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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp
By Robert Sharp
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1797 by Robert Sharp, this rare and exceptional quality, George III, antique sterling silver tea caddy set, comprises two oval tea caddies and a sugar caddy...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp

$23,556
Late 18th Century Table Top Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare English table top fall front writing desk in burl walnut and blue eglomise painted oval panels. Ten panels inside painted with flowers and...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Paint

Late 18th Century Table Top Writing Desk
Late 18th Century Table Top Writing Desk

Late 18th Century Table Top Writing Desk

$3,250
18th Century Swedish Miniature Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Bozeman, MT
Good 18th century Swedish miniature Baroque jewellery box / commode in it's original finish with good patination. ca 1750 Sweden.
Category

Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

18th Century Swedish Miniature Baroque Chest of Drawers
18th Century Swedish Miniature Baroque Chest of Drawers

18th Century Swedish Miniature Baroque Chest of Drawers

$2,100
18th Century Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made in the late 18th century into the early 19th century in the style of Georgian, and made from strong mahogany wood. Clamped together by metal hardware. There was once a key to lo...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Tea Caddy
18th Century Tea Caddy

18th Century Tea Caddy

$980
Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Tortoiseshell Patch or Rouge Box
Located in London, GB
A lovely little antique French Louis XV casket of scarlet tortoiseshell with superb ormolu mounts. Set on ormolu paw feet and with a profusion of ormolu mounts this lovely little box...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Tortoiseshell Patch or Rouge Box
Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Tortoiseshell Patch or Rouge Box

Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Tortoiseshell Patch or Rouge Box

$5,386
18th Century Italian Decor Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This exquisite Italian cabinet showcases a stunning combination of antique craftsmanship and later vintage refinement. The original late 18th century drawers are adorned with intrica...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood, Walnut

18th Century Italian Decor Cabinet
18th Century Italian Decor Cabinet

18th Century Italian Decor Cabinet

$1,450
A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood Parquetry Collectors Cabinet
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood & Parquetry Collectors Cabinet Mid 18th Century Attributed to Jean-François Oeben The shaped marble top over a shaped cabinet with tulipwood, kingwood & parquetry throughout, with tambour shutters revealing a re-fitted interior with 6 graduating drawers, all over four cariole legs ending in gilt bronze sabots. Height 41 in. Width 38 in. Depth 20 in. Jean-François Oeben, ébéniste du roi in 1754 and maître in circa 1761. Jean-François Oeben was a sub-tenant of charles-joseph boulle (1688–1751) in the galleries of the louvre from 1751, and in 1754 was granted lodgings at the gobelins and then at the arsenal in 1756. he was appointed ebéniste du roi in 1754 and was therefore able to work outside guild restrictions. he was a protégé of the marquise de pompadour, the marquis de marigny and the duc de choiseul. his identifiable works span less than ten years. his earliest pieces are in the louis xv style (e.g. small table, 1756–8; munich, residenzmus.), and he seems even to have completed some pieces started by jean-pierre latz (e.g. pair of corner cupboards...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood Parquetry Collectors Cabinet
A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood Parquetry Collectors Cabinet

A Louis XV Ormolu mounted Tulipwood, Kingwood Parquetry Collectors Cabinet

$26,800
Spanish Mudejar-Style Wooden and Leather-Covered Chest, circa 1500
Located in Marbella, ES
Mudejar-style chest. Spain, circa 1500. Wood and leather. A chest with a wooden core and leather lining. The leather has been embossed with stylised vegetal motifs on both sides, i...
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Spanish Mudejar-Style Wooden and Leather-Covered Chest, circa 1500
Spanish Mudejar-Style Wooden and Leather-Covered Chest, circa 1500

Spanish Mudejar-Style Wooden and Leather-Covered Chest, circa 1500

$2,994
A highly refined Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan inlaid box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Galle district, 18th century The box is made of amboyna burr with inlays of ebony, bone and burr wood and has several interior compartments, all made with the utmost attention to de...
Category

Sri Lankan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Amboyna

A highly refined Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan inlaid box with silver mounts
A highly refined Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan inlaid box with silver mounts

A highly refined Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan inlaid box with silver mounts

$9,342
Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner, circa 1790
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner Made circa 1790. The Penner has a red Morrocan leather case with silver upper bands and a vacant oval cartouche The...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner, circa 1790
Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner, circa 1790

Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner, circa 1790

$1,220
Dutch-Colonial Satin and Rosewood, Ebony and Teak Collectors’ Table-Cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming satin and rosewood, ebony and teak collectors’ table-cabinet Sri Lanka, second half of the 18th century Measures: H. 86.5 x W. 62.5 x D. 34.7 cm In the top of the shaped cornice, there is a carving of a butterfly or moth. Under the cornice two panelled doors with scorched chequered motif, and under the doors one long drawer. When the doors are locked, so is the drawer. Behind the two doors, there are eight drawers, suitable to store small collectors’ items, such as a coin collection, or mineral specimens, small shells, collections of animal teeth, etc. The 17th and 18th centuries saw a wide-spread interest in exotic cultures and collecting of botanical, zoological and geological specimens...
Category

Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Teak, Satinwood

Dutch-Colonial Satin and Rosewood, Ebony and Teak Collectors’ Table-Cabinet
Dutch-Colonial Satin and Rosewood, Ebony and Teak Collectors’ Table-Cabinet

Dutch-Colonial Satin and Rosewood, Ebony and Teak Collectors’ Table-Cabinet

$15,571
COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish
Located in Madrid, ES
COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish in walnut wood with inlays, consisting of two drawers and a drawer. Signs of use. Dim.: 31.5 x 44 x 27 cm good state
Category

Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish
COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish

COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish

$3,533
Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box
Located in London, GB
A fine 17th century and later floral marquetry box with hinged lid.  
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box
Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box

Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box

$6,136
Antique Portuguese Baroque Rosewood Chest, Circa 1830
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Portuguese Rosewood Baroque Chest, Circa 1830 Suited for Jewelry, Occasional Storage, or Decorative Use Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard from Lisbon, Portugal
Category

Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Portuguese Baroque Rosewood Chest, Circa 1830
Antique Portuguese Baroque Rosewood Chest, Circa 1830

Antique Portuguese Baroque Rosewood Chest, Circa 1830

$3,750
18th Century Rectangular Hand-Painted Wooden Box with a Character with a Hat
Located in Marbella, ES
16th Century Rectangular Hand-Painted Wooden Box with a Character with a Hat
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

18th Century Rectangular Hand-Painted Wooden Box with a Character with a Hat
18th Century Rectangular Hand-Painted Wooden Box with a Character with a Hat

18th Century Rectangular Hand-Painted Wooden Box with a Character with a Hat

$2,395
19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French red aventurine top silver box.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Silver

19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box
19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box

19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box

$1,137
Fine George III Hinged Patch Box Made in London by Thomas Brough, 1799
Located in London, GB
A Fine George III Hinged Patch Box Made in London in 1799 by Thomas Brough, The Box has an elliptical form and the hinged cover is engraved with an outer band of foliate motifs on a...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Fine George III Hinged Patch Box Made in London by Thomas Brough, 1799
Fine George III Hinged Patch Box Made in London by Thomas Brough, 1799

Fine George III Hinged Patch Box Made in London by Thomas Brough, 1799

$647
1910 , René Lalique - ‘Venus Hair’ Box
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Box ‘Cheveux de Vénus moulded pressed white glass with original sienna patina Model by René Lalique created in 1910. Signature engraved on the wheel. Height : 6 cm diameter : 6,...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Glass

1910 , René Lalique - ‘Venus Hair’ Box
1910 , René Lalique - ‘Venus Hair’ Box

1910 , René Lalique - ‘Venus Hair’ Box

$2,907
Italian Carved Walnut Hinged Box Circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved, hinged, walnut box with flora and foliage detail on top. Carved phoenix in center. Lined in mauve silk. Handle pulls out to release top to open.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silk, Walnut

Italian Carved Walnut Hinged Box Circa 1780
Italian Carved Walnut Hinged Box Circa 1780

Italian Carved Walnut Hinged Box Circa 1780

$2,300
An Ormolu Mounted Mennecy Double Snuff Box in the Form of a Barrel, Circa 1740
By Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground floral decorated snuff box with openings at both ends, one opening revealing painted initials D.V. for Duc de Villroy.
Category

French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

An Ormolu Mounted Mennecy Double Snuff Box in the Form of a Barrel, Circa 1740
An Ormolu Mounted Mennecy Double Snuff Box in the Form of a Barrel, Circa 1740

An Ormolu Mounted Mennecy Double Snuff Box in the Form of a Barrel, Circa 1740

$2,500
George III "Drum" Tea Caddy Made in London by John Deacon, 1776
By John Deacons
Located in London, GB
A rare George III "Drum" Tea Caddy made in London in 1776 by John Deacon. The Tea Caddy is modelled in the rare Drum form which was only produced for a short time during the 1770's ...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

George III "Drum" Tea Caddy Made in London by John Deacon, 1776
George III "Drum" Tea Caddy Made in London by John Deacon, 1776

George III "Drum" Tea Caddy Made in London by John Deacon, 1776

$7,499
18th Century George III Period Cross Banded Inlaid Mahogany Knife Box
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine late 18th century, George III period mahogany knife box or cutlery canteen with fitted interior. Figured sloping lid over a serpentine front with satinwood crossbanding a...
Category

British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Period Cross Banded Inlaid Mahogany Knife Box
18th Century George III Period Cross Banded Inlaid Mahogany Knife Box

18th Century George III Period Cross Banded Inlaid Mahogany Knife Box

$2,727
18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a burr thorn and crossbanded tea caddy of superb color and patina with the original brass handle and bracket feet, circa 1750.
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy
18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy

18th Century Burr Thornwood Tea Caddy

$2,903
17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Spanish Colonial inlaid bone and faux tortoiseshell domed top box. Original hammered iron hinges. Circa 1680-1740. Excellent condition and very rare.
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Iron

17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top
17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top

17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top

$4,850
Anglo-Indian Padouk Box
Located in London, GB
An Anglo-Indian brass-mounted padouk and ebony box, Ceylon, second half of the 18th century.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

Anglo-Indian Padouk Box
Anglo-Indian Padouk Box

Anglo-Indian Padouk Box

$2,999
Antique Battersea Box Depicting a Hunting Scene
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderful 18th century Battersea box depicting a hunting scene with hunters on horseback with dogs, deer and boar depicted against a wood...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Antique Battersea Box Depicting a Hunting Scene
Antique Battersea Box Depicting a Hunting Scene

Antique Battersea Box Depicting a Hunting Scene

$1,250
Eighteenth Century Swedish Wedding Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Eighteenth century Swedish Wedding Box. Rustic Swedish wooden box with iron accents and natural patina. Created in Sweden during the last decade of...
Category

Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

Eighteenth Century Swedish Wedding Box
Eighteenth Century Swedish Wedding Box

Eighteenth Century Swedish Wedding Box

$1,650
18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Trimmed in elegant yellow gold is this polished English agate snuff box. Distinguished by the dynamic patterning of the agate, the exquisite vessel i...
Category

English Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Agate, Gold

18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
18th Century English Agate Snuff Box

18th Century English Agate Snuff Box

$24,500
Antique Georgian Hardwood Brass Wine Bucket with Military Campaign Handles
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Georgian mahogany and thick solid brass wine bucket with period zinc liner A very good lo...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Hardwood Brass Wine Bucket with Military Campaign Handles
Antique Georgian Hardwood Brass Wine Bucket with Military Campaign Handles

Antique Georgian Hardwood Brass Wine Bucket with Military Campaign Handles

$3,204
Japanese Woven Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese decorative woven box. Late Edo/Early Meiji Japanese box, with mother-of-pearl and ceramic inlay in autumnal leaf motif. Complete with working lock a...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Mother-of-Pearl

Japanese Woven Box
Japanese Woven Box

Japanese Woven Box

$5,850
A Walnut Parquetry Sewing Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
The square box with slant top fitted with pin cushion surrounded in parquetry of stained walnut, on toupie feet
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

A Walnut Parquetry Sewing Box
A Walnut Parquetry Sewing Box

A Walnut Parquetry Sewing Box

$2,400
18th Century George I Domed Topped Japanned Chinoiserie Falconry Box, circa 1710
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare and important Queen Anne-George I japanned chinoiserie domed topped box depicting scenes of falconry, circa 1710-1720. England Falconry is ...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Oak

18th Century George I Domed Topped Japanned Chinoiserie Falconry Box, circa 1710
18th Century George I Domed Topped Japanned Chinoiserie Falconry Box, circa 1710

18th Century George I Domed Topped Japanned Chinoiserie Falconry Box, circa 1710

$5,318
antica scatola intarsiata luigi XVI - scatola neoclassica - box - antiques
Located in Milano, MI
antica scatola intarsiata luigi XVI - scatola neoclassica - box - antiques bellissima scatola in legno intarsiato interni perfettamente ricoperti da tessu...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

antica scatola intarsiata luigi XVI - scatola neoclassica - box - antiques
antica scatola intarsiata luigi XVI - scatola neoclassica - box - antiques

antica scatola intarsiata luigi XVI - scatola neoclassica - box - antiques

$748
18th Century Georgian Hand-Carved Walnut Wood Tobacco Box
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century Georgian hand-carved walnut wood tobacco box on its original stand. This is an extremely fine and rare piece and one of its kind.    
Category

Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut

18th Century Georgian Hand-Carved Walnut Wood Tobacco Box
18th Century Georgian Hand-Carved Walnut Wood Tobacco Box

18th Century Georgian Hand-Carved Walnut Wood Tobacco Box

$4,760 Sale Price
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Bugbear Coconut Tea Caddy on Silver Dolphin Base
Located in Dallas, TX
A Bugbear coconut tea caddy mounted on a silver dolphin base. Bugbear coconuts were carved by sailors on long voyages in the 18th and early 19th centur...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

Bugbear Coconut Tea Caddy on Silver Dolphin Base
Bugbear Coconut Tea Caddy on Silver Dolphin Base

Bugbear Coconut Tea Caddy on Silver Dolphin Base

$3,250
Exquisite Musical Themed Carved Panettiere Bread Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Exquisite musical themed carved panettiere "bread box". Circa 1775.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

Exquisite Musical Themed Carved Panettiere Bread Box
Exquisite Musical Themed Carved Panettiere Bread Box

Exquisite Musical Themed Carved Panettiere Bread Box

$7,200
Italian Gilt Reliquary Box
Located in Dallas, TX
This 18th century Italian gilded reliquary box is made to contain a personal relic or shine. It has brackets for wall mounting. The front of the door has...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Gilt Reliquary Box
Italian Gilt Reliquary Box

Italian Gilt Reliquary Box

$4,670
Desk Box with Wonderful Scalloped Interior
Located in West Chester, PA
Queen Anne desk box with scalloped interior on bracket feet. Made of pine with old mahogany finish. Probably New York.
Category

American Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Pine

Desk Box with Wonderful Scalloped Interior
Desk Box with Wonderful Scalloped Interior

Desk Box with Wonderful Scalloped Interior

$3,000
Pair of 18th Century Sheraton Period Faded Mahogany Cutlery Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 18th century Sheraton period faded and figured mahogany serpentine fronted cutlery boxes, having boxwood strung and tulipwood crossbanded tops with central oval urn...
Category

English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 18th Century Sheraton Period Faded Mahogany Cutlery Boxes
Pair of 18th Century Sheraton Period Faded Mahogany Cutlery Boxes

Pair of 18th Century Sheraton Period Faded Mahogany Cutlery Boxes

$10,363
French Lacquer Box, circa 1780
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
French lacquer box with original paint in bottom, top and sides, attributed to Niklas Lafrensen the younger. Inside painted in guilt, circa 1780.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Lacquer Box, circa 1780
French Lacquer Box, circa 1780

French Lacquer Box, circa 1780

$1,317
French Chinoiserie Wig Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and painted, arched-top, Chinoiserie decorated hinged wig box with original bronze hardware. The top featuring a trio of figures in a lush landscap...
Category

Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Chinoiserie Wig Box
French Chinoiserie Wig Box

French Chinoiserie Wig Box

$4,750
18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish strong box from the 18th century. This antique safe from is constructed or iron clad wood, and is handsomely adorn in domed iron nailhead trim throughout it's top, front, a...
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Iron

18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key
18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key

18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key

$5,040

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