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Place of Origin: British
English 20th Century Pottery Box with Floral Motifs, Textured Ground and Lid
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English pottery box from the 20th century, with floral motifs, textured ground and lid. Created in England during the 20th century, this decorative container features a cylindrica...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
DEAKIN
FRANCIS 1935 Birmingham Guilloche Green Enamel Box In .925 Sterling
By Deakin
Francis
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box designed by Deakin & Francis.
This is a fabulous squared antique case-box, created in the city of Birmingham England at the silversmiths of Deakin &...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
$1,278 Sale Price
20% Off
English Victorian Papier Mache Desk Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache and gold inlaid decorated lap desk box with floral bouquet.
Category
20th Century Victorian British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Rare Important Estate Hand Hammered STERLING Silver Frank M Whiting Dish Bowl
By Frank M. Whiting
Company
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item is A Spectacular and Very Beautiful Hand Hammered and Etched Scrolled Sterling Silver Frank M Whiting Candy Dish. Beautifully done with Exquisite Sterling Silver ...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$350 Sale Price
30% Off
George Betjemann Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx and Lapis Box
By George Bentjemann
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George Betjemann & Sons George V Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx Box with stepped Lapis Lazuli corners.
Box features three compartments. Imp...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Burr Walnut Glove Box w/Slightly Domed Lid and Bone Edges
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco Burled Walnut glove box of rectangular form with bone edges and slightly domed top. Relined.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fabric, Walnut
Diminutive Regency Mahogany
Brass Cellarette, Attributed to Gillows
Co.
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Diminutive Regency Mahogany and Brass Cellarette, Attributed to Gillows & Co.
England, circa 1820
A rare and unusual diminutive Regency mahogany and ...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Mahogany Inlaid Knife Box with Sterling Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century mahogany inlaid knife box with sterling hardware
Rich patina, beautiful inlay, very good antique condition.
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" x 15".
Category
Late 18th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet
Charming custom made and hand painted miniature table top ...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
English Silver Cartridge Holder
Located in New York, NY
English silverplate cartridge holder. Vintage seven chamber cartridge holder of slim curved design. Beautiful modern design desk accessory. England, early 20th century
Dimensions: 4...
Category
Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Victorian Burled Walnut, Bone and Jeweled Box
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine old English box made circa 1850-1860 is made from burled walnut with dramatic figuring. The box is then mounted with gilded bronze and engrav...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Mahogany
Brass Bucket
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive 18th century Georgian mahogany oval bucket having original brass loop swing handle and elegant brass bound decoration.
Circa 1770.
Me...
Category
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
1875s Victorian Silver Salt Cellar Set in its Original Case, John Perry
Located in Marbella, ES
An exquisite Victorian silver salt cellar set, preserved in its original burgundy leather case with a wine-colored velvet and silk interior. The set includes four salt cellars and th...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Modern Wood and Silver Decorative/Cigar Box by Duhill, England
By Dunhill
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Modern wood and silver decorative/cigar box by Duhill, England
By: Dunhill
Material: wood, silver, metal
Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, carved, polished
Dimens...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
English Victorian Rosewood Pen Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Century) rosewood pen box of rectangular shape with domed hinged lid and mother of pearl inset
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
John Wilkinson Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Purse Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver gilt vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection.
This exceptional antique William IV sterling silver gilt vinaigrette has been realistically modelled in the form of a purse.
The surface of this antique vinaigrette...
Category
1830s Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
W A Perry an Arts
Crafts Hand Hammered Pewter Box with an Oval Turquoise Jewel
Located in London, GB
W A Perry. Birmingham.
A rare English Arts & Crafts hand-hammered octagonal pewter box with ribbed decoration to the top and the base centered with an oval Je...
Category
1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Red Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Tole Coal Bucket
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Regency Style Red Hand-Painted And Tole Coal Bucket/ with Lid. Painted with Red and Gilt Chinoiserie Decoration. Domed cover with lovely original gold gilt lion head ha...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Boxes, Antique George IV
1823
By John Reily
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare pair of antique George IV English sterling silver boxes; an addition to our 19th century silverware collection.
These exceptional and rare antique George IV sterling silver boxes have a plain rectangular form.
The surface of each silver box is plain and unembellished, with applied thread decoration to the lower rim.
Each box is fitted with a plain hinged hallmarked cover, ornamented with further applied thread decoration to the upper rim.
The upper plateaus of the covers are individually embellished with an impressive contemporary bright cut engraved crest: one bears out of a ducal coronet a wyvern below the motto 'Avi Numerantur Avorum' - The forefathers of our forefathers are numbered and to the other an eagle regardant with wings extended grasping an escutcheon charged with a lion's head, below the 'Virtute et Robore' - By Virtue and Strength.
By virtue of its size these versatile 19th century boxes could be used for a multitude of functions.
Such original boxes of this period and size are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
These antique silver dressing table...
Category
19th Century George IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box Betjemann
By George Betjemann
Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Always Free Worldwide Shipping
Outstanding Feathered Walnut Veneer
From our Decanter collection, we are thrilled to offer this rare example Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box attrib...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Group Of Tunbridge Ware Victorian Table Top Boxes
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this group:
Rectangular inlaid box with hinged lid revealing silk and paper lining. The box with mosaic central cartouche, geometric banding.
Dimensions: 3 1/4" W x 4 5/8...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Wood, Paper
Victorian silver plated revolving top biscuit box registered January 1870
By John Sherwood
Sons 1
Located in London, London
Made circa 1870 by John Sherwood & Sons, and carrying a diamond registration mark for 28th of January 1870, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Silver Plate Biscuit Box, is spherical...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Regency Iron Allium Bulb Room Warmer
Located in Greenwich, CT
A shaped Regency period room warmer in the form of an elongated allium bulb with curved sides and octagonal ribs, with integral lid and decorated footed base, constructed of heavy ca...
Category
1810s Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Flag Vesta Case
By Joseph Walton
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver and enamel flag vesta case; an addition to our maritime silverware collection.
This antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular rounded form.
The anterior surface is embellished with a central enamel design depicting British Navy Code of Signal flags: 'Blue Ball' - a white flag with a blue center, a red flag with a yellow St George's Cross and a blue field with a central horizontal white stripe.
These flags represent the individual letters 'S', 'R' and 'J'; their combined definition is untraced.
The posterior surface of this antique vesta case is plain and unembellished.
This fine silver flag...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Silver Mounted Macassar Ebony Box
By Mappin
Webb
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique box crafted from macassar ebony or coromandel wood with sterling silver mounts by Mappin and Webb of London. With maker's mark and small h in lobed cartouche which...
Category
Early 20th Century Gothic Revival British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sailor
s Inlaid Ditty Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
A sailor's ditty box for holding a sailor's valuables (mending needles, thread, pipe tobacco, razor, mementos, etc.) having a mirrored and gilt framed interior lid, with pull-out com...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, attributed, An Art
Crafts, Brass Coal Bucket.
By Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft attributed, Arts & Crafts brass coal bucket with stylized hand-formed pomegranates.
Retaining the original liner.
The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft ...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Papier Mache Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache pearl inlaid rectangular shaped box with oval shaped center.
Category
20th Century Victorian British Decorative Boxes
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
Mid-19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Yew
Dr C Dresser Attri, Aesthetic Movement Walnut Coal Scuttle with Stylized Mounts
By Benham
Froud, Christopher Dresser
Located in London, GB
Dr. C Dresser attributed. Made by Benham and Froud.
An Aesthetic movement walnut coal scuttle with applied chrome-plated stylized carry handle and foliate decorative mounts and a side holster to hold a coal shovel.
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Vintage 9k Yellow Gold Peanut Box by S J Rose
Son
By S.J. Rose
Son
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive, collectable vintage English 9 karat yellow gold box; an addition to our boxes and cases collection.
This impressive vintage English 9 karat yellow gold box has been realistically modelled in the form of a peanut shell or monkey nut.
The body of this antique gold box...
Category
1960s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Mappin
Webb English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1965
By Mappin
Webb
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Mappin & Webb in Birmingham in 1965. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with flat top and scalloped tab. Interior cedar-lined and...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decorative Box, Mahogany, England, circa 1880
Located in Regensburg, DE
Mahogany solid wood, Shellac and-polished.
Brass hinges and lock.
Dimensions: H 60 cm x W 28.3 cm x 16.5 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
$617 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Victorian Copper and Brass Coal Bucket
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique coal scuttle was created in England, circa 1880. Built of copper with a brass and turned walnut handle, the oblong bucket stands on a round base. The versatile decorativ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
English Regency Rosewood Letter Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency rosewood letter box in casket form on brass feet with ring handles and a brass plaque engraved with name "lydia" and leather gold embossed pocket interior.
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
English Black Lacquered and Gilt Stenciled Figural Pagoda Tea Box, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English black lacquered and gilt stenciled figural pagoda hinged tea box with exterior gilt stenciled dragon motif, original interior pewter hand chased figural container with bone k...
Category
1810s George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
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
19th Century Regency Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,245
Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in the perio...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique English Mercantile or Bakery "Flour" Bin, in Original Faux Grain Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English mercantile or country store, or bakery "Flour" bin with painted faux wood grain. IDEA container for dog food, Makes for a great prop for your ...
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Glass Lidded Powder Bowl, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco glass powder bowl in pink glass. To the lid is flapper girl in the fashion of the day next to a fly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
1906 Art Nouveau Biscuit Tin by Huntley
Palmers
By Huntley
Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fame 1906 Art Nouveau waterfall form biscuit tin box by Huntley
Palmers, English. Each side decorated with Greco-Roman figural reserves of "Fame", "Harvest", "Abundance", "Fire...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$288 Sale Price
36% Off
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By Nathaniel Mills
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
1830s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
English Arts
Crafts Pewter Box with Dog Figure
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts pewter box with a floral & bird design and figure of a dog on top.
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian stationery box by William Lund
Date : c1840
Period : Vicotira
Origin : England
Decoration : Brass bound box with leather lined inteior. Lift off cover reveals ...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Shagreen Box by Asprey, England
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in panels of ivory-toned shagreen, this hinged box is a superb example of the craftsmanship practiced by the famed Asprey Company in London. Founded in the late ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Exquisite Rare Important Estate Noah
s Ark Crummles Jewelry Holder Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Beautiful and Unusual RARE COLLECTORS Handpainted Crummles Porcelain Box. Outstandingly done with Beautifully Colors featuring Noah's Ark...
Category
20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique Edwardian 1901 Sterling Silver Pig Vesta Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a pig; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a pig.
This impressive Edwardian vesta case is embellished with details replicating the features of the pig's skin and anatomical features.
The back of the pig incorporates a hallmarked hinged cover with a textured match striker to the anterior surface.
The interior of the cover of this exceptional silver box is gilded.
Condition
This antique Edwardian vesta case is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. Full hallmarks including the foreign manufacture mark struck to the underside of the body are very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. The maker's mark has wear in keeping with location.
Dimensions
Length 7.6cm/3"
Width 2.8cm/1.1"
Height 4.6cm/1.8"
Weight
1.7 troy ounces/53.7g
Maker: Unknown
Date: 1901
Origin: Chester, England
Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique vesta box...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blue and White Ceramic Heart Shape Trinket Box with Lid by Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful ceramic heart shape trinket box by Wedgwood. This dish is in the Classic “Wedgwood blue” and features a Greek mythological scene on the top in white. A floral garland tri...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$206 Sale Price
25% Off
English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese landscape mother of pearl inlays with flanking pagodas, fences, & foliage trees, central paktong plaque and escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
Category
Early 1800s Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Foil
Engraved
Christmas 1950
, English, Birchwood Lined Pewter Hinged Box
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming pewter hinged box, lined with birchwood and engraved 'Christmas 1950'
Sits on four pewter feet, is fully functional with excellent interior
Circa 1950's
Stamped and numbered...
Category
1950s Vintage British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$489 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Early 1800s George III Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Octagonal Burl Oak Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine country made English burr oak octagonal tea caddy in richly figured timber, the facetted lid with solid cap, the interior with two lids retaining original turned bone knobs, sta...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak, Burl
Rare 19th Century Decanter Box Depicting A Medieval Castle
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare and almost certainly unique 19th century castle decanter. Possibly Scottish. Circa 1870.
The outer is made from plaster of Paris, with detailed texture, having wooden hand-painted lancet arched windows and front door, and featuring a central clock face and medieval crenulations. The exterior is in remarkably good condition, left untouched.
The interior boasts leather dividers enclosing four square decanters with cut glass stoppers. The inner edging is veneered in Coromandel wood, with the rest of the interior covered in blue velvet. Opening the castle reveals a family crest plaque...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Cut Glass, Plaster, Oak, Ebony
18th Century English Mahogany Knife Box
Located in High Point, NC
Lovely Georgian mahogany knife box from England. The top is sloped and has a brass handle for easy lifting. The top lifts to reveal the original fitting for knives with remnants of...
Category
18th Century Georgian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English 19th Century Victorian Period Paper Hat Box with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period paper hat box from the 19th century, with floral motifs and book pages. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this hat box features a flo...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
4 Piece Cut Crystal Dresser Set
Located in High Point, NC
4 piece cut crystal dresser set. The bottle measures 2 x 4.25, and has a lovely lid which has an inscription 30 April 1897. The hallmark is dated...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$595 / set
Set of 3 Victorian Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of 3 Horn boxes descended in the same New England family. These three consist of a snuff box, a change purse and a trinket oval shaped box with a gold star.
The change purse h...
Category
19th Century Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
$1,500 / set
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Red Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of this red board box in a variety of colors. At...
Category
20th Century Folk Art British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Silk, Paper
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare William IV period sterling silver lockable box made in London in 1831
By Charles Reily
George Storer
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1831 by Charles Reily & George Storer, this very handsome, Antique, William IV period, Sterling Silver Box, is plain in design, with reed borders, and an engr...
Category
1830s William IV Antique British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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