19th Century Coromandel Drinks Box decorated with Gemstones

A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of four lead glass crystal stoppered decanters of square form, with floral gilt highlights, and a suite of eight stemmed spirit glasses...

A Tour-de-Force carved oak barrel drinks set Composed of four barrels and two carafes, with twelve silver gilt and oak glasses from the silversmith Odile Lamy, the entire set rest...

A Regency papier mâché and brass-mounted Decanter Wagon Constructed from dark painted papier mâché, the coaster trolley having four wheels and a bra...

A Rare Art Deco Crystal Cave à Liqueur With hallmarked solid silver fittings, the crystal globe supported on a circular foot and stem, the lid opening to reveal the interior designed to house the carafe and six glasses. Bearing Barcelona hallmarks...

A magnificent library table Attributed to Jackson & Graham Of free standing rectangular form, constructed in coromandel, with inlays in thuya, ebony, boxwood, and honeysuckle; the fluted legs rising from square brass castor-shod feet; the frieze housing two lockable drawers fitted with rare ‘tamper proof’ Chubb locks and having quadrant moulded cedar lined interiors; the platform having a central panel of beautifully chosen matched coromandel veneers, with an outer guard border of a running pattern of stylised anthemions; the ebony edges having a thumb nail moulding, circa 1865 The firm of Jackson & Graham established in 1836 by Thomas Jackson and Peter Graham at 37 Oxford Street London, and for the next fifty years produced predominately high quality furniture and represented Britain at many of the international exhibitions. Their clients included Queen Victoria, Napoleon III, the Grand Khedive of Cairo and the royal palace in Siam. They were particularly noted for their fine marquetry work, the use of Wedgwood plaques, rare woods, and fine casting of bronze mounts. They engaged the leading designers of the period, inter alia, Owen Jones, Bruce Talbert, Alfred Lorimer and Eugene Prignot. In the mid-1850s the workforce was recorded as 250, and by 1875, the company was employing 600 workers. They were feted exhibitors at many of the Great Exhibitions of the 19th century, and frequent prize winners. At the Paris International Exhibition of 1878, the furniture jury noted of them ‘ the workmanship is so perfect that even with the aid of a magnifying glass scarcely the slightest imperfection is to be found’. In 1885 the company was absorbed by Collinson and Lock, who continued their standard of excellence. Charles Chubb was apprenticed as a blacksmith before starting business as a ships’ ironmonger in Winchester. Jeremiah soon joined the business, and by 1818 the brothers had branched out into lockmaking, founding the famous Chubb Company. The business really got started when Jeremiah Chubb patented his new ‘detector lock’ in 1818. The lock was constructed so that if someone tried to pick it or open it with the wrong key it became inoperable. To make the lock work again the owner had to use a special key supplied with the lock. The aim of the detector lock was to prevent burglaries, and to warn the owner that someone had tried to break into their property. The lock soon became popular, and sales of the Chubbs’ products increased even more when they won a government competition to design a lock that could only be opened using its own key. After the invention of the detector lock, the Chubbs decided to move to Wolverhampton, which already had an established lock making industry. By 1838 they were making 28,000 locks a year at their Wolverhampton factory. Another product was added to the Chubb range in 1835 when a patent was taken out for a burglar resistant safe, and in 1837 the Chubb safe...

A Black Forest carved box Constructed from stained and patinated Lindenwood, the lockable box carved to resemble a tied sheaf with its accom...

A truly magnificent drinks / decanter box made from exotic Coromandel mounted with polished brass mounts inset with a plethora of different kinds of cabochon cut and polished onyx st...

PRESENTING A STUNNING 19C Irish Coromandel Wood Campaign Decanter Box. STUNNING mid-Victorian Decanter box from circa 1860-1880. Made in Dublin...

Late 19th century Mappin & Webb travel bar and Game box loaded with amazing pieces in a beautiful burl wood cabinet simply the best English 1890. This is from a private collector who traveled the world buying and selling beautiful pieces. Signed on the hinge Mappin & Webb reg. No. 225573. The set includes 3 crystal decanters, 6 crystal glasses, 4 shot glasses, dominos, cribbage, cards and Tom Thumb...

Petit Sized Decanter Box From our Decanter collection, we are delighted to offer this Chapman's patent Coromandel Decanter Box. The Decanter box v...

Large tantalus, hidden to appear as a stack of five books, its hinged lid opens to reveal the interior with a compartment dressed with a central liquor bottle and four old fashion gl...

A lovely quality 19th century coromandel decanter box with a recessed brass carrying handle on the top, a brass escutcheon on the front and a key f...