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Place of Origin: British
for Restoration Antique Hardwood Brass Vanity Box Sterling Silver Pieces Inside
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely and very rare Regency circa 1810 Rosewood with brass inlay Vanity box with sterling silver jars and contents in need of restoration.
A very collectable and rare piece, the case is in need of restoration, the contents are perfect.
The case has an old repair to one hinge, the whole piece needs washing back and french polishing, its been sitting in my warehouse for years waiting to be done so I have decided to just move it on to let someone else take up the mantle, restored this is a £2500-£3000 suite
The contents are all crystal with sterling silver...
Category
1810s Regency Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian English Lady's Gentleman's Mahogany Jewelry Casket Box Regency
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s or Gentleman’s English Georgian or early Regency Period polished well figured Mahogany Jewlery or Sewing Casket or Table Box made du...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
English walnut and brass dome-top box with Mother-of-Pearl, ca. 1860. With 6 sewing tools, 4 have mother of pearl handles, 7 pieces of circular fabric sam...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Tea Caddy With Divided Interior
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rectangular mahogany tea caddy featuring a beveled lid with raised handle, resting on small bun feet. The interior is lined in red and fitted with two lidded compartments for storing...
Category
19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Rare 18th Century George III Lacquer Tea Caddy with Original Lacquer Canisters
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
This exceptional and rare George III period tea caddy is a remarkable example of 18th-century craftsmanship. Featuring intricate chinoiserie lacquer decoration, the caddy retains all...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chess Storage Wooden Boxes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique walnut wooden boxes suitable for containing chess. You can choose among these four: (3 photos for each box) .
-the first : SOLD.
-the second has a silver S.Christopher - O/7...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique British Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
$417 / item
19th Century Walnut Table Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century walnut table cabinet, having a lovely figured top with an inlaid oval panel with shell decoration above two hinged cupboard door...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$528 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut English Round Snuff Box
Located in Stamford, CT
English round burl walnut snuff box with beautiful grain possibly Yew wood. This is a nice looking snuff box that would be great for any collector.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Nathaniel Mills Vinaigrette England, circa 1832
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Exquisite! Vintage Georgian Heirloom Sterling Silver vinaigrette by Nathaniel Mills shaped rectangular form, the lid and base finely en...
Category
1830s Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
William IV Sarcophagus Jewelry Box in Rosewood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0123, stunning William IV rosewood work box / jewelry box, having quadrant beading ad mother of pearl inlaid to the front and to the hinged top which opens to reveal relined interio...
Category
1840s William IV Antique British Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
$765 Sale Price
24% Off
Victorian Rosewood Travelling Vanity/Jewellery Box
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian rosewood travelling vanity box / jewellery case. The top has an inlaid mother of pearl floral motif and mother of pearl surrounding the lock.
Super example with a suite of wonderful storage and complete vanity items. Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout.
The fitted interior reveals a lift-out compartment tray, dressed with dark navy velvet. A mirror is set within the lid, removable by activating a brass push button which gives access to leather folio sleeve.
There is also small push button within the rear edge which activates the lower jewellery drawer, with individual jewellery compartments and velvet earring...
Category
1850s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Early 20th Century Briar Wood Collectors Box England Circa 1920
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century bird's-eye maple collectors box, circa 1920.
Complete with recessed silvered handles and corners which gives it a military Campaig...
Category
1920s Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Scottish Sewing Set of Tartan Ware, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Scottish sewing set of Tartan ware, 19th century
Set of 4 items of Tartanware, Scottish sewing set, exists of a rectangular box, marked by Stuart
A thread...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy With Attractive Floral Band To Main Body And Parquetry Perspective Cubes To Hinged Lid Enclosing Lidded Interior.
Tea was an extrem...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Other
$985 Sale Price
20% Off
1920s Sterling Silver and Enamel Compact
By A&J Zimmerman Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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 George V sterling silver and enamel compact has a circular form with a swept lower portion.
The anterior surface is embellished with a pink guilloche enamel panel which reflects a wavy concentric ring design, emanating from the centre of the cover.
The sides and underside of this impressive compact are plain and unembellished.
This antique compact opens to reveal the original gilding and integrated mirror.
Condition
This antique pink enamel...
Category
20th Century British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette by Samuel Pemberton
By Samuel Pemberton
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver vinaigrette made by Samuel Pemberton; an addition to our silver boxes collection
This antique Georgian vinaigrette...
Category
Early 1800s George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Golf English Sterling Silver Vesta Case
By George Houston
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case with golfing interest; an addition to our sports related silverware colle...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Rosewood Humidor
Located in Tampa, FL
A 1920s English Rosewood humidor. The interior is white and the plaque does not have a monogram.
Category
1920s Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
George II period rococo design tea caddy suite made in London 1739 by John Pero
By John Pero
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1739 by John Pero, this stunning suite of George II Period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies and Sugar Caddy, are in the Rococo taste, featuring flat chase...
Category
1730s Rococo Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Charles II Oak Bible Box with Carved Facade c. 1660-1685
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Charles II Oak Bible Box, dating from c. 1660-1685, is a remarkable piece of early English furniture, showcasing the detailed craftsmanship and design aesthetics of the ...
Category
1670s Charles II Antique British Boxes
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Style 1960s Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigarette box in the Art Deco style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver cigarette box has a plain rectangular form onto four bracket style feet.
The surface of this impressive silver box is embellished with impressive engine turned decoration.
The box is fitted with two hallmarked hinged covers each embellished with further panels of engine turned decoration in addition to an applied leaf border which continues across a central plateau.
The interior of each solid silver cover features a paralleling band of engine turned decoration in addition to the part hallmarks; decoration to the posterior surface of a cover is an indication of the fine quality of a piece.
The central plateau is surmounted with an impressive shaped handle, in the Art Deco style.
The body of this exceptional box features the original cedar wood lining.
This antique Art Deco cigarette box has a weighted base and retains the original leatherette covering to the underside.
The box is supported by four impressive cast silver, Art Deco style stepped bracket feet.
By virtue of its size this versatile vintage cigarette box could be used for a multitude of functions.
Note: The majority of such boxes have a wood lining to the cover; it is a sign of quality when boxes have an unlined, solid silver covers.
Condition
This vintage silver cigarette box...
Category
1960s Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique English Regency Rosewood Travelling Lap Desk Box, Circa 1830
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Regency rosewood travelling lap desk box, circa 1830.
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
English Georgian Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Georgian Tea Caddy with Inlay and Interior Lid, 19th Century
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Writing Slope c1860
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
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...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Copper and Brass Coal Bucket
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique coal scuttle was created in England, circa 1880. Built of copper with a brass and turned walnut handle, the oblong bucket stands on a round base. The versatile decorativ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Georgian Estate Made Letterbox
Located in London, GB
A most charming estate made country house letter box with delicately inlaid LETTER BOX to front.
English, George III
H 27 x W 23 x D 15 cms
Category
Early 18th Century George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Mahogany Wine Cellarette with Flanking Dolphin Feet, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency Mahogany monumental wine cellarette with a gadrooned step back hinged lid, canted gadrooned exterior sides, interior locking mechanism, flanking figural dolphin feet...
Category
1810s Regency Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Arts & Crafts Jewelry Box with Applied Decoration - Unsigned - U K - Circa 1880
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Arts & Crafts metal clad jewelry box with applied decoration - remnants of velvet trim - silk lining - unsigned - United Kingdom (likely...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique British Boxes
Materials
Metal
EDWARDIAN 1910 Rectangular Cards Case With Round Clock In .800 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian card's case with round clock.
This is a very unusual antique rectangular case to store presentation cards. This box is dated back to the 1900's and was masterfully craf...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19Thc Victorian Solid Silver Card Case, Birmingham c.1883
By Colen Hewer Cheshire
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver visiting card case. A simple design with a hinged lid to secure the cards inside. Compact enough to fit in any pocket, it comes with its o...
Category
19th Century Other Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver
20th Century English 22K Gold Plated Silver Perfume Bottle Box, William Hornby
By WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON (1898-1913), Kendall & Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English 22k gold-plated solid silver perfume bottle box, designed with a square shape and an angled opening lid. A silver monkey perches atop the lid. Inside, th...
Category
20th Century Other British Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Cut Crystal Jar with Tortoise and Silver Top, England, 1923
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful cut crystal jar with a tortoise shell and silver top from a private collection made in England in 1923.
Category
Early 20th Century British Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
19th c English Chippendale Style Mahogany Tea Caddy with Silver Plate Tea Boxes
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved English mahogany tea caddy in the Chippendale style with dome top and scroll carved corners, silver plate scrollwork escutcheon & handle, the custom interior lined with velour for silver plated tea boxes with acorn & oak leaf knops flanking a central mahogany foil lined tea box with an acanthus knop. The handled top has a monogrammed plate “M...
Category
19th Century Chippendale Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Brass and Copper Coal Bucket
Located in London, GB
Exceptional Art Nouveau brass with copper coal bucket with ribbon on top.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau British Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
$1,652 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Regency Jewellery Box of Boat Form c1805
By Regency
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Regency jewellery box of boat form
Date : c1805
Period : Regency / George III
Origin : England
Decoration : Of boat form reminiscent of depictions of Noah’s Ark – central cover opens to reveal lift out tray with cavities under the other two comparements. The other two compartments open sideways...
Category
Early 1800s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Tunbridge Ware Work Box with Cubework c1825
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Regency Tunbridge ware work box with cubework
Date : c1825
Period : Regency
Origin : Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Perspective cubes to the etnre with van...
Category
1820s Regency Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
English Victorian White Porcelain Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian small rectangular shaped white porcelain box with woven design, blue trim and fruit design top.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Adura Perle Jewellery Box in Ripple Sycamore and red suede lining
Located in London, GB
Adura Perle jewellery or trinket box designed by Procreo is guaranteed to take centre stage on your dressing table, inside your walk-in wardrobe, or in any room you may decide to hav...
Category
2010s Modern British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Edwardian sterling silver jewellery box hallmarked in Chester in 1907
By Nathan & Hayes
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Chester in 1907 by Nathan & Hayes, this handsome, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, features a hinged lid which is lined and has spaces for six rings, a...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Satinwood Double Tea Caddy with Oval Conch Shell Inlay on Lid
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III satinwood two chamber tea caddy of fine figure and color edged with a darker wood string inlay, the top inlaid with a large ovel enclosing a conch shell, the bottom edge i...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
1860s English Tea Box on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th-century English-imported tea box from China. Decorated with beautiful red and black hand-painted flora and fauna, and equipped with rectangular iron handles, the box is mou...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
Late Georgian Mahogany Box In The Form Of A Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Salesman size chest with lifting top concealing a compartment. Three working drawers below. Bracket feet.
Category
1820s Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George I Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
By Edward Cornock 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional antique early Georgian English sterling silver tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection
This dine antique George I sterling silver tobacco box has a plain oval rounded form.
The surface of the box is plain and embellished with fine engraved circular motifs and leaf decoration to the cover hinge.
The flush hinged hallmarked cover is ornamented with the contemporary engraved inscription ‘Richard Smart’ to the centre, in addition to a simplified engraved shell and scrolling leaf design to the shaped thumbpiece.
This impressive Georgian tobacco box has an exceptional color and patination.
This antique tobacco box...
Category
1720s Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
By Harman Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros. in Birmingham in 1982. Excellent condition. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Engine-turned wave ornament in plain frames...
Category
1980s Art Deco Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique William IV Sterling Silver Table Snuff Box
By Joseph Willmore
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver table snuff box; an addition to our collectable silverware collection.
This exceptional antique William IV sterling silver snuff box has a rectangular, rounded form.
The body of the box is embellished with impressive chased floral motifs accented with scrolling stem and foliate ornamentation, all on a matte background.
The decoration to the body incorporates a chased single leaf design to each corner, emanating from the rounded lower portion.
The upper rim of the body and swept sides of the cover are encompassed with a continuous band of engine turned decoration.
The underside of the box features a further panel of engine turned decoration.
This exceptional example of antique silverware is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover embellished with an engine turned bordered rectangular vacant cartouche to the upper plateau.
The cover is further embellished with an exceptional cast and applied domed, incurved border to the upper portion, matching the ornamentation to that of the body and continuing to an impressive floral thumbpiece to the anterior edge.
This antique sterling silver snuff box opens to reveal the original gilded interior.
Condition
This antique sterling silver snuff box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The chased and applied ornamentation is all very sharp and the engine turned decoration is all very crisp.
Full hallmarks struck to the interior of the box are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique silverware.
Dimensions
Length 9.8cm/3.9"
Width 6.5cm/2.6"
Height 4.3cm/1.7"
Weight
8.2 troy ounces/253g
Maker: Joseph Willmore...
Category
1830s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George III Gold Mounted Snuff Box for a Lady Made in London, circa 1790
Located in London, GB
A Fine George III Gold Mounted Snuff Box, Most Probably for a Lady. Made Almost Certainly in London circa 1790.
The Snuff Box is of an unusual smaller size and was most probably for...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Boxes
Victorian Necessaire De Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
A wonderful English coromandel travel case, or necessaire de voyage, boasts toiletries adorned with Victorian silver, cut crystal, and mother-of-p...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Bible Box
Located in London, England
Oak bible box with sloped writing lid. Circa 1740.
H 26cm x W 66cm x D 46cm
Category
1740s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Oak
$564
Antique oval box veneered in segments of various woods, English circa 1910
Located in Central England, GB
This beautiful small oval box is a very complicated piece of English cabinet making. It has been very precisely made with a perfectly fitted lid. The box sits on an ebonized moulded ...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Boxes
Materials
Wood
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box.
A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Bat...
Category
1780s George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$2,388 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Antique English Coromandel Decanter / Drinks Box, circa 1880
By Betjemanns & Sons
Located in Bath, GB
A truly magnificent drinks / decanter box made from exotic Coromandel mounted with polished brass mounts inset with a plethora of different kinds of cabochon cut and polished onyx st...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique British Boxes
Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670.
Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith.
The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...
Category
1670s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
Art Nouveau Period Silver Jewellery Box made by William Comyns in 1903
By William Comyns
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1903 by William Comyns, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, is oval in shape, and features cast and applied floral detailed fee...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Faux Books Walnut & Satinwood Smoking Pipe Rack Holder with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Walnut & Satinwood Faux books pipe rack with internal drawers
A very good looking and decorative piece, its designed to hold three pipes in t...
Category
20th Century Edwardian British Boxes
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
$697 Sale Price
25% Off
Rosewood and Stumpwork Table Cabinet
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A table cabinet parquetry-veneered in rosewood on the outside and opening (both with a hinged lid and front) to reveal a fitted interior with stumpwork-fronted drawers. The stumpwork...
Category
19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Textile, Rosewood
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Estate/Housekeepers Box
By Cooper Brothers & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual and rare antique Edwardian English sterling silver estate/housekeepers box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection
This e...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Antique Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Heart Shaped Box, 1903
Located in Bath, GB
A romantic example of an Edwardian heart shaped trinket box made from a heavy thick piece of crystal beautifully cut in the ever-popular hobnail design with a star cut to the base.
...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver & Leather Miniature Knife Holder Styled Playing Card Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sterling silver and leather playing card box was made in London, England is 1885 by an unknown maker, in a period Victorian style. The box is styled as a miniature knife...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Double Hinged
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Hinged on both base and lid, the base is decorated with gentlemen walking outside a church, while the lid has an embossed female port...
Category
18th Century George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Sterling Silver Boxes, Antique George IV '1823'
By John Reily
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare pair of antique George IV English sterling silver boxes; an addition to our 19th century silverware collection.
These exceptional and rare antique George IV sterling silver boxes have a plain rectangular form.
The surface of each silver box is plain and unembellished, with applied thread decoration to the lower rim.
Each box is fitted with a plain hinged hallmarked cover, ornamented with further applied thread decoration to the upper rim.
The upper plateaus of the covers are individually embellished with an impressive contemporary bright cut engraved crest: one bears out of a ducal coronet a wyvern below the motto 'Avi Numerantur Avorum' - The forefathers of our forefathers are numbered and to the other an eagle regardant with wings extended grasping an escutcheon charged with a lion's head, below the 'Virtute et Robore' - By Virtue and Strength.
By virtue of its size these versatile 19th century boxes could be used for a multitude of functions.
Such original boxes of this period and size are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
These antique silver dressing table...
Category
19th Century George IV Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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