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Period: Mid-19th Century
English leather hat box for a man’s wide brim top hat, 1830-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Distressed leather hat box for a man’s wide brim top hat. The lid is hinged and has a metal closure. The handle and strap stays are molded metal. The interior retains its original cream and green patterned paper lining. England, circa 1830-40. Condition: Leather is stained and heavily distressed. Interior paper lining is in good original condition. Materials: Leather, Paper, Brass Dimensions: 15” W x 13-1/2” D x 10-3/4” H SKU: 8505 Tear sheets are available on request. SHIPPING & DELIVERY: The Federalist Antiques...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Metal

Antique Genuine Swedish Folk Art Box Made by Hand in Pine with Authentic Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish folk art box made by hand in solid pine. This box is made in northern Sweden during the mid 1800s, around 1850, and is in original condition with the first layer of paint. Th...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine

Rare Swedish Antique Blue Folk Art Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique blue box in folk art from Sweden made during the mid 1800s. The box is an attractive size and can be used for anything from storing doc...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
Located in Houston, TX
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...
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French Louis XV Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century Secret Leather Bound Book Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A secret leather bound book box with the most beautiful marbled paper interior. mid 19th century in age, English in origins. Age related wear and abrasions 21/13.5/3.5cm
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Leather, Paper

19th Century black lacquered jewellery box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century chinese black lacquered jewellery box circa 1860. Good quality shaped chinese jewellery box with overstuffed top cushion.  Hand painted i...
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English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk circa 1850. Good quality table top bureau, presented in original scraped back paint.  Made from solid pine and scraped back t...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine, Paint

19th Century Sterling Silver Snuffbox Birmingham 1848 by Rolason Bros
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely little sterling silver snuffbox, fully hallmarked with gold plated interior. Lovely chasing on lid and sides, classic high Victorian repousse w...
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English High Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box—England, Mid-19th Century This exquisite early Victorian silver-plated tro...
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English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Silver Plate

Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique repousse work & engraved sterling silver gilt castle top cigar/cheroot case, Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840. This very finely crafted silver case is made by the ...
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English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine decorative box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine strong box circa 1842. Beautiful small Scandinavian strong box, presented with scraped back paint to reveal original.  Feintly still bari...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Metal

19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
English walnut and brass dome-top box with Mother-of-Pearl, ca. 1860. With 6 sewing tools, 4 have mother of pearl handles, 7 pieces of circular fabric sam...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

Antique Paul Sormani Signed Parisian Napoleon III Period Glove Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce very fine quality Napoleon III Period (1852-1870) gilt bronze ormolu mounted inlaid glove box by important Parisian ébéniste Paul Sormani (1817-1877) Exquisitely hand-cra...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Italian Voting Box Tuscan Confraternity Carved Barrel Ballot Box
Located in Milano, MI
19th century Italian Confraternity Voting Urn of Tuscan origin realized with turned and carved poplar wood. The barrel-shaped central body, in which hands were inserted to insert the ballot ball into one of the two holes connected to the small drawer below, where on the front we find the inscription YES and NO related to voting, SI and NO, in order to distinguish for and against votes on paper, then collected in two separate small drawers, just below. Standing on four curly feet, it has a beautiful curved handle and carved parts at both ends, highlighted by ebonized details. In a fraternity, this ballot box was used to collegially adjudicate community choices. In good age related condition, with sogns of wear and use. This antique Italian ballot wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 19th century wooden voting box...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Poplar

c. 1840-60 Chinese Lacquer on Wood Cartouche Shaped Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1840-60 Chinese lacquer on wood work or letter box. Cartouche shaped. The entire exterior is decorated with each curved & shaped panel decorated with a gilt scene within a cart...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Lacquer

Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Firmly Attributed to Hausburg From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Victorian Writing Box attributed to ...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pewter

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Cigar Case
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver cigar case Made in Birmingham, 1845 Maker: Edward Smith Fully hallmarked. Case has an inscription 'James Forbes Leith, From his Sister, 10th Decembe...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

19th Century French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Liqueur Box with Bronze Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Made of palissander, this lovely Napoleon III period liqueur box is lacquered in black, a method which became popular during Napoleon III's reign. The rose...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

19th English Turnbridge Ware Rosewood Jewelry Box With Inlaid Mosaic
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century English Tunbridge ware jewelry box with exquisite inlay of various woods, ebony, rosewood, fruit wood, walnut, mahogany. With intricate geometric pattern inlay throughou...
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Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Velvet, Ebony, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut

Mint C. and Large Antique Display Shell Box w. Beveled Glass Top & Silver Spoons
Located in Lisse, NL
Fine quality and condition, 1860s box with perfect working silver lock and key. This handcrafted spoon box is another one of our recent great finds. It comes with beautifully shaped...
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Dutch Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Silver

Biedermeier Petit Point Box
Located in Tampa, FL
1830 to1840s German Biedermeier box with very fine petit point insert with glass. The petit point scene is of water, trees and two houses. The box has a black base at the bottom. Has...
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German Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Textile, Wood

19th Century Asian Wooden Decorative Storage Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 19th Century Asian Wooden decorative storage box with lid. Measures 13.5"W x 11"D x 11.5"H.
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Metal

Mid 19th Century Baccarat Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts
Located in Tampa, FL
An exceptional mid 19th century Baccarat crystal box, French in origin and likely dating to the 1850s to1860s. The crystal is beautifully cut and molded, showcasing the refined craft...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Stunning 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Jewelry Box in Burl Wood Chest
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Amazing French antique 19th century Napoleon III Jewelry box made from Burl Wood. What an amazing look this polished burl wood made with high quality craftsmanship This jewelry b...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Wood, Burl

Antique Display Dome, English, Glass, Walnut, Taxidermy, Collectibles, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique display dome. An English, glass and walnut taxidermy or collectibles showcase, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Del...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Glass, Walnut

Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Stamp Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century Japanese Meiji period bronze stamp box. Applied castings of a hanging flower basket with bird, recumbent stag and flowers. Measures: 1 1/...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Bronze

Chinese Altar Opium Stand with Dali Marble, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this petite hardwood box captures in miniature the elaborate form of a traditional Chinese altar table. Crafted of a dense hardwood, the narrow box is ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Marble

Japanese Gilt Takamaki-E Tabako-Bon, C. 1850
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...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

Exceptional Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1840-1870
Located in Farsta, SE
A rare stone chest shaped like a book, crafted circa 1840-1870 Made of solid carved Swedish limestone (Öland) with a top nobb in alabaster. The cra...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Alabaster, Limestone

19th Century, Rosewood & Brass Scent Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and particularly good quality mid-19th century, Victorian Period, rosewood perfume scent box, with attractive brass bound decoration and hinged li...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

A mid 19th century Italian grand tour Sorrento marquetry box circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
A very fine Italian marquetry box dating to circa 1860 and made in the Sorrento region of Italy where local craftsmen were renowned for making ...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Wood

Antique Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Heavily Inlaid with Mother of Pearl and Abalone From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this stunning Antique Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg. The Writing Box of rec...
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English High Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Shell, Wood, Satinwood

Mahogany Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Mahogany writing slope from the mid 19th century Date : Period : Victoria Origin : Englnad Decoration :Mahogany veneered exterior with brass binding and vacant cartouch...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Wood

Antique Travelling Jewellery Salesman's Box, English Carry Case, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling jewellery salesman's box. An English, mahogany and cedar secure carry case, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delightfully appointed traveller's box with useful storage Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select stocks show fine grain interest throughout Rich russet hues beam beneath a wax polish finish Shallow lid dressed with a brass handle and held securely with a pair of rotary hooks Inset diamond to fascia hosts a working lock — key present Interior replete with a segmented storage tray, two compartments dressed with small bone...
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British Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Wood, Cedar

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large faux tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. Lovely shape and sterling plate on top this hasn't been monogramed. Sitting on ball feet, circa 1860.
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Mid 19th Century Tea caddy - Napoleon III - Ebonized and Inlayed
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant Napoleon III period tea caddy, finely decorated with intricate mother-of-pearl inlay forming a geometric clover pattern on the lid, framed by delicate brass stringing. The ri...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

Mid 19th century Swedish folk art painted box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century swedish folk art painted box circa 1865. Good quality swedish pine metal bound box.  Decorated with original ragwork paint and blue painted strap work.  Hand painte...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Metal

19th Century Original Swedish Blue Pine Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish blue pine box from Hälsingland in northern Sweden. The box is from the 19th century and likely from the village Norrala. The box was likely a friargåva, a gift given...
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Swedish Country Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine

French Glass and Ormolu Wedding Casket, circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Glass and ormolu-mounted rectangular casket. Made in France in the 1860s. Perfect original condition with a lovely patina.
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Ormolu

Antique Swedish Hand-Made Folk Art Pine Flour Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique hand-made flour box from Sweden made in folk art during the second half of the 19th century, around 1860 to 1870. These boxes were either hung on the...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine

19th Century French Blue Normandy Marriage Box
Located in Hastings, GB
An early 19th century hand painted Normandy Marriage Box, beautiful original paint and time worn patina, stunning colour. Width 48cm, Height 26cm, Depth 29.5cm Inner Depth (not i...
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French French Provincial Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine, Paper

Campaign Anglo-Indian Amboyna Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Exotic Amboyna From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to introduce this large Anglo-Indian Campaign Amboyna Box. The Amboyna Box of large rectangular form veneered in b...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Gervase Wheeler
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique sterling silver-gilt early 19th century Vinaigrette, Birmingham, by Gervase Wheeler, 1839. This beautiful vinaigrette having f...
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English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Chinese Baitong Stacking Incense Clock, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This three-tiered container is a 19th-century white brass incense clock, once used as a relatively accurate method to mark the passage of time. Incense c...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest / Box with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest /box from Skelleftea Vasterbotten ,Northern Sweden. Decorative Wood imitaition painted small chest /box with...
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Swedish Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine

Antique Country House Parlour Game Case, English, Oak, Organiser Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country house parlour game case. An English, oak organiser box, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Fascinating proportion to this pleasingly craft...
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British Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Oak

Scandinavian Paint Decorated Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th Century Scandinavian folk painted box with domed lid, the whole with pumpkin ground color and having floral decoration, all in original paint.
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Norwegian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Pine

Rare English Mahogany Tea Caddy – Mid 19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
An antique tea chest, a treasured possession in the early Victorian era. This locked mahogany box preserved the tea leaves and was displayed in the d...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Mahogany

Erotic Chinese Baitong Opium Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite white brass (baitong) canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Dated to the 19th-century, the box is an example of Qing-dynasty erotica, incorp...
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Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous and very rare 19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam stamp box. Made in Colonial India (the Time of the Raj) circa 1860. Prob...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Bone, Shell

Large Antique French Boulle Napoleon III Marquetry Box
By Audige
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Boulle/Napoleon III marquetry box. The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and tortoiseshell and red silk textile inside. Including key. Signed: Aud...
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French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

French Neoclassic Maplewood Hinged Box, 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
possibly a cigar box at once point based on its wooden liner of Spanish cedar, having a hinged top with matching grains to the bottom, with a brass pull and escutcheon
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French Neoclassical Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Maple

19th Century Middle Eastern Brass-Mounted Domed Teak Wood Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
An extraordinary 19th-century Middle Eastern domed casket, hand-carved from a single block of richly grained teak wood and mounted with pierced and hand-hammered brass hardware. This...
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Persian Moorish Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Antique Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vinaigrette modelled in the form of a book; an addition to our silver boxes collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver vinaigrette has been realistically modelled in the form of a book. The body of this antique silver vinaigrette...
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British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Miniature 19th Century Victorian Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. Charming antique miniature chest of drawers. The chest has a marble top. The case is figured mahogany, with four stacked drawers, the ...
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English Late Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Marble, Brass

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Container Tejne Original Blue Paint, Sweden ca 1850s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Antique Scandinavian wooden container with original blue paint. It´s most likely from Sweden and most likely made around 1850. We suppose it has been used for storage of food. It ...
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Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Wood

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Inlaid Mother Of Pearl
Located in Dallas, TX
Tortoiseshell tea caddy with inlaid mother of pearl from England. Metal lined under two lids.  Excellent condition, circa 1860.
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

English Pressed Glass & Carved Oak Greek Key Motif Biscuit Barrel or Humidor
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Glass, Oak

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 ...
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French Biedermeier Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Brass

Pair of Large Floor Sized Victorian Period Tin Tea Caddies, 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of large floor sized Victorian period tin tea caddies, hopper, box bulk tea bins. Original black lacquer and hand painting has wear. Slanted Lids are original. Work beauti...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Boxes

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Tin

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