1850s Boxes

Wonderful solid tropical hardwood writing box or slope Fabulous colour and figure in the wood Fine brass hardware With secret drawers* Pair of original brass topped inkwells Rep...

This is a beautiful large antique Victorian maple wood and burr walnut table casket, circa  1850 in date. The square casket features stunning panels of burr maple  embellished with ...

This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, coromandel jewellery box, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Striking...

Highly Collectible Perfume Casket, Napoleon III Period (pre-1882), with Expertise. A rectangular perfume box veneered in rare wood, featuring a finely executed herringbone pattern. T...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 14 karat gold snuff box; an addition to our collection of gold boxes. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 14k yellow gold snuff box has an oblong rounded form. The body of this antique gold snuff box...

A wonderful smart mid-century modern Italian box made from red jasper stone and lined in onyx. A gilt metal hinge joins the top and bottom of the box. Red Jasper is a microcrysta...

An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...

Napoleon III Period Ebony Luxury Box by TAHAN, Paris, with Expertise. Stamped “TAHAN Fr de l’Empereur” — official purveyor to the Emperor. A rare and impeccably preserved example of ...

Immerse yourself in the elegance of the Biedermeier era with this exquisite lidded box made of overlay glass. This piece stands out due to its masterful ...

A Victorian coromandel necessaire box, attributed to Lund of London and dating to the late nineteenth century, circa 1880. The box is of rectangular form and veneered throughout in r...

Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850 With beautiful intricate carvings. Made out birch wood. Heigth: 5.5 cm/2.1 inch Depth: 9.5 cm/3.7 inch Width: 17 cm/6.6 inch

Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies with lids for various items. Slotted back panel fo...

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box. This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques...

Beautifully decorated mid-late 19th c, England, black lacquered papier-mâché sewing stand. Decorated with gilt, mother-of-pearl and polychrome paint, opening to cloth-lined interior....

A delightful letter or stationary box Wonderful colours Similarities to Mauchline ware. Hand painted paper applied to wood, possibly sycamore. Applied hand coloured steel engravin...

English Burl walnut and figural cherub wedge-wood hinged letter box with compartmentalized fitted interior, locking mechanism with key, decorative circular rope motif, and original e...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver vesta case in the form of a shoe; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collecti...

A finely crafted rosewood box from the mid 19th century possibly used as a cent or ink box. The exterior features richly grained rosewood with a high polish and is accented with orna...

Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with swing handle c1850 Date : c1850 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Two compar...

Bohemian silver-mounted overlay and enameled box, dated 1852 with chinoiserie decorations and Viennese silver.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver commemorative card case featuring The Crystal Palace; an addition to our range of collectable silverware...

1461 Antique wood cash box with iron handles

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Scottish sterling silver and 15 karat gold box; an addition to our diverse silver box collection. This exceptional Scottish sterling silv...

Unusual antique Victorian quality rosewood writing box having a quality rosewood rectangular shaped top with a shaped gallery above two drawers opening to reveal a fitted compartment for sewing items...

A quite wonderful and romantic stationery box, ready to grace the finest of desk-tops. Made from burr walnut the wedge shaped box is smothered in fine quality polished brass mount...

Incredible portuguese silver jewerly box with semi-precious stones on the lid circa 1850.

Russian embossed brass umbrella / walking stick stand with four serpentine studded panels decorated with eagle and shield motif, flanking lion head pulls, lead lined...

Victorian rosewood travelling vanity box / jewellery case. The top has an inlaid mother of pearl floral motif and mother of pearl surrounding the lock. Super example with a suite of wonderful storage and complete vanity items. Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout. The fitted interior reveals a lift-out compartment tray, dressed with dark navy velvet. A mirror is set within the lid, removable by activating a brass push button which gives access to leather folio sleeve. There is also small push button within the rear edge which activates the lower jewellery drawer, with individual jewellery compartments and velvet earring...

Rectangular box with brass tacks and hinged lid set in a brass base.

A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED MYSORE SANDALWOOD CASKET South India, circa 1850 A particularly large and profusely carved South Indian sandalwood casket, almost certainly Mysore, the en...

Portugese Colonial dwarf chest used for valuables. Raised panels with brass hardware. Six small drawers. Bun feet.

Exquisite Antique Cherrywood Jewelry Casket – Finely Ebonized & Intricately Inlaid This distinguished antique jewelry casket is a true testamen...

Octagonal form with Asian figures! Great old paint.

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 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...

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...