wheeler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver commemorative card case featuring The Crystal Palace; an addition to our range of collectable silverware...
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1850s English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Coromandel Vanity Box with Silver Gilt Fitted Interior by Asprey
Located in London, GB
A Victorian Coromandel and Brass bound Dressing Case By Asprey The hinged cover with an inset brass monogram, the base with a jewellery drawer and two fitted internal trays, contai...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Silver, Vermeil

Karl Rössler 1890 Austrian Vesta Tinder Box In .800 Silver 18Kt Gold And Niello
By Karl Rössler 1
Located in Miami, FL
Austro-Hungarian empire mechanical vesta tinder case made by Karl Rössler Beautiful antique fusee vesta tinder case, created in Vienna Austria around the...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century French Paper Cut Out Diorama Scene
Located in London, GB
19th Century French Paper Cut Out Diorama Scene A quite exceptional example of a mid-19th Century French paper cut out diorama scene. Depicting a la...
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1880s French Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paper

English Victorian Rosewood Pen Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Century) rosewood pen box of rectangular shape with domed hinged lid and mother of pearl inset
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19th Century British Antique Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Victorian decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Victorian decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include Arthur Court, and W I Broadway & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $350 and tops out at $1,295 while the average work can sell for $664.

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