British Boxes

A fine antique engraved sterling silver vinaigrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1839. The vinaigrette is finely engine turned to the hinged top and the undersaide, the lid is monogram...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2023 Period : Charles III Origin : Essex Decoration : Central painted lady butterfly within keylines and a geometric border. The box con...

Heading : Tunbridge ware work box Date : c1850 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent . Almost certainly early Edmund Nye or George Burrows. Decoration : Central stylised f...

Rare marquetry cocktail bar with Charles X-inspired motifs or Victorian-style opening onto an interior with spaces for seven glasses, a shaker, two carafes, a mixing spoon holder, tw...

A fine antique sterling silver-gilt early 19th century Vinaigrette, Birmingham, by Gervase Wheeler, 1839. This beautiful vinaigrette having f...

This fabulous rectangular sterling silver box was made in 1887 by English silversmiths William Thomas Wright and Frederick Davies and has been fitted with a hand painted enamel plaque on the lid that features a genre scene. The delightful image is set within an elegantly appointed salon and depicts an artist seated in front of a gilt-framed canvas that bears a partially completed portrait of a baby. The painter is surrounded by an entourage of sumptuously attired women who are attempting to capture the baby's attention and direct it toward the artist. The lid opens with a tapering tab at the front. The child's nurse holds her charge upright on a table that is covered by an ornate embroidered cloth trimmed in fringe. A lady dressed in purple stands next to her and leans toward the child in an attempt to cajole the baby into cooperating with the task at hand. The artist is seated opposite the child on an upholstered bench and holds his paintbrush in his right hand while simultaneously pointing up to a cluster of fruit. The fruit cluster is dangled by a lady dressed in a patterned yellow gown who wears a bemused expression on her face as she attempts to focus the baby's attention. Another woman dressed in blue and pink is seated in a green upholstered chair...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box by Robert Vorley Date : 2023 Period : Charles III Origin : Essex Decoration : Perspective cube pattern to the cover within keylines. Geometric ...

Antique 19th Century Victorian silver mounted ram’s head snuff mull, the head is fitted with a silver compartment for snuff, chased with thistles and centred by a facetted oval cryst...

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box Date : c1840 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Three geometric stickware designs to cover with keyline border. Internal...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2022 Period : Elizabeth II Origin : Essex Decoration : Central mosaic of a dragonfly within keylines, geometric border to cover. Side pa...

A handsome Victorian era burl wood tea caddy retaining much of its interior silvering. The exterior is adorned with ornamental brass strapwork elements, studs and an escutcheon, the ...

Antique 19th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head. The detail is of exceptional quality, featuring glass eyes and a leather collar around t...

This good quality ladies table compendium houses a number functions that a lady would need during the day. Under the hinged lid is a sewing box with compa...

Heading : Amboyana jewellery box and writing slope Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : England Decoration : Bird eye maple box with amboyana ...

Sn3577, attractive Victorian dressing box, having hinged lid enclosing original red plush interior with glass jars, lift up trey and concealed mirror, all in...

This is an antique workman's tool chest. An English, teak and brass capped craftsman's trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Delightfully time-worn chest with a ro...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2023 Period : Charles III Origin : Essex Decoration : Central Painted Lady butterfly mosaic within keyli...

Heading : Robert Vorley Tunbridge ware box Date : 2022 Period : Elizabeth II Origin : Essex Decoration : Central tesselated Painted Lady butterfly w...

A fine antique Scottish sterling silver mounted ram's horn snuff mull, set with a large cairngorm gemstone, Edinburgh 1884, by silversmith Peter MacGregor Westren. This rare Scottish...

This is an antique correspondence box. An English, aged leather travelling writing case in the manner of Asprey, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. Appealing Victorian leather writing...

An Absolutely Stunning & Rare early Victorian well figured brass mounted Coromandel Ladies or Gentleman’s Vanity Jewellery Casket of generous proporti...

Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes and Geometric Mosaics, c1850 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes and Geo...

A Large Three Drawer Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Chest and Work Box, c1925 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Large Three Drawer Jewellery ...

A very fine antique repousse work & engraved sterling silver gilt castle top cigar/cheroot case, Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840. This very finely crafted silver case is made by the ...

This charming Victorian-era silverplate biscuit box is intricately crafted to resemble a Japanese fan, a one-of-a-kind motif rarely seen in boxes of this...

Very Rare Large Tunbridge Ware Tea Pot Stand, 1848-49 Additional Information: Heading: Large Tunbridge Ware Tea Pot Stand with Mosaic featuring Climbing Roses Date : 1848/49 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells; labelled for Edmund Nye with a handwritten notation inside stating '10th January 1849' Decoration : The Rosewood Frame has four chamfered edges each with a Berlin wool-work style climbing rose inside two pairs of banded keylines. The frame is filled with a 'petit point' needlework pad of stylised geometric pattern; the whole sits on four large bun feet Condition : Good with regard to tile completeness - one patch of four contiguous missing tesserae and some singles lost; one of the corners has lost 8-10 pieces; one corner of the pad is a little threadbare and there's another square of four missing stitches; the base still has it's original lining paper affixed, but has a split across its entire width; this does not affect the stability of the piece and is, obviously, underneath so only becomes apparent should you turn the thing over, Restoration : None Note : This piece is something of a revelation, as the pad with its 'petit point' embroidery on penelope or needlepoint canvas is very much representative of the process by which the original Berlin...

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Pillow top cover with central floral mosaic within keylines. Cover b...

Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Box Depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Writing Slope Depicting Bat...

19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope circa 1870. Fine quality English made victorian writing slope.  Exterior of rich burr walnut with tunbridge ware inlay deco...

Tunbridge Ware - A Very Finely Decorated Sewing Box with 'Hurst Wood Cottage' Mosaic, c1840 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Very Finely Decorated Sewing Box with...

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Eridge Castle Topographic Mosaic, c1860 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Sewing Box with E...

Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box by Robert Vorley, 2019 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware jewellery box by Robert Vorley Date : Signed and date...

Hallmarked in London in 1889 by Barnards, this attractive Victorian, antique, sterling silver biscuit box, has swirled and sunken half fluting, in the Queen Anne style. It has a flus...

Tunbridge Ware - A Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Eridge Castle Mosaic, c1865 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Eridge Castle Mosaic...

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Isometric Cubes and Floral Mosaic, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - Wedge-Shaped Stationery Box with Isometric Cubes and Fl...

Tunbridge Ware - A Round Topped And Square Ended Glove Box - Battle Abbey Cloisters, c1860 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Round Topped And Square Ended Glove Bo...

Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Rare Depiction Carew Castle Pembrokeshire, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Rare Depiction Carew Castle (Pembrokeshire) c1870 Date : c1870 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells attributed to Henry Hollamby Decoration : Has a classic floral ""Berlin...

Heading : Tunbridge ware writing slope Date : c1875 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, kent Decoration : Central mosaic of a child with small dog and bird. Above is a foliat...

A Tunbridge Ware Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded lid Depicting Hever Castle, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded li...

Tunbridge Ware Wedge Shaped Stationery Box, c1860 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Wedge Shaped Stationery Box Date : c1860 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge ...

A Sarcophagus-Style Two Compartment Tea Caddy Depicting Hever Castle, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: A Tunbridge Ware Substantial Sarcophagus-Style Two Compartment Tea Caddy...

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: A superb Tunbridge Ware three division stationery box Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, ...

Two Compartment Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Uncommon Depiction Dover Castle, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - Two Compartment Tea Caddy with Rounded lid Depicting Dover Castle Date : c1870 Period : Victorian Origin : Tunbridge Wells; England (attrib. Henry Hollamby - see below) Decoration : The rounded and square-ended lid features a mosaic image of Dover Castle set within Golden Satinwood; it is bound by a seven-square geometric band which is in turn within sets of two continuous and one banded keyline; the flat sides of the lid have a five-square geometric band with two pairs of continuous keylines. There is a broad Berlin Woolwork...

This is a very good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "Weighted" Club Chess Set game of 32 pieces, in the Staunton Fierce Knight pattern, all within a jointed wood box ...

Tunbridge Ware - A Robert Vorley Painted Lady Butterfly Box, 2010 Mr Robert Vorley is the only current exponent of Tunbridge Ware worthy of the name, and wor...

Tunbridge Ware - A Very Fine Large Robert Vorley Stationery Document Box, 1978 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A very Large Robert Vorley Stationery/Document Box Date : 1978 Period : late 20th century Origin : Essex; England. Description : Rectangular box with curved, square-ended lid; opens to reveal four stepped document trays, a curved pen tray and three compartments for business cards or similar. Decoration : To the lid, a central butterfly mosaic...

This highly decorative box dates to the early 20th century and it is a rare folk art piece based around a Victorian pine box and later decorated with a bold well arranged collection of English shells which has been glued onto its four sides in graduated matching boarders with an interesting collective display of individual ones on the top. This most interesting and eye catching box is in good condition. The shells show some age related patination. The pine box is raised onto plain square block feet. It is fitted with the original good strong brass hinges and a working Victorian brass lock and key...

A Very Rare "Ducks in Flight" Table Snuff Box Made in Birmingham in 1851 by Daniel Pettifer. The Snuff Box has a shaped base and rim and incuse corners. The sides are engraved with...

Heading : Robert Vorley Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2021 Period : Elizabeth II Origin : Essex Decoration : Domed cover with central Red Admiral butterfly within keylines and ...

Small decorative jar, box or trinket for vanity smalls. Its executed in faceted crystal and has a silver hand-engraved lid. London Hallmarks for Thomas Wallis, Lion for solid silver ...

Heading : Robert Vorley Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2022 Period : Elizabeth II Origin : Essex Decoration : Central orange tip butterfly mosaic...

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...

A stunning late 19th Century Victorian mother of pearl applied jewellery box. Dating back to 1880, this box has a fully covered outer body including the escutcheon. The hinged lid fe...

A stunning late 19th Century Victorian mother of pearl applied jewellery box. Dating back to 1880, this box has a fully covered outer body. The inside of the jewellery box features a...

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

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

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...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel vesta case; an addition to our range of collectab...