British Boxes

PRESENTING A LOVELY Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Circular Lidded Vanity Box. Made by Wedgwood in England in 1957 and fully and properly marked/stamped on base. Marked: “Wedgwood, Made in England …. “P” … “B” ….. “1957”. An early Wedgwood post 1950 piece. 3.5 inches tall lidded vanity box with a diameter of 5 inches. Rolling vine and grape cameo reliefs, all over the lid and base sides. Fabulous large pointed finial on the lid with floral cameo reliefs on the sides. Exterior in an unglazed matte biscuit finish, but the interior of the box base, has a high gloss finish. In very good original condition, save one minor repair to the inside of the base rim. Not very noticeable but reflected in the reduced pricing. A ‘PERFECT’ match for the smaller and almost identical, lidded jasperware box...

This is a small oval shaped antique metal Pill Box with Mother-of Pearl Inlay dating to the Edwardian or late Victorian period. The box is made...

English campaign box, the top is inlaid with brass rectangular medallion with cut corners, the sides have campaign pulls for carrying, the front ...

This is an antique mail carriage strong box. An English, oak security chest, dating to the early Georgian period, circa 1720. Fascinating George I lock b...

A very rare and fine George III Tea Caddy made in London in 1787 by Hester Bateman. The Tea Caddy is modelled in a known design from the Hester Bateman workshops. This fine example...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Regency Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy from the 1st quarter of the 19th century. It has a sarcophagus form with hinged cover opening to disclose t...

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 classic antique solid Silver Cigar Box / Cigarette Box with a highly polished silver exterior. The interior of the Silver Box has a cedar wood lined base and the lid is gilded. The interior has a removable wooden...

This is a cast bronze metal box modelled as a casket with a wood liner and depicting medieval scenes. We date this box to the late 19th Century. The box is made of a cast metal (b...

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...

PRESENTING A GORGEOUS Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Lidded Tea Caddy. Made by Wedgwood in England circa 1950-60 and fully and properly marked/stamped on base. Marked: “Wedgwood, Ma...

Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented...

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 ...

A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box, the hinged lid with a dainty basket suspended from a bow with long ribbons entwined with flowering tendrils, ...

Collinson and Walton. A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized music cabinet with pierced gallery to the top, wild burr walnut panels to the doors which open to reveal sheet music slides, ...

This antique box is from London made from papier-mâché The top is hand painted and inlaid with mother of pearl. It is finely painted and has an interior with defined Spaces for writ...

Exquisite shagreen cigar case with silver collar. Expands for differing lengths of small cigar or cigarettes. Made in the U.K. in the 1900-1920´s. It has the stamp of the retail sho...

The set of Wedgwood consists of three lidded boxes in different shape and design and two small serving bowls of which one can be used as an ashtray. All is made of the famous but r...

Regency leather studded traveling case by Chapple & Sons of Cheapside London with studded brass initials ( I * M ) This compact Regency trunk is constru...

Guild of Handicraft attributed. An Arts and Crafts patinated copper cigar box. With an enamel of a lakeside scene to the centre and trees to the sides probably made by Charles Fleetw...

English George III triple tea caddy with untouched patina colour and original brassware standing on ogee feet with 3 section interior.

Antique rosewood box with pewter and mother of pearl inlay. The Regency Empire to early Victorian rectangular box is inlaid with MOP at the center...

Realistically Formed  From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this novelty Great Western Railway Bogie Coal Wagon Humidor. The humidor carved in oak modelled as a novelty...

Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts ceder lined pewter jewelry box with an Abalone blue semi-precious stone to the lid. Tudric 082 stamped to base. Liberty launched its Tudric pewter rang...

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...

Regency period early 19th century flame mahogany tea caddy box with swing handle complete with an original hallmarked sterling silver George III tea caddy spoon Comes with working key, item opens to reveal a fitted interior with twin caddies & central crystal mixing bowl which is a later addition. A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made by the mistress of the house, or under her supervision. As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea...

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 little glass jewelry box with hand hammered ship to the copper lid.

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...

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

A fine 18th century satinwood and yew tea caddy, the oval burr panels figuring on all sides with boxwood banding and bone knob to the lid. Wonderful patination and remnants of silver...

Liberty and Co. Stamped Tudric 0586. A pewter box with an enamel inset into the lid depicting a Pre-Raphaelite Maiden in electric blue colours. The hinge on the sides of the lid has been removed and shortened all the way around, and it has been made into a push on lid. Representations of the human figure are quite rare in Liberty Tudric pewter...

Alfred Dunhill Art deco Cigarettes box materials: wood and mother of pearl intaglia jester art deco figure in mother of pearl sealed with the Dunhill brand ...

Antique Regency quality mahogany inlaid tea caddy having inlaid satinwood stringing, original ornate brass handles and escutcheon, lift up lid opening to reveal two tea caddies Dim...

A large sarcophagus shaped rosewood tea caddy with a semi domed top. Original glass inside and two tea compartments. Mother of pearl inlaid escutcheon. On bun feet. The interior is f...

This is a small antique dressing table ring box. An English, Sterling silver lidded dish, dating to the early 20th century, hallmarked 192...

Shaped as an Apple From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this superb Georgian Apple Treen Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy carved from Sycamore as a novelty Apple with a button stalk, shaped body and shaped cut steel escutcheon. When opened the Caddy reveals traces of the original tin foil lining for housing Tea leaves. The Apple Fruit Tea Caddy...

A superb antique English Regency style rosewood sarcophagus casket box with lock and key, circa 1850. This fine antique box has a lovely sarcophagus form accented with contrasting in...

English Gothic Revival Document Box, c.1860-80. Carved oak with repetitive florets & bosses. Signed hinges: "Hodges Lock Lock Joint". 11.75" x 6 3/8" x 5.75" h. Whitehall Antiques ...

English Oriental-Style Comb Storage Box with Mirror

This 18th-century English snuff box is composed of a beautiful dark hardstone body encased in gold casework mounts. The box opens with a hinged lid, allowing snuff stored inside to b...

Antique early 20th Century leather bound jewellery box. This charming box features a brass plaque and a round escutcheon plate. The interior includes two removable velvet lined trays...

Liberty & Co in the style of. An English Arts & Crafts hexagonal pewter Inkwell with a Green Ruskin ceramic jewel to the hinged lid. Retaining the original pewter removable inkwell. ...

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...

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...

Green tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. With two interior covers raised on four silver ball feet. Circa 1870.

A truly fine piece of modern silver, hefty and beautifully made from English solid Sterling Silver in the form of a walnut. The hinged box has a little cut-out in the front to help...

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

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

With Bridge Game Contents From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Green Stained Shareen Bridge Games Box. The box of rectangular shape seated upon a plinth base w...

In the form of a house; the hinged top opening to an open interior. In the spirit of early nineteenth century pinworm on ivory boxes that were highly collected in Regency England.

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...

English oak smoker's cabinet, the top and doors were selected to have quarter sawn oak, the more decorative cut than straight grain oak. The sides have carrying handles. Opening the...

A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Regency Bramah Rosewood Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With Fitted Leather Interior, Ceramic Blotting Tablets. Complete with Beautifully De...

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

English, circa 1867. An unusual antique biscuit barrel or humidor. The main body is formed of pressed glass with a greek key border, paneled window and a reeded edge. The glass rest...

A large English lacquered papier-mâché container from the Aesthetic Movement period, featuring a decorative chinoserie painting of stylized Asian figures, pagodas, and a garden bridg...