Regency Brass Letter Card Box, England, 1820

Vintage mid-19th century English brass curse box. Originally used to pay a coin when you cursed. Fun and interesting conversation piece.

Tin Litho Hall's state toffee advertising box that doubled as an ink well. The box is marked on the inside Lid, "Hall's STATE Toffee, Sole Manufacturer...

Tunbridge trinket box made in England in the 1870s. Wooden floral design. Tunbridge wooden trinket box made in England in the 1870s. Tunbridge war...

Late 18th Century tea caddy, circa 1790. A very intricately detailed oval box, meticulously made from "rolled" paper. Attributed to be a work o...

1880s English wood and brass overlay card box.

Heading : Brass bound writing slope from the mid 19th century Date : c1850 Period : Victoria Origin : England Decoration : Brass bound with vacant brass cartouche. Inteiror lined...

Impressive Victorian writing slope or travel desk - attributed to the famous company of Thompson - from the period around 1800 - 1815 in the United Kingdom. This fantastic Captain’s campaign writing slope dates back to the Napoleonic wars. Well constructed out of solid mahogany with screwed down mount re-enforcements, brass banding, and inset carrying handles at each end, this outstanding travel desk box was designed to withstand the harsh maritime life at sea. The exterior of this Victorian travel box shows an attractive mahogany grain, beautiful colour, and a lovely pleasing patina. There are a couple of old indented scars to the lid along with the usual minor surface scratching, but these imperfections confer it an absolutely unique charme. The box has a tri-fold operation, opening to reveal a secondary smaller writing surface for quick use, then opening again to reveal the main slope fitted with a green felt writing surface which is in reasonable condition and compliments the original interior. When it is completely opened you have two storage compartments underneath. The original lock works smoothly with the original key. The original interior is nicely fitted out with a dark green leather drop-down section in the lid which features four memoire pockets. This section can additionally be lowered to reveal a document wallet...

English Regency brass inlaid sewing box, c1810, rosewood with original silk interior raised on gilt brass feet. The top lifts to a divided interi...