antique boxes
Antique boxes, very collectable and with so many uses from gun powder to tea, jewellery and money. It's a must for any antique collector to have a few fabulous boxes.
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A fine Regency three compartment Penwork Tea caddy decorated all over with exotic penwork scenes ...
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TC146: A fine Regency penwork three compartment tea chest of complex classical shape decorated all over with fantastical scenes of exotic Cathay, inspired by tales of Royal gardens and the gardens of the Hong merchants...
£7,500.00
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#9708 'HAMILTON FIVES CLUB’ A Regency Period Architectural Mahogany Ballot Box. C 1820
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From the Regency Period, A rare Serpentine Top Mahogany Ballot box with brass swing side handles, the front with an inlaid silver half moon banner engraved 'Hamilton Fives Club'* below the funnel, and with two...
£4,250.00
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monumental coromandel ebony compendium table cabinet
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A monumental coromandel ebony compendium table cabinet of architectural form having turned and carved feet and handles. It is profusely inlaid to the top and front with mother of pearl. The compendium is the personal...
£3,900.00
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Pair of George III Mahogany Cutlery Boxes
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1800, a rare pair of George III cutlery boxes in figured Spanish mahogany. With a pagoda style top with a rectangular carved knob. The boxes have a tapering design and are finished with ebony...
£3,750.00
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#9718 A Rare William IV Red Leather Dispatch Box C 1830.
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A Rare William IV* Red Leather Dispatch Box bearing his Royal Cipher in three places and the initials E.S., with a central brass swing handle and a click lock stamped S. Mordan & Co. maker...
£3,450.00
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#9728 A Small Late Victorian Octagonal Oak Country House Pillar Post Box
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A small Late Victorian Country House Octagonal Oak Pillar Post Box, C 1890, raised on a splayed plinth, the shuttered postal slot engraved LETTERS in red, with times of collection displayed behind glass in a...
£3,250.00
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691JBcab: Compendium Table Cabinet
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An impeccably made, high quality, William IV, fully fitted, figured rosewood, table cabinet of architectural form, profusely inlaid with mother of pearl depicting stylized flowers on the top, and on the doors depiction of perched...
£2,800.00
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Monumental three canister rosewood tea chest with mother of pearl inlay Circa 1830
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TC566: Monumental three canister tea chest in figured rosewood on a mahogany carcass with mother of pearl inlay standing on turned rosewood feet having turned rosewood drop ring handles. The shape of this chest combines...
£2,800.00
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George IV Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1820, George IV Anglo-Indian tortoiseshell and white metal-lined tea caddy, of sarcophagus form, the interior fitted with twin lidded compartments and central bowl, the lid lined in pink velvet, raised on ivory gadrooned carved...
£2,750.00
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Rare Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Teapoy on Stand
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1815, rare Regency rosewood and brass inlaid teapoy on stand. The sarcophagus shaped teapoy has brass beading and an elaborate brass pattern to the centre and brass inlaid front. To the sides are cast...
£2,750.00
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Arts and crafts Keswick school celtic designs box
sovereign antiques, nuneaton, united kingdom
Arts and crafts Keswick school celtic designs box This is the real thing superbly decorated in silver and copper on well work brass base probaly the best to come out from its sleep in many...
£2,500.00
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French Tortoiseshell Casket
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1870, a very stylish French tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted casket with a makers label ‘Tahan Paris’, unusual with domed top shell, original key and lock, slight cracking below lock and front right hand corner....
£2,250.00
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#9674 Army & Navy C.S.L. Large Edwardian Arch Top Country House Post Letter Box. C 1905
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ARMY & NAVY C.S.L., MAKERS A fine large Edwardian Arch Top Oak Country House Post Letter box, the brass posting plate engraved LETTERS in red enamel, the door with a Bramah lock and white glass...
£2,200.00
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Victorian fully fitted inlaid coromandel sewing box Circa 1845
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SB108: Victorian fully fitted coromandel sewing box of architectural shape inlaid with mother of pearl abalone and metal, with turned handles and feet. Inside there is a fitted tray with a set of six carved...
£2,200.00
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#9198 A Victorian Hexagonal Oak Country House Post Letter Box C1880
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A Six Sided Victorian Oak Country House Post Letter Box, having two of the sides and the door glazed with beveled glass. The sloping top with a posting slot and a beveled glass window showing...
£1,850.00
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#9693 A Late Victorian Red Morocco Leather Double Door Stationery Cabinet C1890
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A Victorian Red Morocco Stationery Cabinet with a central recessed brass handle, the the two doors unlocking to reveal the fully fitted matching interior with calendars (replacements) inside both doors behind glass, and below which...
£1,850.00
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#9761 Sir Harold Bowden, Bart, G.B.E. A George V Red Leather Despatch Box.
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A George V Red Leather Despatch Box 1930-1935 stamped SIR HAROLD BOWDEN, BART., G.B.E.* with recessed brass handle and Bramah lock. The black leather cloth interior with diamond pattern trellis work inside lid. *Harold Bowden...
£1,800.00
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Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy with Gold Decoration Circa 1825
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Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy with Gold Decoration depicting "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Circa 1825. The theme of the decoration on this caddy is exceptional in that it is rooted deeply in Chinese...
£1,800.00
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#9816 Scottish Land Court. A George V Oversized Wickwar Black Leather Covered Despatch Box
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WICKWAR & Co. 11 YORK ST. S.W. An oversized Black Morocco Leather covered Despatch Box C 1930, the top, with an inset brass handle, is embossed 'SCOTTISH LAND COURT* and The Royal insignia of George...
£1,650.00
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#9406 Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Upright Post Letters Box with Directories C 1910
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An Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Upright Post Box, the hinged sloping top inlaid with 'LETTERS' above the slot, and with inlaid fan spandrels at each corner. A 'Times of Posting' aperture with bevelled glass is set...
£1,450.00
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Tunbridge ware writing slope
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WB103: A Tunbridge ware writing slope veneered with rosewood and decorated with micro mosaic depicting floral subjects. Circa 1850 The framing band of the top has a flowing design and is expertly and beautifully executed....
£1,400.00
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#9810 Sir George Grey KCB. An Early Victorian Green Leather Despatch Box.
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A Victorian Green Leather Despatch Box C1850 the top mounted with its original swing handle (re-polished), and impressed with Queen Victoria's Royal Cipher and the name of the original owner SIR GEORGE GREY*, below which...
£1,350.00
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#9564 Army & Navy C.S.L Edwardian Oak Post Letter Box
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An Edwardian Oak Domestic Post Box by The Army & Navy Stores, with cushioned top, standing on a stepped & splayed plinth, the shuttered brass posting slot engraved 'Letters', the door with a Bramah patent...
£1,250.00
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#9682 Hector Bolitho. A ver large George V Green Leather Documents Box.
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A very large George V period Green Leather Documents box, the bevelled top tooled with a decorative border and mounted by a substantial brass swing handle. The lock stamped J. T. Needs 100 New Bond...
£1,250.00
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#9764 An Early Victorian ‘Wickwar’ Black Leather Despatch Box. ‘Assistant Commissioners’ C 1860.
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WICKWAR & CO. 6 POLAND STREET, Manufacturers to H.M. Stationery Office, A Victorian Black Leather Despatch Box C1860, the top with chamfered edges, decorative tooling, and a brass swing handle. The Victorian Royal Insignia is...
£1,250.00
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