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Period: 19th Century
Elegant English Regency Yellow-Lacquered Chinoiserie Jewelry Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant English Regency yellow-lacquered chinoiserie jewelry box; the splayed top centring a tranquil landscape scene resting on a conforming ...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Antique Austro-Hungarian 1824 Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austro-Hungarian silver box, an addition to the ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique silver box...
Category
Austrian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Leather Suffbox in the Shape of a Boot
Located in Munich, DE
This highly unusual and rare suff box has been hand crafted out of leather in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. It has been much loved and used, but the lid still closes ti...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather
Lidded Box in Marble
Located in Ljungby, SE
A lidded box made of white marble with inlays of other types of marble on the top of the lid in pietra dura. The box was manufactured in Southern Europe during the second half of the...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Marble
Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the t...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Qing Dynasty Period Chinese Box with Brass Lock, Banding and Removable Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period Chinese old box from the 19th century with traditional etched brass hardware, metal banding, partially removable top and light patina. Im...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century, Silver Plated Box with Royal Crest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic, richly embellished, silver-plated, hinge-top box featuring the ancient Coat of Arms for the Spanish kingdom of Castile and Leon. The whole atop lion-form feet.
Category
Spanish Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
J032 Attractive Victorian writing box in walnut, having decorative figured walnut lift up lid fitted with original working lock and a key, which opens to reveal pen tray, ink well an...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
"Victory 1805" Brass Box, Warm Color, Embossed Design, Lion's Head Handle
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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"Victory 1805" brass box has exceptional details, the lion's head fixtures with brass rings, lions feet on which the box stands and the embossed etching of a sail...
Category
Unknown American Colonial Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Bronze Dore Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore rectangular shaped box with onyx inset top.
Category
Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Red Biedermeier Lidded Box in Overlay Glass
Located in Hamburg, DE
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 ...
Category
French Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Black Forest Carved Humidor
Located in High Point, NC
19th century hand-carved black forest humidor with a figure of a dog and cat. The cat is atop a barrel, which has a lid which lifts to reveal a compartment for tobacco. The barrel is sitting on a base with hand-carved sticks and logs and an upside down hunting hat...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
French 19thc Paper Covered Box Diorama of Strasbourg Cathedral Under a Glass Top
Located in valatie, NY
French 19th c paper covered box with what appears to be a 3D diorama of the Strasbourg cathedral under a glass covered top. These paper boxes were de...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
A carved boxwood prisoner of war battleship snuff box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A carved boxwood prisoner of war battleship snuff box. This small snuff box is carved in the form of a 112-gun ship of the line with a removable quarte...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Boxwood
Antique African Moroccan Tribal Carved Wood Flask 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique North African Moroccan tribal wood flask.
Rare late 19th century powder flask box from the Rif, Northern Morocco with a drum-shaped body hand carved wood with ethnic motifs, brass studded nails, nice geometric carvings and very fine patina.
Collector large carved wooden vessel in the shape of a turtle with a long neck.
Dimensions: 10"L x 3" H x 5.75" diameter.
Designed with practicality in mind, this flask features two robust metal rings on the side, perfect for securely attaching it to a belt or satchel, making it an ideal companion for hunting. The upper, narrower section includes a precisely drilled hole, providing easy access to the powder inside, underscoring the flask's functional yet artistic design.
This wood gunpowder flask...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Bohemian Glass Jewelry Box, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Fine Unusual Bohemian Casket Jewelry Box with Hinged Bronze Mounts
Dore Bronze Swinging Handles
Lid is Framed in Bronze
Clear Glass with Milky...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th c. Distressed Scroll-Footed Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 19th century distressed scroll-footed box with original velvet interior.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800-1899.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood, Velve...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Casket, Qajar Iran, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Of rectangular form, the flat top with raised central panel depicts a seated Qajari women wearing a traditional clothes surrounded by flowers and b...
Category
Persian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique English Brass Banded Walnut Travel Box, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Handsome Antique English Brass Banded Walnut Travel Box, Circa 1880.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
American Inlaid Mahogany Candle Box, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century inlaid mahogany candle box.
Category
American Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box and Counters
Located in London, GB
Antique Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box and Counters
Chinese, late 19th century
Height 9.5cm, width 32cm, depth 23cm
This beautiful Chinese red lacquer box...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Antique Capodimonte-Type Hand Painted Bas Relief Hinged Box
By Capodimonte
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique Capodimonte type hand decorated hinged box with gorgeous original gilt interior and bas relief decoration on all sides including the b...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Elmwood Box with Canted Corners
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Chinese elmwood box with brass hardware with canted corners. This unusual long and narrow box was probably custom made to house a musical instrument, it is very decor...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Scottish 19th Century Turned Mixed Wood Salt Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid 19th Century turned wall mounted salt box, fashioned with alternating bands of sycamore and mahogany and having good crisp turned details and an exceptional patinated surfac...
Category
Scottish Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore
Quality antique Victorian carved oak candle box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian carved oak candle box having a quality carved oak candle box carved in relief with shields and shaped crests having a carved sloping lid opening to reveal a...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Oak
19th Century Chinese Wooden Lunch Box with Gilt Carving
Located in North Salem, NY
19th Chinese Wooden Lunch Box with Hand Carved Gilt Decorated Front.
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Nathaniel Mills Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver castle top vinaigrette depicting Newstead Abbey; an addition to our collectable box collection.
This exceptional antique William IV silver vinaigrette has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The cover of this fine Nathaniel Mills vinaigrette is embellished with a scene of Newstead Abbey in high relief.
The sides and the underside of the box are ornamented with panels of engine turned decoration, accented with an impressive elongated applied thumb piece ornamented with leaf and bud designs.
The decoration to the underside incorporates a rectangular vacant cartouche.
Both the base and cover are embellished with applied moulded borders.
The hinged silver vinaigrette cover allows access to the original hallmarked hinged, pierced decorated silver gilt grille.
The vinaigrette retains the original gilding to the surface and interior.
A former Augustinian priory which is known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. This Abbey, situated in Nottinghamshire, is now publicly owned by the local Council and houses a museum displaying a tribute to Byron memorabilia.
Condition
This antique Nathaniel Mills vinaigrette is a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition.
The decoration is very sharp and very crisp.
The original gilding is in exceptional condition, in keeping with age.
There is some discoloration to the interior of the grille, in keeping with age.
Full hallmarks struck to the interior are all very clear; the nature of this piece dictates the location of the part hallmarks to the underside of the grille, resulting in the maker's mark and lion passant being partially visible.
Reflections in photographs may detract from this fine example of antique silverware.
Dimensions:
Length 4.2 cm / 1.7"
Width 2.7 cm / 1.1"
Height 0.9 cm / 0.4"
Weight
1 troy ounce / 30.2 g
Maker: Nathanial Mills...
Category
British William IV Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Chinese Five Blessings Brass Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this exquisitely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the cold hands of a wealthy woman on a winter night in northern China. The brazier is hand-wrough...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
European Box in Original Paint, Early 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
European box in original paint, early 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare 2 tier Swiss 19th century Black Forest Jewelry box hand carved Fox & bird.
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This incredibly rare two-tier Swiss Black Forest jewelry box is fully hand-carved from a single block of wood, making it a true masterpiece. What sets this box apart is its unique de...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique 19th century Swiss Black Forest jelwery box with 3 birds hand carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This stunning 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is a true masterpiece. Nearly 150 years old, the wood has developed a rich patina that enhances its beauty and ch...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique E. Schutzmarke Oak Wood Figural Bronze Relief Jewelry Box Casket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique E. Schutzmarke Oak Wood Figural Bronze Relief Jewelry Box Casket. Item features 3 Dimensional bronze relief figural "old world" scenes throughout, tufted and padded interior...
Category
Unknown Other Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Oak
Antique Black Lacquer Round Container with Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Winnetka, IL
Antique black lacquer container with painted floral motifs used to store hats and personal belongings.
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Mixed Wood Tea and Coffee Vessels
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of late 19th Century English or Scottish mixed wood treen coffee and tea containers, having compass star inlaid turned lids over turned bodies of ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Art Nouveau Cherry Wood Casket
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful box / casket from the Art Nouveau period, made of cherry veneer on softwood body with brass side handles. In very good restored condition.
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Qing Dynasty Hinged Box with Brass Hardware and Weathered Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period hinged wooden box from the 19th century with brass hardware and nicely weathered patina. Crafted during the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century, this wooden box ca...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique German Rococo Silver Keepsake Casket Box
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century German Rococo 800 silver box. Rectilinear with tapering sides and chamfered corners with scroll supports. Cover hinged, raised, and ...
Category
German Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Box with Brass Plaque
Located in Toronto, CA
Rectangular 19th century box with an oval brass plaque without engraving.
The exterior has been re-polished over time. It has a nice warm patina. The int...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver castle top vinaigrette depicting Abbotsford House, an addition to our collectable box collection.
This exceptional antique silver vinaigrette has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The cover of this fine vinaigrette is embellished with a scene of Abbotsford House in high relief.
The sides of the box are encompassed with bands of chased scrolling leaf ornamenation.
The underside of the box is ornamented with engine turned decoration incorporating a plain rectangular vacant cartouche.
Both the base and cover are embellished with applied scrolling leaf decorated borders.
The hinged silver vinaigrette cover allows access to the original hallmarked hinged, pierced decorated silver gilt grille.
The vinaigrette retains the original gilding; this has worn with age in a sympathetic fashion to an aesthetically pleasing mellow color.
This exceptional vinaigrette was crafted by the renowned silversmith Nathaniel Mills.
A historical country house which was the former residence of renowned novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott, situated in the Scottish Borders.
Condition
This antique vinaigrette is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The decoration is very sharp. Full hallmarks struck to the interior and part hallmarks to the underside of the grille are all very clear.
Dimensions
Length 3.8cm/1.5",
width 2.6cm/1",
height 1cm/0.4".
Weight
0.8 troy ounce/26.3g.
Maker: Nathanial Mills...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
FMC “the King’s Own” Regiment 20th November 1899, Presentation Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
FMC “the King’s Own” Regiment 20th November 1899, Presentation Box
A superb quality piece, probably a cutlery canteen as it has an Elkington label on the inside, the box and the int...
Category
Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Oak
English Rootwood Office Box with Brass Fittings and Leather Interior
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century English rootwood office box with brass fittings and leather interior.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Turned Lignum Vitae Tobacco Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th Century turned Lignum Vitae tobacco jar, the stepped lid with acorn finial, over cylindrical ring turned body, the whole with good rich color and striking contrast wi...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Three Black Japanese Lacquer Nesting Boxes with Two Keys, Late 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful set of three black Japanese lacquer nesting boxes with their two keys.
Decorated with birds and orange, gold and green foliage.
The 3 boxes fit together.
The escutcheon ...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Silver Swan Sugar Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Silver Swan Sugar Bowl. Italian neoclassical sterling silver lidded sugar bowl with swan/goose finial and lion head ring handles. Italian sterling ...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Maison Gellée et Gainier Leather and Brass over Wood Decorative Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden decorative box from the 19th century from the Maison 'Gellée Gainier' à la Boule d'Or, Paris, leather bound with brass braces, presenting a compartmented interior and...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
1870s Antique Chinese Export Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver card case; part of our diverse Asian silverware collection
The anterior surface of this rare Chinese silver card case is ornamented with chased oriental figures amidst bamboo and foliate designs, accented with a fenced area and simplified structures, all on a matte background.
The ornamentation incorporates a vacant shield shaped cartouche.
The posterior surface of this silver card case is embellished with an exceptional chased decorated segmented iconic Chinese dragon design amidst clouds, also all on a matte background.
The rounded sides of this antique silver cigarette case...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddy with Shell Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century English George III Tea Caddy with Shell Inlay
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Nine Victorian Ormolu-Mounted Black Banded Agate Snuff Boxes, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Nine Victorian ormolu-mounted black banded agate snuff boxes. Some in oval and others in square shapes.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Agate
Bohemia Red Crystal candy box or bezel - XIXth - Czech Republic
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful bezel on foot with Bohemia crystal - XIXth
Candy box or cup with lid.
Magnificent visual effects by the work and the alternation of translucent crystal and red crystal.
Boh...
Category
Czech Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Early 19th Century Rosewood Sarcophagus Form Sewing Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 19th Century Rosewood Sewing Box. This beautiful and large box has a simple elegance, with its bombe, sarcophagus form and beautifully grained rosewood. The exterior is decorat...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood. Fitted with brass corner brackets and ...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Circular Hand-Painted Ebonized Box Depicting an Aristocrat Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Circular Hand-Painted Ebonized Box Depicting an Aristocrat Man
4" x .75"
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique Tinwear Tea Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this documented early 19th century Tinwear tea caddy. The top of cushioned shape with raised han...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Tin
A Pair of Yew Wood Stands
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of 19th century English polished yew wood and mahogany turned stands for hats, the slightly dished mahogany top over balustrade turned yew shafts and standing on ring turne...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Yew
Tunbridge Trinity Box
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Turbridge Trinity box with exotic marquetry woods of ships etc. England, circa 1890.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silk, Wood
Folk Art Painted Document Box 19th Century American
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and fine, painted and stenciled, pine documentbox. The original blue paint having turned a dark green over time with the varnished finish, typical of Boston pieces. Yo...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Calamander Hinged Tea Caddy with Flanking Brass Floral Handles, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Calamander hinged tea caddy with removable two lidded interior bins, centered mixing bowl, flanking brass floral side handles, locking key with tassel, and terminating on the...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Indian 19th Century Round Silver Plated Metal Box with Pierced Foliage Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian silver plated metal box from the 19th century with pierced foliage motifs. Created in India during the 19th century, this silver plated metal box attracts our attention wit...
Category
Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
