Veneer Decorative Boxes

Complete with fifteen Glass Bottles From our Apothecary collection, we are delighted to offer this Satinwood Apothecary Box. The Apothecary Box of square form veneered in Satinwood with fine Kingwood crossbanding and Boxwood edging finished with two bone escutcheons, one a dummy to finish exterior symmetry of the Box. The top of the box is fitted with a large brass circular carry handle allowing ease of travel and stands upon a slightly raised plinth base. The Apothecary Box opens from the top revealing the fifteen glass bottles with stoppers before opening forward and extending fully showing the two wings of the box with unusual almost gothic viewing windows for the bottle labels. The box contains 15 partitions for glass bottles, a velvet lined inner lid, six drawers which comprise of two large drawers and four smaller drawers. The drawers contain a selection of apothecary objects and a set of brass scales...

Classic refined elegance and sophistication at its finest. Born at the turn of the late 18th / early 19th century, during the height of the golden age of English furniture and design, this Georgian period / Regency era (George III, 1760-1801) tea caddy with beautifully aged dark patina, features a rectangular sarcophagus-form case in warm, rich, highly figured mahogany veneer, accented by contrasting satinwood and ebony string banding and intricate cross-banded inlays, mounted with patinated metal lion's mask ring handles, raised on brass ball-and-claw feet. The hinged lid top opens to reveal a visually striking interior, embellished with Chippendale old English fylfot rosette medallion, above a red upholstery lined center space that once housed a mixing glass...

A Louis Quatorze strongbox with a beautiful veneer of Kingwood. This strongbox contains several secret compartments to hide the most important notes. A strongbox was a type of tra...

A walnut veneer on oak strong box (Coffre Fort) or 'captain's chest with brass mounts North-West Europe, late 17th century Behind the fall front two drawers with secret boxes abov...

This is a very good quality English Georgian period box or document box with fine inlaid and cross banded detail, having a hinged lid with a brass swan neck handle, dating to the lat...

A delightful Queen Anne period oyster veneered laburnum Glove box with attractive geometric inlaid and crossbanded Decoration to lift up lid enclosing paper lining over Original b...

Presenting an exceptional, rare and museum quality piece consisting of an 18th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam faux ivory and sandalwood box. This o...

A William and Mary walnut, feather banded and olive oyster veneered dressing box The rectangular hinged lid with a central oyster veneered oval surrounded by similar shaped panels e...

This impressive and rare British strong box is as versatile as it is beautiful. Crafted from a luxurious walnut veneer, it can be used as a jewelry box, as a humidor for one’s finest cigars, or to secure other valuable trinkets and treasures. The box is embellished by elaborate decorative reinforcing brass “straps”, and the sides are fit with brass drop lifting handles to carry the box with ease. The rising top opens to allow the hinged front to fall, revealing an interior fitted with multiple trays...

A large and beautifully patinated George III Chippendale period mahogany knife box with a boldly shaped serpentine front, with hinged slope lid, above conforming case with brass escu...

Late 18th century veneered traveling case with brass handle. Opens to reveal a beautifully painted and gilded papered interior that serves as a triptych niche for a saint's statue (s...