William IV Boxes
WILLIAM IV STYLE
It was unexpected that, at the age of 64, William IV was crowned king of England. He had two older brothers, yet the death of Prince Frederick put him in line for the British throne when George IV died in 1830. His reign was brief, as he died on June 20, 1837, but it was a pivotal time of change, with parliamentary reform leading to the present-day constitutional monarchy. Antique William IV–style furniture reflects this period of transition, with forms that bridged the neoclassicism of the preceding Regency style and the more extravagant Victorian style that would follow.
Inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, William IV designs were often more imposing than Regency furniture and featured decorative attributes. There were sofas balanced on lion’s feet and tables with brass fittings. But furnishings of this period were largely marked by straight lines and subdued ornamentation compared to those of the George IV era. William IV had an unassuming way about him and was much more formal, whereas the ruler who preceded him was a king of extravagance. George IV had an affinity for French decor and was heavily invested in overhauling the private residences at Windsor Castle.
Carvings on William IV four-poster beds and cabinets included scrolling shapes, lotus leaves and acanthus, while popular pieces like tilt-top tables and upholstered seating on caster legs provided flexible interiors. Richly toned woods like mahogany and rosewood were used for sideboards, bedposts boasting reeded details and dining chairs with intricate chair backs and turned front legs.
William IV left no legitimate heirs, so his young niece, Victoria, became queen. She would lead an era of taste in which the innovations of the Industrial Revolution allowed for manufacturing showier furniture to fill elaborate interiors. With its comparatively refined forms and restrained designs, William IV style was a pause before a time of radical aesthetic change.
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Style: William IV
19th Century William IV Fruitwood Teapoy
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century William IV Fruitwood Teapoy with rectangular caddy top above lotus carved body on slender pod over finely carved base
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1830s Irish Antique William IV Boxes
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Fruitwood
Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy attributed to Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
Scottish Mauchline Ware
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this rare Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rectangular form extensively decorated with a r...
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Early 19th Century Scottish Antique William IV Boxes
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Sycamore
Oak Six Bottle Grog Box Early to Mid 20th Centuryd
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Oak Six Bottle Grog Box Early to Mid 20th Century
Date : The oak box is early 20th century William IV revival. The decanters are interwar
Period : 1900-1940
Origin : The bo...
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20th Century English William IV Boxes
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Glass, Wood
Georgian Glass Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
The Tea Caddy of slight oval shape with diamond quit cut canted corners, an engraved monogram to the body reading MAAF and a radial cut stopper. The Tea Caddy dates to the late Georg...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
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Glass, Cut Glass
c. 1830 William IV Period Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
William IV period sarcophagus form tea caddy, English, circa 1830. Original interior fitted with a pair of dome-top tea canisters and section for sugar bowl (bowl lacking). Original ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
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Wood
Georgian Rare Pair of Inlaid Rosewood Sewing Boxes
Located in Northampton, GB
Rosewood and Mother of Pearl
From our Sewing Box collection, we are thrilled to offer this pair of Georgian Rosewood Sewing Boxes. The Sewing Boxes of rectangular shape veneered in ...
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Early 19th Century British Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs, c1835
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs, c1835
Additional Information:
Heading: Tunbridge Ware - An Early Writing Slope with Geometric Designs
Date : c1835
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19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
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Rosewood
Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Howell, James & Co Sterling Silver by Thomas Whitehead
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
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Silver, Sterling Silver
A Sarcophagal Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Isometric Cube Design, c1835
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Sarcophagal Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Isometric Cube Design, c1835
Additional Information:
Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Sarcophagal Se...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
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Rosewood
Quality Antique Willian IV Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique 19th Century William IV rosewood tea caddy, having a quality shaped rosewood top opening to reveal a fitted interior of a glass tea mixing bowl and a tea lidded compa...
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Early 19th Century Antique William IV Boxes
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Rosewood
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Birmingham 1836, Engraved
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1836 by Edwin Jones, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, features a cast and applied border to the lid, engine turn...
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1830s English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Swedish Burr Elm Teapoy
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr elm teapoy circa 1840.
Very good quality example of a scandinavian teapoy with a strong influence from the english Regency period.
Sarcophagus shaped main bod...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique William IV Boxes
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Elm
English William IV Mahogany Tambour Writing Box with Drawer Serpentine Shaped
Located in Wells, ME
English William IV mahogany tambour writing box with drawer. The tambour top is serpentine in shape, rolls back and reveals a place for writing utensils and ink (a removable open narrow box...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Brass
William IV Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy, English, ca. 1835
Located in Banner Elk, NC
William IV rosewood tea caddy, of sarcophagus form with finely inlaid mother-of-pearl medallions with stylized acanthus leaves, the escutcheon plate with further similar decoration, ...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
English William IV Stickware Tunbridge & Rosewood Stationery Box c.1835
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome piece of early Tunbridge Ware dating to around 1835, William IV in era.
Made from wood this small stationery box is decorated with intricate Tunbridge Stickware inlay.
The interior has been professionally re-lined in a handsome hand-marbled paper; the size of the interior would suit...
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1830s British Antique William IV Boxes
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Wood
English Burl Walnut & Figural Cherub Wedgewood Letter Box with Mounts, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
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...
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1850s English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Brass
William IV Sarcophagus Jewelry Box in Rosewood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0123, stunning William IV rosewood work box / jewelry box, having quadrant beading ad mother of pearl inlaid to the front and to the hinged top which opens to reveal relined interio...
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1840s English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century English William IV Rosewood Tea Poy
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality William IV rosewood tea poy, opening to a fitted interior retain its original glass bowls, above a turned stem over a platform base,...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
William IV Mahogany Tea Caddy in the Form of a Pedestal Sideboard
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual William IV mahogany tea caddy in the form of a pedestal sideboard with a hinged lid opening to reveal a central well for a mixing bowl (now missing) flanked by two removab...
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1830s English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
William IV Miniature Sideboard-Form Flame Mahogany Tea Caddy, English, ca. 1835
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A rare William IV tea caddy in the form of a perfectly scaled model-miniature double pedestal sideboard with Integral Wine Cellaret, the pedestals with molded caddy tops above raised...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
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...
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1830s British Antique William IV Boxes
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Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique William IV Sterling Silver Vinaigrette Nathaniel Mills
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
A fine William IV silver gilt vinaigrette, of slender rounded rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate thumb-piece, the interior with a silver gilt pierced and engraved foliate grille.
Maker: Nathaniel Mills...
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1830s English Antique William IV Boxes
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Silver
Antique William IV Scottish Sterling Silver Snuff Box James Naismith
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
A fine William IV Scottish sterling silver snuff box of rounded rectangular form, the hinged cover depicting a fine village scene with horses, dogs and people in the courtyard, the sides and base engine-turned, the cover opening to reveal a gilt interior.
Maker: James Naismith...
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1830s Scottish Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Teapoy English William iv Rosewood Work Box, 19th Century, circa 1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique teapoy, an English, William IV, rosewood work box dating to the early 19th century, circa 1835.
Superb color in the polished rosew...
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Early 19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
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Rosewood
19th Century Mahogany Bottle Holder
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century English mahogany bottle holder in the Georgian style with six compartment each with shaped solid side and central handle.
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1830s Irish Antique William IV Boxes
English William IV pewter open canister, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English William IV polished pewter open canister with engine turned scoring on the top and bottom rims. Unmarked. The condition is polished with wear to the base consistent with age ...
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19th Century English Antique William IV Boxes
Materials
Pewter
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Find a broad range of unique William IV boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 19th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used William IV boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include and Howell James & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $300 and tops out at $6,731 while the average work can sell for $2,106.
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