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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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#9704(a) George Nathaniel Curzon. A 1st World War Cabinet Dispatch Box.
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John Peck & Son, Nelson Square, Blackfriars Manufacturers to H.M. Stationery Office A 1st World War Red Leather cloth Dispatch Box with rear swing handle, the top with the Royal Cipher of George V, and...
£3,500.00
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Antique Treen : Extraordinary extremely rare Tobacco Box / Humidor : C.19thC
icollect, london, united kingdom
Antique Treen : Extraordinary extremely rare Tobacco Box / Humidor : C.19thC An extraordinary extremely rare Black Forest type Tobacco Box / Humidor of cylindrical shape having applied hand carved Devil masks showing the different...
£3,000.00
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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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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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#9353 A Burr Walnut Trinity House Marquetry Work Box with Original Interior C 1870
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A fine Burr Walnut 'Trinity House'* Work Box having a large marquetry depiction of a clipper ship, with a lighthouse in the background, in the lid framed by a wide band of Tunbridge Ware arrow...
£2,250.00
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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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Antique Brassbound Kingwood writing box with secret drawers and candlesticks by Thomas Lund Circ...
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Brass edged and inlayed kingwood veneered writing box by T Lund, with Bramah type lock, opening to an embossed leather writing surface (original), compartments for inkwells and pens lined with ebony. The writing flap has...
£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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#9242 Trinity House Burr Walnut Jewel Box C 1860
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A Trinity House* Burr Walnut Jewel Box with marquetry depictions of yachts & other sailing vessels on the lid, back & front, and on both sides against a coastal background with buildings, lighthouse etc. The...
£1,950.00
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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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#9491 Victorian Brass Edged Burr Walnut Stationery Cabinet C 1880
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An exceptionally fine Cylinder Top Victorian Stationery Cabinet, all sides veneered with burr walnut and edged with brass. The satinwood interior with stationery rack, white scratch pad and a pair of brass screw top ink...
£1,800.00
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#9537 A Very Fine Victorian Oak Stationery Cabinet with Satinwood Interior C 1865
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F. WALLER, MANUFACTURER, 49 FLEET STREET, LONDON* A Very Fine Large Oak Stationery Cabinet with carrying handles, the satinwood interior with deckled stationery divisions. The raised section, inlaid with mother O' Pearl ovals engraved 'receipts',...
£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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#9682 Hector Bolitho. A George V Green Leather Documents Box of Massive Proportions.
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A George V period Green Leather Documents box of massive proportions, the bevelled top tooled with a decorative border and mounted by a substantial brass swing handle. The lock stamped J. T. Needs 100 New...
£1,750.00
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#9506 Jenner and Knewstub Dispatch Box Presented to Captain Watson by William Cunard 1888
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JENNER & KNEWSTUB, MAKERS TO THE QUEEN 35 St.JAMES'S STREET & 66 JERMYN STREET. A Black Leather covered Dispatch Box by this celebrated maker presented to Captain William Watson* in 1888 by William Cunard** the...
£1,650.00
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#9678 A Small Victorian Oak Box (possibly a Tea Caddy) in the Form of a Dog Kennel.
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A Small Oak Box (possibly a Tea Caddy) C 1880 in the form of a Gabled Dog Kennel with faux slatted sides and a fine original oil painting of a hunting dog at the entrance....
£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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