19th Century Boxes
Period: 19th Century
Color: Brown
Walnut Tumbridgeware Dressing Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
A decorative walnut Tumbridgeware jewelry box with vibrant violet silk interior. Tumbridgeware being characterized as a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes, that is characteristic of Tumbridge and the spa town of Royal Tumbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. This one dates from circa 1870, and has good inlay, especially the hexagonal mother-of-pearl motif around the keyhole. There is no key. Useful divided tray...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
French Antique Casket with Four Baccarat Perfume Scent Bottles
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century French ebonised and brass inlaid scent bottle casket Of shaped rectangular outline, the hinged lid concealing four gilt decorated clear glass bottles...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Trinity House Inlaid Rosewood Sewing Box, circa 1870
Located in Nantucket, MA
Fine 19th century trinity house marquetry inlaid rosewood sewing box, circa 1870, made by a Trinity House Lighthouse Keeper or sailor aboard a Lightship for sale to passing ships. The rosewood box features marquetry inlaid cutter-rigged sloops sailing past a lighthouse within a crossbanded reserve on the lid, and additional inlaid cutters and escutcheon on the front. The interior is fitted with a velvet pincushion and various cuddies both open or covered by a rosewood lid with petite ivory finial; the tray lifts out to reveal a paper-lined storage compartment. The bottom of the box retains its original paper covering.
Delicate marquetry inlay does not survive well in the damp environments of lighthouses and ships, so these highly prized Trinity House boxes...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Indian, Sadeli, Colonial, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign correspondence box. An Indian, rosewood and Sadeli mosaic colonial writing case, dating to the Regency period, circa 182...
Category
Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
A Rare 19th Century Killarney Ware Marquetry Writing Slope, Ireland Circa 1875
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & relatively rare Killarney Ware marquetry writing slope / lap desk, the yew wood case is constructed with two fold-over panels decorate...
Category
Irish Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Other
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The rice measure has a square f...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Swiss Samuel Troll Fils Key Wind Cylinder Music Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in Switzerland in approximately 1850, this key wind brass cylinder music box is set in a burled walnut case with an inlaid shield in the top and has a gl...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Pharmacy Wooden Pot with Cover
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional big Italian Pharmacy pot with cover from Tuscany,Italy,
elegant object with few decorations, good old patina and warm finish of the wood, ...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Inlaid Octagonal hardwood Box with Fitted Interior and Key, English Early 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand made oak Sewing Box, of octagonal form with inlaid sunburst top, fully fitted interior and having a working lock and key, all dating to circa 1840.
The bo...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted with chinoiserie motif. Original inserts with etching.
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Zinc
Antique Hand Painted Box in Yellow enamel with Hunting Horse Scene
By Castel Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Antique 19th Jewellery hand painted porcelain box with hunting horse scene.
aprox 1880 hand painted in yellow porcelaine
Perfect gift for decoration or...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Small Indian 19th Century Box with Brass Details and Compartmented Interior
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small Indian antique box from the 19th century, with brass details and compartmented interior. Created in India during the 19th century, this small wooden box...
Category
Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique French Set of Brass Wedding Caskets for Jewelry
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Set of 5 antique caskets from the 19th century from France.
dimensions:
1. 8,5 cm x 6.5 cm x 5 cm
2. 8 cm x 5 cm x 6 cm
3. 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 7 cm
...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Guillaume Diehl Cigar Boxe
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Cigar humidor, stamped by Charles Guillaume DIEHL (1811 - 1885), in ebony with inlaid decoration of friezes of scrolls, fleurons and lanceolate leaves, inside with five dra...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Period Brass Bound Rosewood Campaign Writing Box, England, Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A superior Regency period brass bound writing box constructed of richly figured Brazilian rosewood, the hinged top inset with a blank brass cartouche and opening to an interior fitted for inkwells & writing implements, including two replace gilt-tooled leather writing panels that cover document compartments, one housing three concealed spring activated ’secret’’ drawers. The interior also featuring a hinged arm that elevates to support the top when being used as a reading lectern...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Size & Great Quality Carved Jewelry, Treasure or Collecting Box / Casket
Located in Lisse, NL
A beautiful and top condition antique black forest jewelry box, carved on all sides.
This rare and large jewelry box makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye for fine arts. It is a very well fine carved gem and highly practical with a good working lock and key. The detailed leafs, branches and flowers on top
and the marvelous blue...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century, English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century mahogany English Regency tea caddy with silver markings of a family crest, griffon and ram on the top. The interior of this te...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Pine Box with Brass Embellishments and Painted Interior
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely 19th century box with lovely mellow patina, brass "batwing" escutcheon on front, brass bail side handles, and hinges at rear. Teal painted interior.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 8 Spanish Woven Wicker Olive Grape Harvest Basket
Located in Miami, FL
Rustic Spanish chateau champagne grape harvesting basket constructed from woven wicker reeds. Features a thick braided top with handles ...
Category
Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wicker
Very Good Georgian Burr Elm Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy, U.K, circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome early 19th century Georgian sarcophagus-shaped tea caddy in burr elm. The highly figured case fitted with a hinged canted top with a cross-banded edge, opening to an interior housing twin lidded tea canisters flanking a period cut-glass mixing bowl...
Category
British Georgian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Elm, Cut Glass
Whaler Made Bone and Ebonized Wood Round Lidded Box, circa 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Whaler made antique bone and ebonized wood round box, circa 1850. With pierced bone medallion and delicately carved bone spiral decorative supports on the...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa 1870. This handsome box opens to reveal a leather...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century, French, Hand Painted in Flowers Wooden Box with Metal Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful hand painted wooden box decorated in very romantic style with lovely flowers on the top and front side. The edges of the box are made of metal and there are metal handles a...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Walnut Jewelry Box from the 19th Century with Floral Decorations
Located in Opole, PL
Beautiful Walnut Jewelry Box from the 19th Century with Floral Decorations
We present you this antique jewelry box with a beautiful floral decoration on the lid. The whole is suppor...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Walnut Table Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century walnut table cabinet, having a lovely figured top with an inlaid oval panel with shell decoration above two hinged cupboard door...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Old Portable Chest in Wood and Iron Frames Resting on Four Feet
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare Indian coffee made of hand carved wood with metal frame. The door opens from the top and reveals the interior. Beautiful piece that could be used as a letter box or as a small jewellery cabinet...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Teacaddy with Pewter Tea Boxes
Located in Wells, ME
Chinese export lacquered hand painted octagonal chinoiserie teacaddy , black with gold decoration. The interior has two hand engraved pewter tea boxes, each with double lids to keep ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted Traveling Dressing Box
Located in New York, NY
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted traveling , dressing box
With fitted interior, containing 2 fragrance bottles. Silver lidded makeup
Jars, a mir...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th Century Pine Farrier's Tray
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine farrier's tray, Quebec, Canada. With sturdy construction and nice mellow patina. Great magazine/newspaper rack.
Category
Canadian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Pine
19th Century Wooden Box with Inlaid Decoration
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century wooden box with hinged top. Inlay in various woods throughout with patterns including hearts and diamonds. Illegible graphite inscription on interior.
Category
North American Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Danish 19th Century Wooden Folk Art Bible Box "Forget Me Not"
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-19th century wooden box designed to look like a Bible. Text engraved with monogramme.
The four words in the corners are quite cute and charming:
Danish: "FOR - GLEM - MIG - EJ"...
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Playing Card Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century Victorian English wood playing card box with a Jack of Clubs painted on paper on the front and book paper all around.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Stunning Antique Hand Carved Nutwood Black Forest Box with Secret Lock Mechanism
Located in Lisse, NL
Masterly carved and good size, two tone Black Forest jewelry box from circa 1880.
If you are a collector of truly beautiful Black Forest artwork then you will love this 19th century, multi-purpose box. The first thing that draws your attention is the stunning, raised, oval medallion on top of this unique box. It is entirely hand carved out of solid nutwood and the two tones makes the quality and details of the rose flower and branches atop stand out even more. The entire top of this box is remarkably well carved and it is in mint condition. The front and back come with hand carved bird sculptures...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Tiny Regency Partridgewood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and extremely rare Regency period 19th century partridge wood tea caddy, of incredibly small proportions, having elegant pagoda shaped top enclosing lined interior raised on original brass ball feet.
This is one of the smallest tea caddies we have ever seen. It also really is very charming indeed. The shape has real elegance and the overall package is just so very rare.
Partridge wood is a wood imported from South America towards the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Available in particularly small sheets it was almost exclusively used in cross banded, or inlaid decorations or for very small decorative boxes...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Other
Antique Burled Walnut Brass Mounts Letter Box, circa 1850
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique burled walnut brass mounts letter box, circa 1850.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Turkish Brass Repousse Valet Shoe Shine Decorative Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
This fabulous estate find is an old Turkish shoe shine kit that came from Istanbul. It is made of sturdy wood and brass with beautiful repousse Iznik in...
Category
Turkish Other Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Faux Tortoise Shell Inlaid Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming early 19th century box decorated in faux tortoise shell and having zig zag patterned string inlay, the interior with fitted tray for use as a jewelry or work box and retaini...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Wood
19thC Campaign Style Rosewood with Brass Inlay Stationary Letter Box
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies with lids for various items. Slotted back panel fo...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Heartshaped Jewelry Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful heartshaped wooden box with fine intarsia inlay of different wood species and monograms. Probably Italy, 19th century. Life is like a box of chocolates.
Category
Italian Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Maki-e Lacquerware Portable Picnic Set Sagejubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sagejubako is a portable picnic set that became popular in the early Edo period when an additional meal was added between breakfast and dinner. It normally consists of a carry case w...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Storage Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality figured mahogany serpentine shaped storage box having a quality serpentine shaped figured mahogany lift up top with pretty satinwood stringing inlay openin...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Other
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century mahogany writing box with green leather desk top, original key and several (secret) storage compartments.
Originates England, dating circa...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The rice measure has a square f...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Gentleman's Satinwood Mahogany Marquetry Jewellery Casket Table Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine well figured Satinwood Marquetry Ladies or Gentlemans Jewellery Casket of outstanding quality and condition, last quarter of th...
Category
English Edwardian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis Philippe style miniature sample commode made of solid and veneer of mahogany with French polish finish. Five dovetailed drawers ...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Marble
19th Century Painted Pine Blanket Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
A pine blanket box, painted deep red, with cast iron drop handles to each side and a small internal utility section with its own lid. The interior of this piece is very clean and the overall condition is good. Perfect for the end of the bed or as a fun coffee table.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Pine
Decorative Large Round Brass Box Caddy 19th C, North India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful 19th century large hand-crafted decorative round polished brass box with lid delicately and intricately hand-hammered with repousse floral...
Category
Indian Agra Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
1880s Mother of Pearl Hand Painted Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Hand painted box with mother of Pearl adornment. Purchased from an East Hampton estate.
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Box Brass Repousse Coal Nautical Galleon Warship
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Charming and characterful nautical design
- Depicting a fleet of five galleons or warships at anchor in a bay with three men in a dingy rowing ashore on the top
- The front with ...
Category
French Baroque Revival Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Faux Tortoiseshell Two Compartment Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
Unusual early 19th century simulated tortoiseshell two compartment rectangular tea caddy with cushion shaped lid and retaining the original inner lids. In reasonable condition for it...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Beech
Antique 19th c. Decorative Anglo-Indian Overlay Footed Box with Engraved Bone
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice and unusual Jewelry decorative box with filigree bone overlaid decoration.
Large Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved bone de...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Tall Copper Storage Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic and all original condition copper Repoussé food storage chest. Tin lined with repousse palmettes on the hinged lid. Brass top handle and lock plate. Originally acquired from a large collection of Nautical items...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Richly Inlaid Portable Dressing Table from the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Richly Inlaid Portable Dressing Table from the 19th Century
We present you this richly inlaid portable dressing table, which can be locked with a key. The whole is from the end of 1...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
1839 Fitzmaurice West Victorian Ebony & Brass Inlays Necessaire De Voyage
Located in Germantown, MD
Exquisite antique travelling case or victorian nécessaire de voyage
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanit...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Georgian Architectural Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th century mahogany architectural model of a church, the multiple steeples flanking a faux carved slate shingled room, wh...
Category
English Gothic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Meriden Wilcox Gilt Silver Plate Humidor with Bronze Hunting Dogs
Located in Haarlem, NL
Highly detailed quadruple plated silver cigar humidor, with repoussé floral motif.
Rectangular heavy box with two figural hunting dogs in bronze on the hinged lid.
Inside two comp...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Aesthetic Movement Oak Pipe Rack with a Japanese Style Brass Fretwork Backplate
Located in London, GB
Aesthetic Movement. An oak pipe rack with a Japanese-style brass fretwork backplate, and a tobacco draw with brass handle.
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
4 Tolewear Kitchen Food Canisters
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
4 Tolewear Kitchen Food Canisters
This is a good well used set of 19th Century Storage Tins
The tins are cylindrical and have tight fitting hinged lids, they are in slightly shabby ...
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Tin
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