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Place of Origin: British
English Mahogany Satinwood Conch Shell Inlaid Wine Cellarette. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany wine cellarette with inlaid Satinwood conch shell, hinged top revealing a compartmentalized fitted interior, and terminating on the original turned legs with brass c...
Category

1780s George III Antique British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Burlwood Box of Rectangular Form, 19th Century, Probably English
Located in Spencertown, NY
The serpentine front with upraised lip for opening. The interior covered in felt.
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Wood

English Victorian Silver Plate Tea Caddy, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian silver plate tea caddy, circa 1860 In shape of a beehive. Also can be used as a box.
Category

1860s Antique British Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Snuff Trinket Box Ebonized Wood Porcelain Miniature Portrait Estate Find
Located in Montreal, QC
Ebonized wood hinged snuff box embellished with miniature portrait of young lady hand-painted on porcelain plaque, surrounded by brass border.   
Category

1830s Early Victorian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Red Book Boxes with Blue Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red leather and gold embossed book boxes with beautiful blue interiors. Great for filling out a bookshelf or display case while surreptitiously providing additional storage, this han...
Category

20th Century British Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Five Faces Snuff Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Unique Georgian snuff box depicting five faces and inspired by Japanese netsuke designs. Carved from a tree root, it is fitted with a lidded metal compartment...
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19th Century Antique British Boxes

Materials

Base Metal

Tartan Pattern Vinaigrette
Located in London, GB
A tartan pattern vinaigrette. Birmingham.
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19th Century Antique British Boxes

English Silver Purse or Chatelaine
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful English silver purse or chatelaine on delicate chain. Graceful design with repousse swirled scroll pattern that surrounds a heart-shaped medalli...
Category

Early 20th Century Rococo British Boxes

Materials

Silver

Aesthetic Movement Trinket Box, circa 1900
Located in Spencertown, NY
The box with scenes of lilliputian figures
Category

Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement British Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century Creamware Covered Box Made circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this 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 ...
Category

1780s Rococo Antique British Boxes

Materials

Creamware

English Regency Mahogany Lyre Pedestal Brass Foliage Inlaid Tea Poy, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency mahogany rectangular hinged tea poy with fitted interior bins, central lyre pedestal, foliage brass inlays, flanking gilt floral pulls, and res...
Category

1810s Regency Antique British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Elegant English Regency Yellow-Lacquered Chinoiserie Jewelry Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant English Regency yellow-lacquered chinoiserie jewelry box; the splayed top centring a tranquil landscape scene resting on a conforming ...
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19th Century Regency Antique British Boxes

Antique Snuff Box of a Head of a Boy
Located in Baltimore, MD
The charming boy looks at you with a sweet smile, his container full of snuff to make you happy. He is carved of fruitwood, the lid lined with tortoise shell.
Category

19th Century Antique British Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Tortoise Shell

Antique Bilston Enamel Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Bilston enamel box "A Present from Caine" showing a church in the background and a large ewer. Enamel on copper boxes such as this one were made to ...
Category

18th Century and Earlier Georgian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Copper

English 19th Century Carved Oak Wine Cooler in the Graeco-Roman Style
Located in London, GB
A highly decorative wine cooler in the Graeco-Roman taste Of cylindrical form, constructed in well figured oak, supported by tripartite feet, of complex winged foot form, with brass castors under: the body with a lobed lower rim, with a running anthemion design over, and surmounted by a pattern of running studded bosses in the upper reserve. The hinged cover with a carved Greek key motif, further anthemions above and capped with a lotus bud finial. The interior is now baize lined. The four lever lock...
Category

19th Century Greco Roman Antique British Boxes

Materials

Oak

Antique Bilston Enamel on Copper Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Lovely Georgian snuff or patch box made in Bilston, England c1770-80. This box is enamel painted on copper and decorated with a foliate design and the saying "Keep this for my sake",...
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique British Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

English Art Deco Yellow Shagreen Box
Located in New York, NY
English Art Deco large rectangular dark yellow shagreen box with a copper latch and trim.
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage British Boxes

Materials

Copper

Papier Mâché Massive Size Fine Quality 19th Century Sewing Box or Jewelry Box
Located in Westport, CT
Papier mâché circa 1870 English inlaid lacquered sewing box/jewelry box, with many Velvet and mother-of-pearl compartments, hidden area in center. Hand-carved mother-of-pearl, inlaid...
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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique British Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Bilston Enamel Lion Bonbonniere
Located in Baltimore, MD
Delightful Bilston bonbonniere in the shape of a lion. These enamel on copper boxes were used to hold small hard sugar candies. This adorable lion...
Category

Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Three Anglo-Indian, Mid-20th Century Boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three mid 20th century Anglo Indian boxes with strap design. Made of bone and shell. Please note that the smallest box is missing some fretwork on top of the box. Largest measures...
Category

Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian British Boxes

Materials

Bone, Shell

Rare Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tea Caddy with Secret Drawer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of sarcophagus form with geometric brass stringing throughout, with embossed gilt-brass ring handles to the sides, the interior fitted with twin lidded lead-lined caddies separated by a glass mixing bowl, raised on brass paw feet. With a secret drawer.
Category

19th Century Antique British Boxes

Materials

Brass

A Renaissance Revival , Copper & Brass Mounted with Malachite Top, Jewelry Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare & Important Renaissance Revival Copper & Brass Mounted with Malachite Top Jewelry Box on Stand Elkington & Co., England Date...
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique British Boxes

Very Rare 17th Century Charles II English Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very rare and desirable 17th century English oak box having moulded front and sides, original lock plate, drop pulls and bun feet, with superb color and patination. The box is made...
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique British Boxes

Materials

Oak

Antique English Steel Box, Brass Plaque, on Stand
Located in Port Chester, NY
Steel box on a smart chunky new stand, with large decorative brass plaque on the top. A good end table or side table. Very decorative.
Category

Early 20th Century British Boxes

Materials

Steel, Brass

"Nuneham Park" Mail Box
Located in New York, NY
Nuneham Park Country House mail box. Used by guests of Viscount Hartcourt to send letters and postcards.
Category

20th Century British Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

An Unusual English Ebonized Painted Metal Coal Bin with Chinoiserie Decoration
By Coalbrookdale Foundry
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and unusual English ebonized painted metal octagonal covered coal bin with chinoiserie decoration; by the Coalbrookdale Foundry, Telford, England; the octagonal hinged lid wit...
Category

19th Century Antique British Boxes

Painted Dresser Mirror with Fan Carved Pediment from Mid-19th Century England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Green painted dresser mirror from 1840s England. The tilt mirror is flanked by two ionic columns and a floating frieze with carved fan pediment a...
Category

19th Century Country Antique British Boxes

Materials

Mirror, Paint, Wood

Horton & Allday Antique Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
By HORTON & ALLDAY OF BIRMINGHAM (1888-1933)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cigarette box, an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling silver cigarette box has a plain rectangular form onto four bracket style feet. The body of this impressive cigarette box is plain and unembellished. The box is fitted with two hallmarked hinged covers each embellished with an engine turned panel in addition to a paralleling, broad engine turned decorated border. The central plateau is surmounted with an impressive plain shaped handle. The body of this exceptional box is fitted with a cedar wood lining and the surface interior of each solid silver cover retains the original gilded interior. The silver box is supported by four impressive bracket style feet. This antique cigarette box has a weighted base and retains the original leatherette covering to the underside. By Virtue of its size this versatile antique 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 antique sterling silver cigarette box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in excellent condition, in keeping with age. The piece has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition. There are some minor surface dings to the side panels of the body. The engine turned decoration is all very sharp. Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the box and part hallmarks to the interior of each cover are all very clear, the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. Dimensions Length 22.7cm/8.9" Width 10.8cm/4.3" Width of compartment 8.5cm/3.3" Height 10.4cm/4.1" Weight Not measurable as weighted base Maker: Horton...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage British Boxes

Materials

Silver

Dunhill Machine Age Aluminum Cigar Box Humidor, 1920s
By Dunhill, Alfred Dunhill
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare Machine Age decorative metal box or humidor is perfect for cigar storage and was designed by Dunhill. The piece features a modernist and minimalist rounded shape in polishe...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage British Boxes

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Enamel

Georgian Burl Yew and Satinwood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Panels
Located in Downingtown, PA
George III Burl Yew and Satinwood Octagonal Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Panels, Circa, 1790, The burl yew double tea caddy is of an octagonal form with canted corners. The interior ...
Category

Late 18th Century George III Antique British Boxes

Materials

Burl

19th Century Inlaid English Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Everyone loves tea caddies. This is a beautiful one with Satinwood inlay.
Category

19th Century Antique British Boxes

Materials

Horn, Wood

English Steel Bound Pine Box
Located in Wilson, NC
English steel bound pine box, the front and sides are secured with steel bindings, the top, front and sides are decorated with brass buttons ( nail heads ) , the top has brass button...
Category

1860s Antique British Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th Century English Oak Cigar Humidor Box Cabinet with Cedar Interior Drawers
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative pretty late 19th century Victorian oak cigar humidor, shaped as little drawer cabinet with metal decoration. On the metal shield on the left door it reads a W, on th...
Category

Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Pine Blanket, Toy Box, Coffee Table, Scotland 1880, H1193
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian Pine Blanket, Toy Box, Coffee Table, Scotland 1880, H1193 Scotland 1880 Solid Pine Original Finish Rectangular moulded top with single pine board Original iron ha...
Category

1880s Victorian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Pine

Rare George III Sheraton period Spoon Box c.1780
Located in Bath, GB
In many, many years of dealing in antique boxes, I have never come across a Sheraton spoon box such as this. Similar to larger Knife Boxes, this is the same shape but in a smaller scale and the interior fitted purely for teaspoons. Veneered in Mahogany the shaped sloped lid is inlaid with an Ebony and Boxwood star, repeated on the interior of the lid. The fully fitted interior is also inlaid with Ebony and Boxwood stringing. The Box came to me with the three white metal / German 800 silver spoons...
Category

1780s George III Antique British Boxes

Materials

Silver

20th Century English Made Coco De Mer Nut Mounted Box c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning coco de mer nut adorned with silver-plated mounts, showcasing two hinged compartments that gracefully open to reveal storage compartments. T...
Category

Early 1900s Antique British Boxes

Materials

Coconut

Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box by Robert Vorley 2022
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2022 Period : Elizabeth II Origin : Essex Decoration : Central tessellated mosaic of a Painted Lady butterfly within keylines. Geometric...
Category

2010s Victorian British Boxes

Materials

Wood

George III Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Scottish Snuff Mull With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
George III Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked but tested), ram's horn snuff mull with hinged lid. The lid is inset with a central, faceted cairngorm stone which is surrounded ...
Category

1810s George III Antique British Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

c. 1765 George III Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III tea caddy, circa 1765, English. Raised on later Regency brass ball feet. Mahogany on oak. Working lock. Alterations circa 1780 to the i...
Category

Mid-18th Century George III Antique British Boxes

Materials

Oak

English 19th Century Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th Century rosewood small tea caddy. This box has an angular top opening to a fitted interior. There are two compartments with removable t...
Category

19th Century Other Antique British Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

20th Century Crocodile Leather Cigar Sleeve, Made in England
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A crocodile skin cigar case of exceptional quality, meticulously crafted in England during the early part of the 20th century, around 1910/20. Exhibiting a timeless design, this wond...
Category

1910s Vintage British Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Georgian sterling silver snuff box, Engraved
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fantastic antique Georgian era sterling silver snuff box. It has an interesting bright cut engraved design both top and bottom with initials to the top in fancy script. The box has an ergonomic curved profile and retains its lovely rich golden gilding inside. A very attractive antique silver snuff...
Category

Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Maitland Smith Brass Footed Salmon Stone with Black Cabachon Large Hinged Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith One-Of-A-Kind Box with Salmon Stone and Black Cabachon Fitted with Brass Feet and Clasp Rosewood inlays, with tesselated stone detailing
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Boxes

Materials

Stone

Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box by Robert Vorley 2022
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Robert Vorley octagonal Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : 2022 Period : Elizabeth II Origin : Essex Decoration : Central mosaic of a Red Admiral butterfly within keylines...
Category

2010s Victorian British Boxes

Materials

Wood

David Linley London Marquetry Watch and Cufflink Jewelry Box with Key
By LINLEY London, David Linley
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is a gorgeous wood marquetry watch and cufflink jewelry box with silver inlay made by London producer of fine luxury goods, Linley. This fine box would make an excellent gift fo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern British Boxes

Materials

Silver, Brass

English Regency Sarcophagus Egyptian Revival Kindling Box
Located in Charleston, SC
English Hand-Painted Regency Style Sarcophagus Egyptian Revival Kindling Box.
Category

Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Stuart Devlin - Modernist Design Sterling Silver Cigarette Box - London 1968
By Stuart Devlin
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1968 by Stuart Devlin, this very stylish, Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, is typical of Devlin's design, and is gold plated. ...
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1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage British Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

English 19th Century Jewelry Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th century jewelry box with lift up lid topped with an inlaid pearlescent urn flanked by floral and foliate motifs opening on origi...
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Decoupaged English Metal Lock Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century metal lock box now decoupaged with butterfly decoration, English. Bramah lock with original key. Swing handles. Decoupaged Greek key ...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco British Boxes

Materials

Metal

English William IV pewter open canister, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English William IV polished pewter open canister with engine turned scoring on the top and bottom rims. Unmarked. The condition is polished with wear to the base consistent with age ...
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19th Century William IV Antique British Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Rare English George III pewter canister with domed lid, 1780-1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A rare George III pewter tea/tobacco canister. The beaded lip is repeated in ring moldings on the domed lid which terminates in an acorn finial. The canted base of the canister repea...
Category

Late 18th Century George III Antique British Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Book-Shaped Jewellery Box, England, Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Decorative, English jewelry box made of lemon wood in the shape of a book with suggested book ribs and thread inlays on the hinged lid.
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Leather Travelling Trunk
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice 19th century leather travelling trunk with the owners initials RSM done with brass studs on the domed lid. The leather has a beautiful aged patina which gives it a good decora...
Category

19th Century Antique British Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Burl Humidor with Brass Accents by "Thompson & Co"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An antique English humidor by "Thompson & Co." Burl wood with brass trim and hardware. Two front doors open to reveal two small upper drawers and two larger lower drawers. Original k...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco British Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Silvered Bronze Hinged Lid Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A silver plate high relived table box with hinged lid. The box is decorated with egrets, winged cherubs faces and classical scenes. almost 6 inches wide, 4 inches deep, 4.5 inches high.
Category

1880s Renaissance Revival Antique British Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare Alfred Dunhill Mahogany & Glass Cigarette Dispenser, 1920s
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Rare Alfred Dunhill Mahogany Cigarette Dispenser With Two Glazed Fronts 1920s Great pieces for a person seeking a unique piece of Dunhill craftmanship to add to their collection. Dispenses rolled cigarettes to the smoker by turning the handles on either side of the machine (Size of dispensers are proportionate to cigarette's of the era to which the item was made). Made in England stamp...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco British Boxes

Materials

Felt, Glass, Mahogany

Edwardian Amboyna Wood Humidor by Dunhill
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with hinged lid opening to a tin lined interior with the Alfred Dunhill label. No key.
Category

1890s Edwardian Antique British Boxes

Materials

Amboyna

Wedgwood Dark Blue Bell Shaped Jasperware Biscuit Barrel
By Wedgwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Wedgwood dark blue bell shaped jasperware biscuit barrel overall neoclassical motif with a silver plated lid and handle. Stamped Wedgwood on the und...
Category

1930s Neoclassical Vintage British Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

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