British Boxes

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Glass, Wood

Finely figured and dramatic in scale. It is designed with a pagoda -like top and is raised upon ball feet. The interior hinged lids to the removable caddies are original. It also ...

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood

Finely inlaid with mother-of-pearl and fashioned with a pagoda form top and bow front. The inlay features figures of birds, butterflies, and florals. The interior lids are original...

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Leather

A fantastic set of three early 20th century English Edwardian period leather suitcases including two thick belting leather cases with polished brass hardware and the third case being...

Antique 1810s English George III Tea Caddies

Foil, Ebony, Tulipwood, Walnut, Burl

English burl walnut hinged kidney shaped tea caddy with ebony string inlay, tulip wood cross banding, diamond inlaid escutcheon with key, and fitted with original foil lined interior...

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Tortoise Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood

Magnificently inlaid petite florals adorn this exquisitely fashioned 200 years old caddy. This is an unusual form with scalloped front. Original interior lids.

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Superbly accented with abalone. Outstanding "diamond" pattern. The caddy contains its original decorated interior lids. It is fashioned with a bow front.

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Brass, Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Wood

The epitome of Georgian elegance. Fine bow Front Design with a "dome" top. Original interior lids. Brass ball feet.

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Wood

Lovely Regency form fashioned with a pagoda top and inverted lids. Beautiful contrast to veneers.

Charles Reily & George Storer

Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Silver, Sterling Silver

A fine and impressive antique early Victorian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our Victorian silver teaware collection. This fine antique early Victorian ...

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Decorative Boxes

Mahogany

The finely grained mahogany case decorated with kingwood banding and ebony stringing overall, the front showing twin conch shaped paterae flanking a later shield shaped wooden escutc...

Thomas Hope

Antique Early 19th Century English Greek Revival Wine Coolers

Mahogany

A rare English Regency period sarcophagus-shaped wine cooler or cellarette, in sabicu wood, designed in the Thomas Hope's 'Antiquarian' manner, circa 1810. In solid mahogany, v...

Vintage 1910s British Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Silver, Sterling Silver

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cigar box, an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique sterling silv...

Antique 19th Century English Regency Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Rosewood

A fine Regency brass and rosewood jewelry box, circa 1850-1870; lock signed by Bramah, London; with secret spring-driven pocket watch drawer This gorgeous little Regency jewelry ...

Hukin and Heath

Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Silver Plate

A spectacular repoused oval table box with lion handles, maker's marks for Hukin and Heath, Birmingham. Measures: 4” interior depth x 5" D x 6.5" W.

Antique Early 1800s Scottish Tobacco Accessories

Silver, Horn

A handsome Scottish silver-mounted horn mull for snuff tobacco from the Georgian era, circa 1800, featuring an etched silver thistle (a symbol for Scotland) decorating the hinged lid...

Antique Late 18th Century English Tea Caddies

Brass, Mahogany, Satinwood, Zinc

A handsome hexagonal English tea caddy of inlaid satinwood from the Georgian-era featuring a top with perimeter inlay surrounding a metal pull ring, the front with a similar inlay su...

Asprey International Limited

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Boxes

Bone, Shagreen

Polished shagreen box with banding around top and sides by Asprey, London. Stamped: "ASPREY/ LONDON MADE" on leather underneath, hinge stamped "LONDON MADE". *Variety of other En...

Antique 1830s English George IV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

This diverse set of early 19th century English painted snuff boxes, of various shapes and sizes, are finely decorated with a variety of subjects, including portraits of women, landsc...

H.C. Davis

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver

Art Deco, sterling silver, Tuxedo striped table box, Birmingham, England, 1922, H.C. Davis - maker. Wood lined; leather underside. Vacant cartouche. Measures: 4 inches wide x 3 1/2 i...

Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Satinwood

Antique oval satinwood tea caddy with unusual burr elm top with a turned handle. The front and back have wonderful batwing inlays connected by symmetrical florals with the front havi...

Antique Mid-19th Century British Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Metal

A charming chinoiserie lacquered steel strong box boldly decorated with figures in palace scenes with gilded pagodas, on a black background. It has a shaped Georgian style swan neck ...

Asprey & Co.

Mid-20th Century British Decorative Boxes

Silver

A very attractive circular hinged biscuit or sugar box plain formed in design with three bands of elegant reeding for decorative highlights. The handles of the box are drop ring and ...

Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie More Furniture and Collectibles

Brass, Ivory, Wood

The detailed painting on this 19th century chinoiserie box is exquisite. Even though the years have softened the gold, you can clearly see the very fine grasses and the elaborate dec...

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sideboards

With turned finials and arched top that lifts to expose fittings for cutlery, conforming lower section, with silver lock plate, raised on plinth base and ball feet.

Antique 1820s English Georgian Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Tortoise Shell, Silk

Antique tortoiseshell jewelry box with brass handles and ball feet. The outer surface is covered with bookmatched panels. The interior was newly relined.

20th Century English Victorian Tea Caddies

Foil, Cherry

English cherry pear shaped hinged tea caddy with exterior upper stem, inlaid shield escutcheon and fitted with the original lined foil interior, 20th century.

A&J Zimmerman Ltd.

20th Century English Sterling Silver

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and pink enamel compact; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique ...

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Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Silver, Sterling Silver

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver cigar / cigarette box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique E...

A&J Zimmerman Ltd.

Vintage 1910s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Silver, Sterling Silver

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cigar / cigarette box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique G...

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

George III oval tea caddy inlaid with specimen woods, the hinged top is mahogany crossbanded with rosewood, the body is decorated with vertical panels of satinwood, rosewood, pear wo...

Alfred Dunhill

20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Brass, Bone, Walnut, Cedar

Very rich, impressive cigar box on a stand. A piece which will attract many admiring glances due to its Classic Art Deco elegance. The figured red walnut selected by Dunhill for thi...

Antique Early 19th Century British George III Decorative Boxes

Sycamore

Tunbridge ware cottage sewing box made of solid sycamore. The cottage sewing box is painted more finely than most we have seen and quite sweet with mother and child. The front also f...

Asprey & Co.

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Leather, Mother-of-Pearl, Tulipwood

Antique Asprey sterling silver vanity box veneered in mahogany crossbanded in tulipwood with brass edging and escutcheon. The sides have flush fitting Campaign side handles for ease ...

Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd

20th Century British Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Silver

Silver cigar box featuring a horse racing themed sterling silver hand-coloured engraved printing plate under which is inscribed extensive text as follows: “The First Steeple-Chase ...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Macassar

Coromandel glove box with beautiful inlaid mother-of-pearl, abalone and brass depicting two exoctic birds sitting on a fountain flanked by ornate flower vases. The interior is li...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony

A fabulous sewing box attributed to Austin of Dublin with intricate mother-of-pearl and abalone and brass wire inlays of flowering branches, exotic birds and jardinières. Fitted with...

Antique 19th Century British William IV Tea Caddies

Brass, Bone, Mahogany

Rare mahogany tea caddy in the form of a chest a drawers. The interior has two compartments with most of their original lining, with two wooden lids with brass stringing and bone han...

20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Silver, Cedar

Sterling silver cigar box by Birmingham Silversmiths A Wilcox, with striped corners and smooth finish finger plate. Elegant but very simple looking Cigar box of true quality, the i...

Antique 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Bone, Boxwood, Tulipwood, Harewood

A magnificent, rare pair of pagoda top urn shaped tea caddies. Veneered in satin harewood with tulipwood crossbandings, boxwood stringing and a turned finial with kite shaped bone es...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Brass, Oak

Country house letter box made of solid oak with an engraved brass letter slot with red letters V & R (Victoria Regina) with a crown of Queen Victoria and the words "LETTER BOX" T...

S. Blanckensee & Sons

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Sterling Silver, Enamel

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver and erotica enamel cigarette case; an addition to our diverse range of smoking related silverware. Th...

Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd.

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...

Brass

A Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, Arts & Crafts brass coal bucket with stylized hand formed pomegranates. Retaining the original liner. The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft was es...

Antique 1780s English Rococo Pottery

Creamware

A sweet 18th century English creamware covered box. Decorated with well painted sprigs of flowers on the cover and along the sides of the circular box (see images). A sprig of spri...

Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Taxidermy

Metal

Unique 19th century Scottish ram's head snuff or mull box inscribed "Kandahar, 1880 - presented to the Sergeants Mess From The Officers of the 72nd". The top is engraved with a stag ...

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Shagreen

Unpolished blue green shagreen box with bone banding around the top.

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Silver

Engine-turned rectangular silver cigarette box lined with wood. Impressed 800/ unintelligible maker’s mark. Measures: 8.25” wide; 4.25” long; 1” high. 9.20 ozs. gross. (Price show...

Charles & Richard Comyns

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Sterling Silver, Tortoise Shell

9.20 ozs. gross Rectangular sterling silver box with inset faux tortoiseshell top and monogram KSP on top. Impressed for 925 silver/ London/ 1922/ C & R C.  

Antique 1780s English Sheraton Tea Caddies

Mahogany, Walnut

18th Century English Sheraton Walnut and Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy.

2010s British Modern Jewelry Boxes

Maple, Walnut

A walnut, burr walnut and maple dovetailed jewelry box. All my work is finished by hand using traditional methods and tools. This means that it is always individual, unique and be...

Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes

Silver Plate

English Victorian silver plate tea caddy, circa 1860 In shape of a beehive. Also can be used as a box.

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

English enamel patch box, the top painted with "Scarboro Cliff Bridge", over a blue body; opening to a mirrored lid.

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Boxes

Enamel patch box, the top decorated with a transfer print, "A Present from the Iron Bridge," over the pink body and white base; opening to a mirrored lid.

Ruddspeed

20th Century British Tea Caddies

Glass, Chrome

This splendid decanter shows signs of some merry times, to the front middle grill a small dent and another to the left grill, the price reflects these two small imperfections for an ...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

Shakespeare themed papier mache tea caddy in the form of a stack of books with ornate silvered escutcheon. This charming tea caddy is decorated in a brown finish with gold leaf decor...

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Bronze, Satinwood

Antique English Georgian satinwood handled tantalus box features ebonized banding throughout and inlaid Welk seashell reserves, lid opens to reveal six compartments with four decante...

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Tortoise Shell

Classic tortoiseshell box. Natural tortoiseshell box with brass hinge, retailed by JC Vickery Regent Street, England, late 19th century. Dimensions: 4" W x 2.63" L x 1.25" H.  

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Brass, Mahogany

A mid-18th century well figured mahogany tea caddy of bombée form, the lid retaining original gilt brass swan-neck handle, supported on small ogee bracket feet.

20th Century British Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Velvet, Macassar

Art Deco jewelry box veneered in Macassar ebony with two silver plated half round bars angled on the top. The interior has an unusual cantilever insert with padded velvet compartment...