19th Century Boxes

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Lacquer

Large Japanese black lacquer box with multi-color gilt vine design, Edo period, 19th century.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Boxes

Antique Japanese lacquer tiered box comprised of two stacked trays and a cover, the whole supported on four squat cabriole legs. The top and sides have a black rectangular panel set ...

Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Boxes

Bone, Chestnut, Walnut

From the region of Aragon in north-central Spain, this mid-19th century walnut and chestnut tabletop box retains its original patina throughout, and beautifully executed arabesque an...

Antique Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Antique iron bound hardwood merchants chest with hidden compartments. The chest is very heavy, it is made in hardwood with a great deal of thick iron banding and brass and iron s...

Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo-Indian hexagonal box of ebonized hardwood inset with disks of bone holding porcupine quills. The inside of the lid decorated with an inlaid hand colored elephant and marked Cey...

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Hexagonal Arts & Crafts shagreen casket with bronze mounts, England, circa 1890. With a hinged lid featuring a raised flat hexagonal top, surrounded by a decorative bronze mount, eac...

Matthew Linwood

Antique Early 1800s English George IV Historical Memorabilia

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Rectangular memorial vinaigrette in sterling silver and interior in vermeil. Lid with hinge representing an engraved portrait of Amiral Horatio, first Vicomte Nelson in an ovale fra...

Antique 19th Century Austrian Decorative Boxes

Gold, Enamel

An Austrian gold, enamel, and Jewel-set necessaire etui box case, 19th century Fantastic quality enamel. Chased and enameled with urns of foliage in green and red enamel, the...

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Gold

A French Empire oval gold snuff box by H.A. Adam, Paris, circa 1820. Fantastic quality box. Hallmarked throughout. Measures: 1" high x 3" wide x 2" deep Excellent condi...

Antique 19th Century German Renaissance Sterling Silver

Silver, Rock Crystal

A German Renaissance-style silver gilt rock crystal cup and cover, circa 1870 Good condition. Natural inclusions to the rock crystal. Very fine quality object. Measures: 8"...

Onnaing

Antique 1890s French Country Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Ceramic

Majolica tobacco jar with deer and acanthus leaves Onnaing, circa 1890.

Antique Mid-19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Iron

Bring a piece of history into your home with this fine, antique safe from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, dated 1865. Made in cast iron with gun barrel finish, this safe has ...

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Lovely 19th century British coromandel wood mother of pearl and abalone inlaid dressing table box. Gorgeous 19th century British piece! From circa 1860. The box is a dressing ...

Antique 19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories

Oak

This is an antique stationery cabinet, an English, Victorian, oak correspondence chest dating to the turn of the last century, circa 1900. Attractive medullary rays in the grain d...

Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Mother-of-Pearl, Amboyna

A fabulous and scarce Backgammon board made from highly prized Amboyna wood, the most precious and expensive timber in the world, sought for it's tight curly grain and rich cognac co...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Macassar

Antique jewelry box veneered in beautiful Coromandel with double strung brass, thick edging, brass escutcheon and lion engraved initial plate, with sprung loaded side drawer. This...

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Tobacco Accessories

Silver, Sterling Silver

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta case in the form of a horseshoe; an addition to our equestrian related silverware collection This fine antiqu...

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Poplar, Paint

This elaborately decorated red lacquer box was once presented as a gift to an honored friend, filled with popular Chinese snacks such as roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and soybean...

André-Charles Boulle

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Ebony, Brass, Bronze, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Burl

Jewel decorative box or sewing box, in Boulle style Marquetry in Ebony, Copper, Brass, Mother of Pearl and precious reddish Amaranthus wood. It opens by a pressing button. The insid...

John Lawrence & Co.

Antique 1810s English George III Decorative Boxes

Silver, Sterling Silver

A fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection This antique Georgian silver vinaigre...

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

Bone, Pewter, Precious Stone, Sandalwood

Very nice 19th century Anglo-Indian glove box from circa 1870. Made from sandalwood but heavily inlaid with Bombay Sadeli mosaic and tumbleblock geometric patterns all over. Unde...

Antique 1890s French Late Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Leather

A truly fine and unusual Jewellery box, perfect for either a lady or a gentleman, French in origin and dating to the late 19th century, circa 1890-1900. It is a great look top qua...

Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Sterling Silver

Silver

Antique European silver keepsake box. Round with straight sides. Cover hinged and raised with tab. Coins and medallions inset to sides and cover in fluid and stylized engraved frames...

KPM Porcelain

Antique Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Porcelain

Rare KPM Berlin Porcelain box with Rich Weichmalerei painting and gold painting. KPM Berlin circa 1900 KPM Berlin 1 Wahl, first condition. The Porcelain box is in a very good ...

Pierre-Noël Blaquière

Antique 1810s French Empire More Desk Accessories

Vermeil, Precious Stone

A very unusual, rare and enormous citrine carved as a perfume bottle. Heart shaped body totally carved in citrine bordered by a vermeil rim decorated with acanthus. Covered with a ov...

Antique Mid-19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

An elegant and beautiful home for your beloved jewellery and special trinkets. Crystal glass box, from the Napoleon III era of the 1900s. 5 faceted glass sided box, framed in with...

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Jewelry Boxes

Bone, Tortoise Shell

Beautiful 19th century Anglo-Indian trinket box from circa 1880. The box is constructed of sandalwood but completely covered in the most gorgeous speckled faux blonde tortoiseshell ...

Antique 1840s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

The figure head of a native plantation tobacco picker is fixed to the solid lead dome shaped top. The tobacco jar has its original internal lid that is decorated in a chinoiserie fas...

André-Charles Boulle

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Horn, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Fruitwood, Mahogany

Beautiful decorative box, used for gloves. It opens by its top and facade, in Boulle style marquetry in copper, brass, horn and mother of pearl. And a very elegant gilt bronze Jonc c...

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Brass, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Mahogany

Decorative mahogany and brass glass fronted cigar case with working lock and key. This lovely piece was produced in England during the late 19th century, circa 1890. As you can se...

Sampson Mordan & Co.

Antique 1860s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Silver, Sterling Silver

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver gilt and cabochon hardstone vinaigrette made by S. Mordan & Co; an addition to our diverse silver boxes collection. ...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Bone, Mahogany

Miniature Sewing Compendium in the form of a Samovar made of solid mahogany with bone handles and ball finial. The top unscrews to reveal various bone sewing tools securely housed in...

Antique Early 1800s English Jewelry Boxes

Mahogany

A late 18th-early 19th century Georgian mahogany dressing box. The box has a drawer in the base, a cross banded and inlaid lid with a conch shell in the middle and a pair of brass...

Antique Late 19th Century Russian Decorative Boxes

Lacquer

A late 19th century Russian black lacquered box by Vishniakov. The long oblong shaped lid is decorated with a winter scene of a Russian troika being pulled through the snow by thr...

Antique Late 19th Century European Decorative Boxes

Nutwood

• 19th century casket, 2nd Half of 19th century • Nutwod and rosewood veneer, Lid with mirror on the inside • Restored state • French shellac hand polish • Measures: Height 9.5 c...

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Decorative Boxes

Rosewood

Stunning large Biedermeier wooden box, Austria, circa 1890 The original fully functional lock and key. The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!   

Tunbridge Ware

Antique 19th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Wood

An English Tunbridge Ware dresser top jewelry box from the 19th century, with inlaid medieval castle décor and deep interior storage. This English jewelry box, typical of the Tunbrid...

Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Decorative Boxes

Steel, Wood, Paint

Continental steel decorated white painted spa box 19th century The ivory colored box adorned with exquisite steel mounts adding crisp definition and brilliance. The rectangular top...

Antique Early 1800s French Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Straw

This cylinder box is an exceptionally fine example of straw marquetry, and a rare survivor of the craft, which involves the cutting, coloring, and mounting of split straws to form de...

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Antique 1860s French Empire Decorative Boxes

Metal

French Sevres Toilette box in translucent blue opaline. Rectangular with canted corners gilt ornaments and feet. Large escutcheon covering the front of the casket.

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddies

Mahogany

A fine English mahogany tea caddy with fruitwood inlay from the reign of George III. The interior with two lidded compartments for tea leaves, with the personal touch of a piece of a...

Antique Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Wood

A very nice early 19th century chinoiserie lacquered wig box from the South of France in its original condition.

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Wood

A 19th century Regency penwork box, with a lovely antique marriage silhouette on the inside lid, England, circa 1830.

Antique 19th Century European Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Wood

A very nice Chinese export tea caddy made for the European market with original tea canisters.

Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Metal

Pair of Chinese mahogany and tin hinged painted tea bins with gilt figural stenciling and decorative landscape scenes with bird motif, mid-19th century.

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Wood

Imagine the delight of opening this mysterious, black box to find it filled with roasted nuts and decadent sweets. Unusual for its curved, fan-like shape, the 19th-century wooden box...

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Early 19th century Chinese lacquer box.

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Louis XVI Games

An exquisite Swiss, circa 1890, exotic-woods games box of rectangular form with canted edges; the slightly domed top with brass and ebony inlaid perimeters surrounding geometric nacr...

André-Charles Boulle

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Palisander, Brass, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood

Rare cigar box cabinet in beautiful Boulle Marquetry 'à la Reine' composed of mother-of-pearl cross tracery and brass clover. Interior with 5 drawers range in rosewood for keeping th...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Velvet, Macassar

Dome top Coromandel Jewelry box with engraved brass initial plate and escutcheon. The interior of this jewelry box has its original interior which is lined with blue velvet and b...

Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Satinwood

Antique Jewelry box veneered in beautiful mulberry and satinwood. With an engraved brass carry handle, escutcheon and standing on four small brass ball feet. The interior of this...

Antique 19th Century German Boxes

Bronze, Porcelain, Wood

This very large continental casket is made of possible 18th century porcelain and was mounted in the mid-19th century. This piece is German and is in wonderful condition; its origina...

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Bone, Pewter, Precious Stone, Ebony, Sandalwood

Gorgeous and extremely rare example of an Anglo-Indian Sadeli Mosaic Box from circa 1840. Made in or around Bombay, India. This is a sarcophagus shaped sandalwood box encased in f...

Antique 19th Century French William IV Decorative Boxes

Leather, Mother-of-Pearl

Palais Royal leather cased Necessaire with gold tooling decoration and brass push button clasp. With a mirror backed lid, the interior houses various mother of pearl sewing tools and...

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Brass, Wood, Tulipwood

Antique jewelry box veneered in Thuya wood with Tulipwood crossbanding and brass edging, escutcheon and ornate engraved initial plate.  Once unlocked the lid can be lifted which a...

Stokes & Ireland Ltd

Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Silver

A fabulous late Victorian playing card box made from solid sterling silver fully hallmarked for the highly collectable Chester assay office and the year 1899; the makers initials are...

Antique 19th Century Tea Caddies

Silver Plate

Period Victorian Composition silver plated, EP Measures: Width 19 cm / 7 1/2 in Depth 13 cm / 5 in Height 10 cm / 4 in. Hallmark EP hallmark to the underside Condition: Vey goo...

Antique 1810s English George III Decorative Boxes

George III mahogany inlaid casket This George III mahogany inlaid casket was made circa 1820 The box opens to reveal an open storage area. The interior with hand marbled paper with...