British Boxes

Tortoiseshell tea caddy with inlaid mother of pearl from England. Metal lined under two lids.  Excellent condition, circa 1860.

A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver jewellery casket made in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to the Victorian silver collection. This mag...

A Delightful Pair Of 18th Century, Hepplewhite Period, Georgian Mahogany Pair Of Knife Boxes, Or Cutlery Boxes, Having Elegant Serpentine Fronts, Superbly Figured Lift Up Lids, Enclo...

A Very Attractive And Good Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Having Boxwood Strung Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Pagoda Top Enclosing Two Lidded ...

A stunning quality British Aesthetic Movement brass mounted oak stationery box with gothic influences dating from around 1880. The box stands on a wide ...

Antique early 20th Century British burgundy leather-bound jewellery box with decorative silver-gilt mounts, cast escutcheon and lion mask handles. It features a working lock and a ke...

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...

A fine antique Engish presentation silver box. In sterling silver with a gilt interior by George Unite & Sons of Chester in 1899. Commissioned as a gift by Abbas Hilmi II, the last...

English Early 19th Century Penwork Box with Chinoiserie Decoration

With Sewing Equipment From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet. The Sewing Cabinet of...

Asprey London Silver-Banded Rosewood Humidor with Hygrometer, c.1970s This exceptional humidor by Asprey London showcases the brand’s renowned commitment to craftsmanship and under...

A substantial English black and white marble stone jewelry or decorative (trinket) box, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century, England. Box is rec...

Very fine rosewood gentleman's toiletry box, English, ca. 1880

A very special tea caddy Burl amboyna with silver wire stringing. Of special note is the exceptional quality of the inlay on the interior lid. Original key. Free Uk shipping ...

Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Opera House. In this instance, Highclere Castle...

Vintage 20th Century 9k solid gold mounted on sumptuous crocodile leather cigar case. It is of rounded rectangular form, with a pull off lid and interior that is sufficient for four ...

An elegant and functional antique circa 1900 English flame mahogany jewelry box by esteemed furniture maker Maple & Co. The interior is fitted with spring green velvet and ample stor...

Rectangular hinged coffered top over a conforming case. Side ring handles and brass paw feet. Fitted interior.

This finely constructed cigar case is executed in a richly mottled tortoiseshell veneer, carefully framed and edged with ivory colored mounts and inlaid panels. The exterior presents...

English Art Deco sterling silver box, 1957. Rectangular with plain sides. Cover hinged and tabbed with flat top and chamfered edges; allover engine-turned ornament. Cedar-lined inter...

A stunning and scarce antique English Victorian era burlwood voting box. Hand-crafted in the 19th century, the small table box having a rectangular case wi...

This Tunbridge box still bank is indigenous to the Tunbridge ware cottage industries of the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England in the 18th and 19th c...

A lacquered wooden humidor richly decorated in the revived Chinoiserie manner, its exterior finished in deep black japanning and finely painted with gilt rocaille scrollwork framing ...

The Following Item that we are offering is A Beautiful and Unusual RARE COLLECTORS WORCESTERSHIRE ENGLAND HALCYON DAYS STYLE Porcelain Box, featuring a Ba...

English Victorian style (1940s) small rectangular box inlaid with various sea shells and having a beige woven interior

A silver pill box, made to commemorate the coronation of George V, by James Fenton, Birmingham, England, date marked, 1910. The round lidded box shows the heads of King George the F...

Paneled case with top lifting handle and side handles. Signed on top with working lock and key.

A fabulous smart Art Deco box made from white onyx and trimmed in a deep green Malachite. The box opens to reveal the gold plated Betjemann's Patent hinge with and English registrat...

English silver horse racing snuff box, Birmingham 1829 A silver snuff box with a scene from horse racing on top of the hinged lidded box. On the sides a guilocche pattern and inside...

Large, locking (key included), campaign style humidor in highly figured wood with brass inlaid corner supports and flush mounted handles. The interior fitted with a galvanized metal ...

A superb late Victorian playing card box made from English sterling silver fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1899; the makers mark is also present for the well renowned English silversmith, Levi, and Salaman. The box retains the two heavy beveled glass panels to the top with one card below depicting Elizabeth...

This is an antique sarcophagus tea caddy. An English, rosewood loose leaf tea case dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. A beautifully proportioned piece with fine detailing, ...

A good antique English, Charles II (Carolean) period carved oak bible or document box, circa 1680. Such boxes were particularly popular in the 17th century, when printed bibles were very expensive and a treasured family possession. The bible was most likely the only book owned by a family and was also the means of recording births, deaths & marriages which would be written on the flyleaf or endpapers. They were also used to protect other important documents and valuables and were brought to colonial America by early settlers. This bible box dates shortly after the English Civil War & the brief time that England was a Republic (known then as the Commonwealth) under Oliver Cromwell. The box typifies those Puritan values, simple six plank construction with a hinged lid enclosing a storage area for a bible or important documents. The front of the box having a carved foliate twin lunette design with a hand cut steel lock & hasp above, the box is robust & solid & for it's 350 or so years it is in very good condition! This very early antique carved bible box...

An English 19th century decorative box with lift up lid opening on original brass hinges to reveal a good sized storage compartment lined with the original hand-crafted sapphire blue...

This is an antique keepsake box. An English, Coromandel inlaid stationery case, dating to the Regency period, circa 1830. Appealing sarcophagus ...

18th Century Welsh strong box with carved detail.  

Late 19th century chinoiserie tea tin from England.

A fine quality brass and copper coal hod. Classical design, English, late 19th century. Original lift-out handled liner. Associated shovel. The repouss...

An antique 18th century Bilston or Battersea enamel muffineer or sugar shaker. A very rare form! With a pierced, domed top, raised gold decoration, and cartouches of floral spr...

T.H. brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., Staffordshire cobalt Majolica box, England, circa 1880. Box with figural strap decoration and braided handle to cover.

19th century boulle casket-type letter box by Halstaff and Hanover. The exterior is finished with Ornate boulle inlay on all sides in gold and red. A del...

Art Deco 1924 Sterling Silver Chain Mesh Ladies Evening Bag Purse This is an exquisite chain mesh ladies' bag made of sterling silver from the Art Deco era. Its classic feminine d...

A stunning English Victorian Games / playing card box made from Burl Walnut mounted with impressive polished brass mounts beautifully detailed, and in turn, inset with polished green malachite stones. The box comes with a working (replacement) key which when unlocked reveals a fitted interior complete with a wooden cribbage board, whist markers...

About as exotic and decorative as they get, this magnificent playing card or games box has a deep red or burgundy background which is smothered in the most exquisite fine penwork wit...

The hinged rectangular top with three oval Signed Wedgwood plaques depicting putti at various pursuits within oval paterae mounted swagged and beaded borders, opening to a morocco leather lined hinged slope enclosing a well, the upper section fitted with candlesticks and compartmentalized for inkwells, above a hinged lid the front with a spring loaded secret drawer opening to a needle or pincushion and spools of thread. This unusual work box, mounted with blue and white jasperware signed Wedgwood plaques, is English in conception. The writing box was a popular form first used in the 18th c and well into the 19th c for traveling. This type of portable desk was described by the English poet William Cowper in 1785 as 'the most elegant, the compactest, the most commodious desk in the world.' Additionally, the jasperware plaques, came from Josiah Wedgwood's factory in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Its proximity to the steel manufacturing city of Birmingham, the birthplace of Matthew Boulton, producer of decorative metalwork (including cut steel mounts) and described by his friend and fellow-industrialist, Josiah Wedgwood, as 'the first Manufacturer in England', certainly suggests an English origin and possibly his handwork. However, the polished steel mounts are also typical of furniture and objects made in Tula, Russia, where the Imperial Arms Factory was founded by Peter the Great in the early 18th c and which later became known for its decorative objects, including furniture and domestic pieces. Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, ordered the 'Frog Service...

A lovely bow front tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with mother of pearl flowers and topped with a silver badge. English, circa 1870.

Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) ram's horn snuff mull, having a hinged lid, Scotland, Ca. 1795. Measures 1 1/2 inches diameter at widest ...

An English Regency serpentine satinwood marquetry inlaid tea caddy with rosewood cross-banding throughout. The top is centered with a leaf roundel,the central front panel with an ova...

This is an antique tea caddy. An English, flame mahogany loose leaf tea container with glass mixer, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Attractive Regency period caddy with fi...

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

Large, Georgian (George III), brass-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca 1810. Measures 3 1/2 inches long x 2 1/4 inches deep x 2 1/4 inches high. Dark areas...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver and erotica enamel cigarette case; an addition to our diverse range of continental silverware This exceptional antique George V sterling silver and enamel cigarette case has a plain square form with rounded corners. The anterior and posterior covers of this antique silver case are plain and unembellished. This case is fitted with a plain rounded push fit catch, which when released reveals a concealed secondary cover. This hinged push fit cover is ornamented with an impressive erotica hot enamel scene depicting a female figure, partially undressed and bathing. This concealed cover opens to allow access to the hinged compartments. This impressive example of antique silverware retains the original gilt interior. Such concealed antique cases are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Condition This antique cigarette...

These novelty solid sterling silver boxes or Canisters are always highly sought-after in the form of a paint tin with a lift off lid. This one is made by the creme de la creme of si...

A fine quality, charming 19th century Regency Italian late baroque period walnut 2-drawer table, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box h...

Antique English Regency cellarette / cassone casket / coffer / coffret , trunk or marriage chest. Made of carved mahogany featuring blind fretwork ...

Beautiful, Edwardian period, sterling silver table/jewelry box on ball feet, having a hinged lid and a pull-out drawer (which has a lovely, hinged handle). The box was made in Chest...

This refined folding card case is of rectilinear form and constructed with an exterior veneered in richly figured tortoiseshell, framed by narrow linear inlays that emphasize its arc...

This is an antique master craftsman's retirement box. An English, rosewood and white metal celebration keepsake case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Skilfully craf...

State of Qatar and Grant Macdonald, A Rare Silver Humidor Box in original fitted box depicting the map and flags of The State of Qatar and the Royal seal of the State. Silverware is a traditional gift in many cultures and Qatar is known for its appreciation of luxury and quality hence the collaboration with Grant Macdonald which has been commissioned to create a silver humidor for a member of the royal family of Qatar. Grant Macdonald is a British silversmith company that has been in business for over 50 years. They are known for their exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail in creating luxury silverware and bespoke commissions. Qatar, on the other hand, is a small country located in the Middle East that has been growing rapidly over the past few decades, becoming a hub for business and luxury. Grant Macdonald and Qatar may seem like two unrelated topics, but the two have actually been connected in recent years through commissions and collaborations. Qatar is a country that values luxury and quality, making it a prime market for Grant Macdonald’s exquisite silverware. In fact, the company has worked on several high-profile commissions for clients in Qatar, including a silver replica of the famous Doha Pearl Monument. The Doha Pearl Monument is an iconic landmark in Qatar, representing the country’s history and culture. It is a symbol of Qatar’s pearl diving...

Mid 19th century Tunbridge ware stationery box by Edmund Nye, manufacturer. The dome-shaped top is inlaid with a specimen parquetry panel, crossbanded with boxwood and stringing and...