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Period: 19th Century
19th Century Walnut Cutlery Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This finely handmade 19th century walnut cutlery box is in fine condition and retains a nice mellow patina. Great for so many different uses. Super cool for outgoing mail or bills! N...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
$476 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
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rare 19th Century Kashmir Hand Painted Inkwell and Boxes Set
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Kashmir Hand Painted Inkwell and Boxes Set
A highly decorative and rare example of a late 19th Century hand painted Kashmir inkwell and boxes set.
Size: (inkwel...
Category
Indian Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Pine
Antique Victorian Enameled Blue Opaline Milk Glass Dresser Box Jewelry Casket
By CF Monroe
Located in Forney, TX
Beautiful antique Victorian era enameled blue opaline milk glass dresser box, (jewel casket - trinket case - decorative table box), late 19th centur...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
Italian Tortoiseshell
Enamel Dresser Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th / early 20th Century Italian trinket/dresser box. Box features embossed brass frame with tortoiseshell panels. Hinged lid with inset outdoor...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th Century carved mahogany teapoy stamped Gillows
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality Gillows regency mahogany teapoy circa 1820.
The main body being of sarcophagus form, which opens to 4 mahogany slides on each corner, 1 large tole compartment flanked...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Tin
19th Century Hand-Carved Mahogany Chinese Export Humidor
Located in Lomita, CA
A "remarkable" hand carved mahogany humidor box according to the appraiser has detailed carving of junk boats and temples, and recalls Victoria Harbor ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
$1,499 Sale Price
25% Off
19thc Hand Carved Wooden New England Dough Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 219thc Wooden dough bowl found in New England. Wonderful patina and age to the surface. Great size.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
French Tramp Art Hand-Carved Wooden Box with Diamond Motifs, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Tramp Art wooden box dating to circa 1890, intricately hand-carved with the layered, notched construction characteristic of the style. The rectangular form is richly ornamen...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Majolica Box Dog in a Kennel Choisy-le-Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica box dog in a kennel signed Choisy le Roi , circa 1880.
Category
French Rustic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely fantastic 19C Anglo Ceylonese lap desk of museum quality.
We can safely say that this is one of the finest lap desks we hav...
Category
Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Rare 19th Century "Yachting" Maritime Desk Set with Historic Monogram
Located in London, GB
A rare nautical desk set
The lockable oak felt-lined case, embossed with the initials 'AL' of the original owner, houses twelve writing implements and accessories, constructed in silver plate and gilt metal, using spheres and chain work decoration. A bespoke commission of undoubtedly unique character-and most likely having nautical connections-the various accoutrements executed in a uniform style reminiscent of rope work, buoys, and markers found on seafaring vessels. The set includes a pair of candlesticks, a chamber stick, inkwell, bell, letter opener, personal wax seal, a stamp container, paperweight, ash tray, sealing wax spoon...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar.
Category
French Rustic Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Papier-mâché Snuffbox, Painted with a Portrait of a Bearded Man
By Stobwasser
Located in Delft, NL
Papier-Mâché snuffbox,
A snuff box painted with a portrait of a bearded man with a turban, possibly after a painting by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Paper
English leather hat box for a man’s wide brim top hat, 1830-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Distressed leather hat box for a man’s wide brim top hat. The lid is hinged and has a metal closure. The handle and strap stays are molded metal. The interior retains its original cream and green patterned paper lining.
England, circa 1830-40.
Condition: Leather is stained and heavily distressed. Interior paper lining is in good original condition.
Materials: Leather, Paper, Brass
Dimensions: 15” W x 13-1/2” D x 10-3/4” H
SKU: 8505
Tear sheets are available on request.
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Category
English Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Dutch Silver knitting needle case by Meinardus Wilhelmus Warren, 1836-1864
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver knitting needle case by Meinardus Wilhelmus Warren, 1836-1864
A Dutch Silver knitting needle case with turned rib pattern and decora...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box
Located in Roma, IT
A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box
This wonderful rectangular box is decorated overall with sets of lace pattern friezes.
In Morocc...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Unusual Antique Mahogany Stationary Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual Antique Mahogany Stationary Box having a turned shaped carrying handle, the 2 lift up lids open to reveal a fitted interior with origin...
Category
Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Victorian Majolica turquoise box with a bird handle and white flowers attributed to Joseph Holdcroft.
Very rare shape box.
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Black forest Cigar box / Humidor 19th Century carved deer Walnut Swiss
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Rare and impressive, this 19th-century hand-carved Swiss Black Forest cigar box is crafted from rich walnut, offering a stunning patina that has developed over nearly 150 years. The ...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
English Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century Sarcophagus Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy. Caddy is shaped box-like with a rectangular form and sloped sides, resembling ancient coffins. Richly grained mahogany with ...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century New England Bentwood Green Pantry Box with Crackled Texture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lidded pantry box with original deep aqua-green painted surfaces - further darkened by natural patina that it appears almost black (New England, USA, 19th Century).
Steamed and bentw...
Category
American Shaker Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Tunbridge Ware Inlaid Walnut Box, 19th century
Located in Southall, GB
A finely crafted 19th-century Tunbridge ware box, showcasing the intricate geometric marquetry for which the style is celebrated. Made from richly figured walnut, this charming piece...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Mid 19th Century Wooden Spoon Box with 12 Silver Tea Spoons
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch mid 19th century wooden spoon box with 12 silver tea spoons
A mahogany wooden spoon box with red velvet fabric with 12 silver tea spoons. Dutch s...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century
By Stobwasser
Located in Delft, NL
German Papier-Mâché snuffbox, 19th century
A German 19th Century snuff box made of Papier-Mâché with a painted scene on the lid
The size is 11 cm diagonal and 2 cm high.
Category
German Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Paper
Italian 19th Century Braided Straw Box from a Monastery in Umbria Region
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian straw work box decorated everywhere with extraordinary straw-work geometrical marquetry on a wooden structure, coated even inside and at the bottom.
This Italian box, has a rectangular shape, hand-realized in an antique abbey...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Victorian burr walnut Tunbridgeware inlaid work box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian burr walnut Tunbridgeware inlaid work box, having a quality burr walnut Tunbridgeware inlaid box opening to reveal a fitted interior to the lid and a large compartm...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Strong Box, English, Brass, Bronze, Secret Letter, Ladies Safe, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique strong box. An English, brass and bronze secret letter or valuables case, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Appealing, ...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
3 Dutch Silver Peppermint Boxes
Located in Delft, NL
3 Dutch silver peppermint boxes
2 boxes from the 19th century, around 1860-1870 and the 3rd box was made by J. Niekerk around 1998.
All are 835/1000 purity of silver ( marked w...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
$830 / set
Asian Embroidery Tea Caddy
Located in Pomona, CA
A handmade embroidery in birds and flowers Chinese tea caddy.
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Fabric
Regency Mahogany Cellaret
Located in Huntington, NY
English Regency Cellaret, with ebony stringing, brass hairy paw feet & brass lions head ring handles.
Category
English George IV Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Hungarian Ash Stationery Box Howell James
Co
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Stationary Box
From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Hungarian Ash Stationery Box by Howell James & Co. The Stationary Box is veneered to t...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Original Grey Painted Dough Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original grey painted and double handled dough try or cow trough. Great center piece for a farm table.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Pine
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Royal Horse Racing Prize Tea Chest with Silver Tea Caddies
Located in Northampton, GB
Awarded at Fernhill 18th August 1843
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are thrilled to offer this Ebonised Tea Chest given as a Royal Prize is 1843. The Tea Chest of rectangular for...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Danish 1840s Mahogany Box with Ash Shell Marquetry, Banding and Lateral Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish mahogany box from circa 1840 with ash marquetry and banding. This exquisite Danish mahogany box from circa 1840 features intricate ash marquetry and banding that enhances it...
Category
Danish Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ash, Mahogany
Hanau Silver Jewelry Box J.D.Schleissner and Sons Antique German Casket Putto
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A 19th century Hanau sterling silver presentation box or jewelry box with hinged cover.
Large 800 silver box of quatrefoil form, impre...
Category
German Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Box in Lather and Silk
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful glove box from the end of the 19th century, entirely sheathed in leather with a beveled glass on the cover.
The interior is covered with a padded blue silk.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather, Silk, Glass
$277 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Original Brown Painted Box W/ Drawer
Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is either a 19thc hardware drawer box or a cash drawer of sorts.The construction is early cut nails and a dovetailed drawer.There is a brass & iron handle on the side of the box...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
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
British Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Horn
$1,500 / set
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass bound glove box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass bound glove box having a fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass mounted glove box with the original brass...
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
French Walnut and Inlaid Miniature Piano
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This incredible item is a delicate decoration in the form of a miniature piano, The piano is constructed with beautiful hand selected walnut decorated ...
Category
French Other Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Regency Miniature Apprentice Chest Drawers Flame Mahogany 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Beautiful English Regency Miniature two over three graduated drawer flame mahogany Chest of Drawers of outstanding quality and workmanship and compact proportions. Circa 1800-20.
T...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
English 19th Century Inlay Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th century decorative box with lift up lid opening on original brass hinges to reveal a good sized storage compartment lined with the original hand-crafted sapphire blue...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Coconut tea pot - China - late 18th / early 19th - Qing - Asian Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty and old tea pot, gourd shaped, in sculpted coconut, chiseled and mounted on pewter.
The cap is also made of pewter.
The coconut is decorated with imperial motifs.
Chinese...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Tin
$707 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Small Porcelain Hand Painted Box by Limoge
Located in Sofia, BG
Tiny porcelain hand painted box by Limoge decorated with a rose and with small scissors as a clasp.
France, circa 1880.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Boulle Dome-top Letter Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 19th century Victorian Boulle dome-top letter box is a luxurious and distinctive piece of mail storage that combines functionality with ornate design, r...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Foliage Painted
Brass Mounted Tacked Chest on Stand with Key, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Chinese foliage painted and brass mounted tacked hinged chest on stand with flanking side handles and interior lock with key, Late 19th Century
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Silver Vinaigrette by Canton Retailer Cutshing
By Cutshing
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver vinaigrette. Rectangular with hinged cover. Scenes of indigenous life in low relief. Interior gilt with hinged grill; engraved presentation on cover: “E. E. W. ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Black Lacquer Work Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Chinese black lacquer box dating from the early 1800s to 1820s. This piece was originally an interior compartment from a larger work box, made for export during the period. The surfa...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique George III Silver Snuff Box Birmingham, 1817, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique George III sterling silver snuff box, with hallmarks for Birmingham 1817, of rectangular form with reeded decoration, vacant cartouche, moulded front rim...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tinwear Tea Caddy Possibly American
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique Tinwear Tea Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this documented early 19th century Tinwear tea caddy. The top of cushioned shape with raised han...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Tin
19Thc Original Mustard Painted Barrel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky original mustard painted over grey barrel was found on a farm in Pennsylvania. The condition is very good and sturdy. The patina is amazing and it has a outdoor protective...
Category
Adirondack Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Oak
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Loose Tea Caddy, English, Dual Compartment Beverage Case, Regency, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique loose tea caddy. An English, mahogany and velvet dual compartment case, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Beautiful Regency craftsmanship with a superb v...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Majolica Trompe L
oeil Napkin Egg Basket Box Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica napkin Trompe l'oeil box or basket/tureen with an egg on the handle signed Sarreguemines.
Category
French Country Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest / Box with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest /box from Skelleftea Vasterbotten ,Northern Sweden.
Decorative Wood imitaition painted small chest /box with...
Category
Swedish Empire Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Pine
Round red lacquered and gold leaf work box - China 19th Qing Dynasty
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent round box in red lacquer in two parts.
Completely decorated by hand. With gilded, gold decoration.
There are floral and geometric decorations, handmade interlacing, with gold leaf.
The box is placed on 4 feet.
The interior is lacquered black.
Very nice dimensions.
This box shows some wear due to its age and authenticity.
This round Chinese box in red and gold lacquered woven bamboo Was probably a wedding box, a work box, a storage box.
It can be used as a hat box, sewing box, games box or tea bag box...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$621 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Another stunning 19th century Anglo-Ceylonese piece.
Made circa 1880 in Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka) of Coromandel wood and specimen woods.
This is a simply gorgeous and quality item!! Tray made of various compartments with various high quality specimen wood lids, all edged and banded in chevrons of bone, silver or pewter and ebony.
The tray itself is made of expensive coromandel wood. There are two open sections on either side of the tray which have bone and hand-painted lac ends. The main tray sits onto a base made of coromandel wood with green baize lining.
This tray could have a number of practical uses, for keeping stationary, watches, jewelry, or thinking outside of the box, holding you remote controls and candy!!
We have a matching box also in our Inventory and for auction.
ANGLO-INDIAN AND CEYLONESE BOXES: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
Anglo-indian Boxes normally consist of 3 main types:-
(1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th Centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...
Category
Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Wood
Dutch small 19th Century wooden lidded wool basket
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch small 19th Century wooden lidded wool basket
A nut wood with inlay of fruitwood wool basket, raised at 4 ball feet.
When you were knitting at home, you put the tangle in a su...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Nutwood
Victorian Thomas Johnson II Sterling Silver Tortoise Vesta Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a tortoise; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian cast sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a tortoise.
The plain oval body of this Victorian vesta box is embellished with cast and applied components replicating the details of the tortoise's legs and head.
The anterior surface of this rare box features an applied oval serrated panel / match striker.
The hinged tortoiseshell cover opens to reveal the original gilt interior.
The underside of the body bears the contemporary engraved inscription 'July 1883'.
Condition
This antique Victorian vesta box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. There are some blemishes and wear to the original gilding, in keeping with age. Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the body are very clear.
Dimensions
length 8.4cm/3.3"
width 5.5cm/2.2"
height 3.2cm/1.3"
Weight
2.4 troy ounces/73.9g (including tortoiseshell cover)
Maker: Thomas Johnson II
Date: 1882
Origin: London, 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
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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