Victorian Decorative Boxes

Unusual Antique Mahogany Stationary Box having a turned shaped carrying handle, the 2 lift up lids open to reveal a fitted interior with origin...

A charming Mid-19th Century hungarian ash tea caddy of unusual design, having applied tablet & chequered strung decoration to well figured exterior, with slightly domed hinged top en...

English Victorian style rectangular rosewood box with a geometric various wood inlaid top lid having a mirrored back and an interior with nine compartments

An elegant mahogany writing slope from the English Navy, featuring brass decorations typical of this type of furniture. Beautiful brass ornamentation includes corner brackets and rei...

American Victorian-style (19/20th Century) small brass rectangular shaped woven design box

A stunning very fine quality antique English stationary box in striking exotic hardwood coromandel / madagascar ebony. circa 1880 Exquisitely hand-crafted in England in the 19th cen...

English Victorian-style rectangular rosewood box with a lift-off cover

19th century marquetry fruitwood desktop box circa 1890. Good quality desktop box covered with marquetry on all surfaces. Sloped front with decorative star panel.  Top opens to reve...

Simple and elegant refined form of the end of an era. Nice usable straight box, without locking mechanism. 12 inches wide.

English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.

English Victorian-style rectangular walnut box with gold diamond shape inlay and latch l

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! ...

Collection of six sheet steel and hinged document boxes, with decorative squat Swiss style shields hand painted with dates and numbers. Dating from 1850 to 1860 with differing amo...

19th Century Rosewood and Brass Bound Mens Grooming Box With Internal Mirror and Drawer. Inscribed CDB to brass front mount. No key

Harrods ceramic delivery truck, lidded candy or trinket box, London, England. Hand painted ceramic small tea caddy box, trinket truck box. Vintage Har...

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 ...

A fine antique Victorian English sterling silver vinaigrette; an addition to our silver boxes collection This fine antique Victori...

An Antique English Games Box, 19th Century Description: The lidded box opening to a fitted interior containing various games and parapheralia, including tooled leather playing surfa...

This item is from a collection of "magic" props from a California estate, and was accumulated in New York City; home too many famous conjurors; Houdini, Hermann the Great, and Copper...

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...

Late Victorian carved wood oval box. Stupendous antique oval desk box, created in England during the late Victorian period, circa 1880. The beautifu...

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...

Antique box made of maple wood, around 1900. Beautiful image at the top of the box, made with a special transfer print technique.

English Victorian papier mache pearl inlaid box with scalloped and floral painted top.  

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...

A stunning example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, this antique sterling silver calling card case was made in 1895 by the...

English Victorian burl wood traveling vanity / make up box with ebonized trim edge and a small lower drawer; interior holding 9 various silver boxes and...

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box attributed to George Wise Jr Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Probably Tonbridge, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic within a geom...

English Victorian-style (20th century) rectangular shaped brass woven design box with rope design trim and legs.     

Quality antique Victorian carved oak candle box having a quality carved oak candle box carved in relief with shields and shaped crests having a carved sloping lid opening to reveal a...

English Victorian-style rectangular light wood box with star and diamond shape inlays, with 3 compartments.  

Antique WM Rogers Oak Small Flatware Silverware Storage Box with Drawer and Fabric Lined Fitted Interior. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 4.5" H x 10.5" W x 9" D.

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1844 by Nathaniel Mills, this fine quality, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Card Case, features a high relief chased scene of The Scott...

German silver box. Imported to England in 1900 by William Moering. Rectangular with straight sides; cover flat and hinged. On sides and cover top, in relief, scenes of rustic idyll w...

This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in the perio...

A Victorian rosewood Tunbridge ware handkerchief box with lid decorated with mosaic floral group to the centre and floral border, opening to reveal a ...

English Victorian (19th Century) rosewood pen box of rectangular shape with domed hinged lid and mother of pearl inset

English Victorian-style (20th century) decoupage decorated box with horse and rider design (signed).       

A 19th century Victorian Boulle dome-top letter box is a luxurious and distinctive piece of mail storage that combines functionality with ornate design, r...

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...

Mid-19th century turned & carved treen twine holder box, English. Made of lignum vitae. The container & lid & base separately turned & screw together - the "jar" of a...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super decorative antique Persian Oriental cigarette box with beautifully decorative top picture...

Large turn-of-the-century German 800 silver figural spice box. A bird grips a gnarly branch with scaly talons. Sweet and downy with tucked-down wings. Head detachable. Marked. Weight...

Rectangular hinged top opening to a box fitted with sterling capped jars and tools. One lid is damaged.

Antique mid-19th Century very rare Victorian solid silver vesta case and lighter, in a shape of a horseshoe, opening on both sides, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the lighter wick, one side is applied with initials "E.H". Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), London, year 1853 (S), Maker's mark H.W.D (Henry William Dee...

Timeless and iconic, Wedgwood’s Jasperware pieces are miniature works of art that blend classical beauty with everyday function. First developed in the 18th century by Josiah Wedgwood, Jasperware is celebrated for its distinctive matte finish and contrasting reliefs in soft white, often depicting scenes from mythology or neoclassical motifs. This Navy Blue Wedgewood Trinket box...

FMC “the King’s Own” Regiment 20th November 1899, Presentation Box A superb quality piece, probably a cutlery canteen as it has an Elkington label on the inside, the box and the int...

Heading : Travelling Tunbridge ware writing slope Edmund Nye c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic within keyline...

Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box with writing slope Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central image of a stag, floral banding to b...

Victorian Regency sterling silver lady's desk box for elegant epistles. Made by Howard & Co. in New York in 1897. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover. Applied oval wreat...

This antique general store advertising store display tin for Java Mocha coffee is presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1880 in t...

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...

Heading : Tunbridge ware work box by Edmund Nye c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic with heavy use of green oak...

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. ...

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box by Edmund Nye c1855 Date : c1855 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Dome top with central mosaic of a moth, foliate ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Scottish sterling silver and 15 karat gold box; an addition to our diverse silver box collection. This exceptional Scottish sterling silv...

"English Victorian rectangular rosewood box with rectangular brass inlaid plaque on slanted top lid with the initials S.F.C. Vintage condition"

English Victorian papier mache and gold inlaid decorated lap desk box with floral bouquet.  

An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a tortoise; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian cast sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a tortoise. The plain oval body of this Victorian vesta box is embellished with cast and applied components replicating the details of the tortoise's legs and head. The anterior surface of this rare box features an applied oval serrated panel / match striker. The hinged tortoiseshell cover opens to reveal the original gilt interior. The underside of the body bears the contemporary engraved inscription 'July 1883'. Condition This antique Victorian vesta box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. There are some blemishes and wear to the original gilding, in keeping with age. Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the body are very clear. Dimensions length 8.4cm/3.3" width 5.5cm/2.2" height 3.2cm/1.3" Weight 2.4 troy ounces/73.9g (including tortoiseshell cover) Maker: Thomas Johnson II Date: 1882 Origin: London, England Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique vesta box...

English Victorian trompe l'oeil painted marquetry design tin box.