Wood Boxes

This is a stylish antique Victorian oak brass and cedar lined tabletop cigar humidor circa 1860 in date. The rectangular box features a lift out tray and adjustable divisions with sunken handles to the sides and a hinged lid with a central brass shield. Complete with the original Bramah lock and key. It would make a beautiful gift to any connoisseur of fine cigars. Condition: In excellent condition. As an antique items, the humidor shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, it displays beautifully. Dimensions in cm: Height 19.5 x Width 44 x Depth 29 Dimensions in inches: Height 8 inches x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 11 inches Humidor is any kind of box or room with constant humidity that is used to store cigars, cigarettes, orpipe tobacco. For private use, small wooden or acrylic glass humidor boxes for a few dozen cigars are used, while cigar shops may have walk-in humidors. Humidors can be used to store other goods for which a certain level of humidity is desirable; the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team stores game balls in a large humidor at their home stadium, Coors Field, to counteract the effects of Denver's high altitude and generally low humidity. Humidors of all sizes use hygrometers to keep track of the humidity levels. Classification of humidors Walk-in humidor - most common in cigar bars or stores. One room is built as or converted to a humidor where all the cigars are stored. Cabinet humidor - usually placed on the floor as a piece of furniture. Typically holds 1000-5000 cigars. Table humidor - often quite heavy, though portable in theory, it's usually kept in one location. Capacity ranges from three hundred to a few thousand cigars. It usually comes with a polished wood exterior, marble, leather or combination of exotic elements, and glass top. Personal humidor - semi-regular cigar smokers will sometimes keep a small humidor in their homes for personal storage, special events, or aesthetic characteristics of the humidor itself . Usually contains 20-75 cigars. This may also be known as a "Desktop Humidor". Travel humidor - portable and made for carrying cigars enough for the outing or event, usually 2 to 10 cigars. Oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus - Latin "oak tree" having approximately 600 extant species. Oak wood has a density of about 0.75 g/cm3, great strength and hardness, and is very resistant to insect and fungal attack because of its high tannin content. It also has very appealing grain markings, particularly when quartersawn. Oak wood is very durable, easy to maintain and resistant to wear and tear which is why it can be easily handed to the next generations if taken well care of. Oak wood virtually lasts forever and you can still admire oak furniture in museums and palaces even if it was made many centuries ago. Oak has been prized since the Middle Ages for use in interior panelling of prestigious buildings such as the debating chamber of the House of Commons in London and in the construction of fine furniture. Bramah is London's oldest security company. Established at 124 Piccadilly, London in 1784, and today based in Marylebone, London and Romford, Essex. Bramah made their first lock in 1784 and the patent was awarded in 1787. The designer was Joseph Bramah. Joseph Bramah was a leading inventor of the industrial revolution, patenting over 18 new ideas, including a new valve for the water closet (toilet), the hydraulic pump, a fountain pen, and a fire engine. Bramah also introduced a beer hand pump for use at the bar, to prevent fluid loss when barmen went downstairs to pour a new jug! Due to the quality of his manufacturing, his name became a by-word amongst British Engineers for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London. You can find one of his original toilets still working in Osborne House, Queen Victoria's home on the Isle of Wight. The Bramah lock was unique and advanced property and valuables protection enormously. Indeed it was 50 years ahead of any Chubb lock...

Antique Victorian burr walnut Tunbridgeware inlaid work box, having a quality burr walnut Tunbridgeware inlaid box opening to reveal a fitted interior to the lid and a large compartm...

Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy depicting battle abbey gatehouse Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central image depicts Battle Abbey Gate...

Antique Victorian quality mahogany stationary box having a sloping front and a pair of mahogany doors opening to reveal a fitted interior, set ...

19th Century Hoshiarpur Inlaid Writing Box Quite simply, this is a stunning example of a 19th Century hand crafted Hoshiarpur inlaid writing box. The craftsmanship is quite amazing ...

Antique Victorian quality rosewood jewellery box having a quality antique Victorian rosewood jewellery box with a lift up lid opening to...

Heading : Pillow topped Tunbridge ware glove box Date : c1880 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central floral mosaic wth a foliate mosaic border within k...

Rare music box by Mouliné Ainé. This box is made about 1840-1850 and is in great condition. The mechanism plays 4 tunes on a 21,8cm cylinder and 2 combs in a Forte-Piano setting. The...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : c1850 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central image of Eridge Castle within keylines. Geometric border als...

This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, coromandel jewellery box, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Striking...

Heading : Tunbridge ware cigar or cigarette box Date : c1925 Period : George V Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Perspective cubes within geometric border to the cover. Sid...

Extremely large music box made in 1854 by Duccommun Girod in Switzerland. Duccommun Girod was around early in the 19th century when music boxes first ...

Charming 19th Century cigar box or humidor guarded by a metal dog with glass eyes on a short lease. These boxes are perfect for collectors of boxes...

A charming and particularly good quality mid-19th century, Victorian Period, rosewood perfume scent box, with attractive brass bound decoration and hinged li...

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

Quality antique Victorian mahogany and brass bound writing box having a quality mahogany writing box with brass bounds opening to reveal a brown leather writing platform and compartm...

Ebony & Silver Finial From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer a Victorian Silver Tea Caddy. The Silver Tea Caddy of unusual oval shape ...

Lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid writing box having a lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid wring box with beautiful detail to the box opening to reveal a pull...

Heading : Tunbridge ware four drawer table cabinet Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central abstract foliate design within angled keylines,...

This is a magnificent antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves table top Vanity Box, circa 1860 in date. The fitted interior reveals a lift-out compartment tray, dressed with a green velve...

Very early fat cylinder music box. The mechanism has a 2 per turn setting, but plays 1 tune in 2 parts on the first revolution resulting in 7 tunes in total. The plane brass bedplate...

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut brass bounded writing box having a quality antique Victorian burr walnut brass bounded writing box opening to reveal a writing surface with gree...

Ths antique German or Swiss bear figurine is a really lovely item and a remarkable piece of craftsmanship regarding its fine carving, dating back...

Quality antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy having a lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid tea caddy with beautiful detail to the box opening to reveal two rec...

Goirgeous Antique Ship Desk with Side Drawer and Brass Reinforcements. 1870 Antique and sober ship's desk made of mahogany wood and with polished bra...

Lovely antique Victorian burr walnut and brass bound writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box with brass mounts, opening up to reveal a writing slope with upholstered gre...

Heading : Exceptional Tunbridge ware sarcophagus double comparment & tea bowl caddy Date : c1865 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Pillow topped cover. Th...

Heading : Tunbridge ware rosewood box Date : c1840 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Mosaic image of a butterfly within keylines. Geometric marquetry bord...

Heading : Tunbridge ware games box depicting Bayham Abbey Date : c1865 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central mosaic image of the ruins of Bayham Abbey within keylines; this is bordered by a berlin woolwork oak leaf pattern which is also within keylines. The side panels are decorated with fruiting vine berlin woolwork banding. The box contains the rules of Bridge, a cribbage board with six white and two black pegs together with two wooden whist markers...

Heading : Tunbridge ware handkerchief box Date : c1880 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central perspective cube pattern within keylines, floral berlin w...

A Handmade Victorian Fruitwood & Inlay Tea Caddy With Zinc Lining A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made...

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box with brass bounds and corners opening up to reveal a writing slope with ori...

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass mounted glove box having a quality burr walnut glove box with original engraved mounts a dome shaped lid opening to reveal a storage c...

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'...

A Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made...

Superb quality antique Victorian walnut marquetry inlaid box having a superb quality marquetry inlaid dome top opening to reveal a storage compartment

A handsome and very unusual late Victorian / early Edwardian biscuit box made from solid English Oak, beautifully carved with a bark design. The fit...

A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Box, c1850 Additional Information: Heading: A Very Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope Date : c1850 and possibly a li...

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...

Heading : Two compartment Tunbridge ware tea caddy Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : The cover decorated with Hollamby's version of Eridge Ca...

Beautiful inlaid micro mosaic writing box. Missing parts, see photos. Bone Ebony Mosaic tiles probably.

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...

If you are looking for an addition to your collection or a showpeace to impress, this is it. This is a rachet wind cylinder music box of truly massive scale. Impressive cylinder of ...

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

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.

This is an antique gentleman's glove box. An English, walnut sarcophagus shaped keepsake or card case, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1870. Delightful craftsmanship, idea...

Tunbridge Ware Trinket Box with Floral Mosaics, c1865 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware Trinket Box with Floral Mosaics c1865 Date : c1865 Period : Victorian Origin : ...

A Very Substantial Decorative French Polished Well Grained Dark Santos Mahogany and Boxwood Folding Chess Set of outstanding quality, good weight and s...

Indulge in the timeless elegance of this 19th Century English Sheffield Silver Plate Tea Caddy, expertly framed with rich oak. This tea caddy represents a harmonious fusion of functi...

A Tunbridge Ware Games Box with Inlaid Marquetry Image of Eridge Castle, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Games Box with Inlaid Marquetry Image of Eridge Ca...

Tunbridge Ware Pillow-topped Glove Box Box with Floral Mosaic, c1865 Additional Information: Heading: A Tunbridge Ware Pillow-topped Glove Box Box with Floral Mosaic Date : c1865 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : A low pillow-like lid with a mosaic of flowers from Golden Satinwood, within two pairs of banded and plain keylines and narrow floral pattern band. A further floral design to the sides, again within a pair of keylines Size : 25.6 W x 10.0 D x 8.5 H cm Condition : Excellent Condition - Key present, lock not working...

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 ...

This is an antique artist's paint box. An English, mahogany and ebony carry case by Winsor & Newton of London, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Superb artist's box f...

Antique Victorian quality rosewood jewellery box having a quality rosewood lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted blue velvet interior and a storage compartment with beautiful origin...

An English 19th century decorative box with lift up lid opening on original brass hinges to reveal a good sized storage compartment lined with the original hand-crafted sapphire blue...

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...

A superb quality Victorian writing box / slope in exotic and dramatic Coromandel wood mounted with the most exquisite gilded bronze mounts, all intricately engraved with top-notch sc...

English tunbridge domed glove box with original maker's label Edmund Nye (1840-63). This micro inlaid domed glove box has various woods including rosewood, boxwood, mahogany and w...