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Place of Origin: British
Vase in shape 3988, by Keith Murray for Wedgwood, circa 1935
By Wedgwood, Keith Murray
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the rarer shapes from the Keith Murray range, this vase will appeal to the collector and decorator alike.
Keith Murray, a renowned figure in the Art Deco movement, made signi...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Stoneware
Dr C Dresser Attri, Aesthetic Movement Walnut Coal Scuttle with Stylized Mounts
By Christopher Dresser, Benham & Froud
Located in London, GB
Dr. C Dresser attributed. Made by Benham and Froud.
An Aesthetic movement walnut coal scuttle with applied chrome-plated stylized carry handle and foliate decorative mounts and a side holster to hold a coal shovel.
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique British Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box
England, circa 1900s
A beautiful colorful example, of oval from with swing handle, on a tapering box decorated with tassels, lion medallions and trellis work. Fitted with a latch handle, possibly a commercial tea box, can be used a fireplace kindling...
Category
Early 20th Century Regency British Boxes
Materials
Metal
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English Regency mahogany caddy with canted sides and shaped hinged top with ebony stringing and original brass paw feet. Good color and patina.
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Carved Teakwood Letter Box, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Finely Carved Antique 19th Century English Victorian Teakwood Letter Box, Circa 1880-1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Teak
Early 20th Century Biscuit Tin "The British Commonwealth"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A biscuit tin celebrating The British Commonwealth, both natural & architectural. The 1930s Canadian Rockies train is wonderful! Also featuring Windsor, Parliament House of New Zeala...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire British Boxes
Materials
Metal
$95 Sale Price
34% Off
Antique South Staffordshire Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, circa 1770
By Staffordshire
Located in Basildon, GB
Antique South Staffordshire 18th Century Etui / Sewing Box Case, of rococo form with light relief-moulded scrolled panels, the hinged gilt metal-moun...
Category
1760s Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Enamel
18th Century Dresser Box
Located in High Point, NC
Late 18th century dresser box with lid made from oak. The lid is banded , and tops the curved box. The box has a lovely shape to it and is constructed in such a way that the bottom...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Oak
19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
By George Bullock
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled na...
Category
Early 18th Century Regency Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Rectangular Patinated Bronze Art Deco Golf Themed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco cigarette or jewelry box in thick heavy patinated bronze with white painted golf clubs and gilded golf ball as lid decoration. The interior of the box has two compartments m...
Category
1920s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$368 Sale Price
36% Off
Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Green Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of this green board box in a variety of colors. ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art British Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mappin & Webb English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1965
By Mappin & Webb
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Mappin & Webb in Birmingham in 1965. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with flat top and scalloped tab. Interior cedar-lined and...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christopher Dresser Mintons Chinoiserie Aesthetic Movement heart box inkwell
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Rare heart shaped inkwell designed by Christopher Dresser made by Mintons. Impressed markings OO / MINTON / 15
Pink version on line...
Old Christies East labels
Category
Mid-19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique British Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947
By Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Garrard & Co. Ltd in London in 1947. Rectangular with straight engine-turned sides. Cover flat, tabbed, and hinged; top has geometric pattern w...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, attributed, An Art & Crafts, Brass Coal Bucket.
By Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft attributed, Arts & Crafts brass coal bucket with stylized hand-formed pomegranates.
Retaining the original liner.
The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft ...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Ancient Travel Toiletry Set, England, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Travel Toiletry set is an original decorative object realized in the 20th century.
Lacquered mahogany box with golden brass finish with lock (key miss...
Category
19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Unusual Swansea Prattware Pearlware Pottery Covered Botanical Tea Caddy Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pearlware Prattware pottery covered Botanical tea caddy box,
Cambrian Pottery, Swansea
Circa 1800-20
The rectangular-shaped pearlware pottery covered footed Tea Caddy is painted...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Regency Mahogany Cellaret
Located in Huntington, NY
English Regency Cellaret, with ebony stringing, brass hairy paw feet & brass lions head ring handles.
Category
Early 19th Century George IV Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
English Silver Plate Art Deco Style Round Shape Covered Cigarette Box
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Here is this English silver plate art deco style round shape covered cigarette / tobacco box, a must have accessory for the discerning aficionado. This exquisite box seamlessly com...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
English 19th Century Victorian Period Paper Hat Box with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period paper hat box from the 19th century, with floral motifs and book pages. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this hat box features a flo...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Paper
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Victorian Cormandel Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in Banner Elk, NC
English Victorian cormandel tea caddy decorated with mother of pearl and brass studs, circa 1850s. Cormandel was considered one of the most luxurious woods and only used on the fines...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Satinwood Needlework or Jewellery Box
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine early 19th century satinwood sarcophagus needlework or jewellery box with ornate brass ring handles and feet.
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By George Unite & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Victorian English sterling silver vinaigrette; an addition to our silver boxes collection
This fine antique Victori...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Navette Form Dutch Scene Gilt Interior Tea Caddy British Import Mark
By Samuel Boyce Landeck
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A sterling silver navette form Dutch scene gilt interior tea caddy with British import mark, makers mark SBL for Samuel Boyce Landeck, (Sheffield 1897). Decorated with couples in a t...
Category
1890s British Colonial Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Attractive antique sterling silver jewellery box with pierced lid made in 1918
By S. Blanckensee & Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1918 by S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd., this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Box, or Jewellery Box, features a pierced top, and is oval in shape.
The box ...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Mahogany Box with Bone Letters of the Alphabet, Scottish, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The sliding top with the retailers label 'T.FROGIE, 95 BUCHANAN ST., GLASGOW
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mahogany
Victorian Hungarian Ash Stationery Box Howell James & Co
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Stationary Box
From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Hungarian Ash Stationery Box by Howell James & Co. The Stationary Box is veneered to t...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Leather Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Regency leather covered sarcophagus shaped sewing box with gilt repoussé brass mounts and ribbed bolster ends over heavily molded top, the bombe body s...
Category
1810s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Leather
$2,800
Antique 20thC English Art Deco Solid Silver & Lacquer Cigarette Box c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English solid silver art deco style cigarette box. Featuring a black lacquered top and a curved body, resting on four mounted feet. Hallmarked English solid silv...
Category
20th Century Other British Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Cigar / Cheroot Case
By Thomas Hayes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver four finger cigar / cheroot case; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique sterling silver cigar case...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Geometric Stickware c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with geometric stickware
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : Probably Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central diamond pane...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
Decorative Bronze Box with Lion Detail by John W. Mills (1933-2023)
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A solid bronze box or decorative casket detailed with lion masks in relief to the lid by acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Possibly unique, this unusual piece forms part o...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Boxes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Early Victorian Mahogany Table Top Specimen Cabinet
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early Victorian Mahogany Table Top Specimen Cabinet enclosed within a single hinged door, brass fittings and plinth base - 12" x 12" x 11.5"h
Category
1840s Early Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box – Mosaic of Shakespeare’s Birthplace c1870
By Henry Hollamby
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box with mosaic image of Shakespeare’s Birthplace
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : A rectangular box...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Tea Caddies with Tin Linings, circa 1880
Located in Morristown, NJ
Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Tea Caddies with Tin Linings, England, c. 1880
A handsome and uncommon pair of late 19th-century English tea caddies in cylindrical canister form, ...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Tin
19th Century Cross Banded Mahogany Box with Brass Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century crossbanded mahogany box with brass inlay
Beautiful old box with fitted interior. We don't know what this box originally held, but it would be a great jewelry box.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
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
$906 Sale Price
30% Off
1905 Edwardian Leather, Tortoiseshell and Silver Mounted Letter Box
Located in Morristown, NJ
1905, England, Unusual and striking Edwardian letter box with leather sides. The curved top and base are mounted with scrolling sterling silver. T...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver and Glass Combination Scent Bottle / Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver combination scent bottle / vinaigrette; an addition to our diverse collectable silverware collection
This exceptional and large antique Victorian sterling silver combination vinaigrette and scent bottle has an oval cylindrical shaped form.
This exceptional bottle is comprised of a cut glass body, overlaid with impressive sterling silver covering embellished with pierced and embossed floral decoration, incorporating interlacing scrolling leaf and daffodil designs.
The piece retains the original hallmarked screw fit cover to the antique scent bottle...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Miniature Dresser Styled Jewelry Chest or Music Box with Pink Marble Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed antique musical jewelry box has no maker's marks, but presumed to have been made in Continental Europe in circa 1895 i...
Category
Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Attractive antique sterling silver jewellery box made in Birmingham in 1910
By E.S. Barnsley & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1910 by E. S. Barnsley & Co., this attractive, Antique, George V period, Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, is round in shape, with engine turned decoration t...
Category
1910s Vintage British Boxes
Materials
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
Leather Book Box - Receipts #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather book box from England. Classic style leather front with creative snap lock to hide your special belongings. Looks perfect on your shelf. Add some classic old English leather ...
Category
1990s Other British Boxes
Materials
Leather
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century Lap Desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood. Fitted with brass corner brackets and ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Amboyna
$1,269 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Sterling Silver Double Snuff & Patch Box with Engine Turned Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique double compartment snuff box is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and originated from England, dating to approximately 1900 and done in a period Edwardian style. The box i...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Mahogany Decanter Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with six compartments and a handle, square legs with corner spandrels, casters.
Category
1790s George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
English Sheffield Silver Plate Covered Round Shape Tea Caddy
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover the epitome of refined elegance with our extraordinary English Sheffield silver pate covered round shape tea caddy / biscuit box. This exquisite piece seamlessly blends fu...
Category
1890s Art Deco Antique British Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$692 Sale Price
20% Off
Atkin Brothers Antique 1920 Sterling Biscuit Box
By Atkin Brothers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique sterling silver biscuit box has a plain oval form.
The body of the antique silver biscuit box...
Category
1920s Vintage British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wall Mounted Scottish Salt Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lovely mid 19th century Scottish wall mounted salt box of staved construction, the shaped back with hinged lid over mixed wood half round body, bound in brass...
Category
19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J032 Attractive Victorian writing box in walnut, having decorative figured walnut lift up lid fitted with original working lock and a key, which opens to reveal pen tray, ink well an...
Category
19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$535 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Painted English Biscuit Tin by Huntley Palme, 1909
Located in Stamford, CT
This English biscuit box is circa 1909 by Huntley Palme. Flemish vase with decorative, colorful hand-painted front.
Category
Early 1900s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Tin
Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box
By Frederick Edmonds & Edward J.W. Johnson
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver table snuff/vesta/trinket box modelled in the form of a barrel; an addition to our diverse silverware collection
This exceptional and rare antique sterling silver box has been realistically modelled in the form of a barrel.
The surface of this unusual Victorian trinket box...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amethyst and Mother of Pearl Lidded Box by Antony Redmile
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian style hinged box ambitiously covered in a mother of pearl geometric mosaic and featuring a fixed cluster of amethyst stones on top. Stamped "redmile London".
Category
20th Century Anglo-Indian British Boxes
Materials
Amethyst
Pair Of George III Mahogany Knifeboxes
Located in Essex, MA
With hinged slanted lids with inlaid shells opening to fitted cutlery slots. Compass inlay on underside of lid. Conforming case with key holes.
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
$2,800 / set
Early 20th Century Crystal Box with Equestrian Design
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century crystal box with equestrian design. The box contains a hunting scene on the top. Beautiful box would look adorable on a women’s dresser...
Category
Early 20th Century British Boxes
Materials
Crystal
A Pair of Yew Wood Stands
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of 19th century English polished yew wood and mahogany turned stands for hats, the slightly dished mahogany top over balustrade turned yew shafts and standing on ring turne...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Yew
John Wilkinson Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Purse Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver gilt vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection.
This exceptional antique William IV sterling silver gilt vinaigrette has been realistically modelled in the form of a purse.
The surface of this antique vinaigrette...
Category
1830s Antique British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oyster Veneered Antique Styled Jewellery Box
Located in London, GB
This beautiful and very handsome William and Mary Style lace box was designed from old oak timber and then sympathetically covered in an olive oyster veneer. The box would have origi...
Category
2010s British Boxes
Materials
Oak, Olive
19th Century English Victorian Papier Mache Inlay & Gold Leaf Dust Pan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisitely inlaid and gold leafed Papier Mâché Dust Pan circa 1870s, has a black lacquered finish with mother of pearl inlays, gold leaf hand-painted floral design and riparia...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
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