Antique Boxes
Small architecture, made to be handled.
Boxes were the first thing I bought too many of.
A writing box is a small piece of architecture. Someone decided where the hinge would sit, how the lock would sound, which wood would show its grain to the person opening it and which would stay hidden inside. Most were made to be handled daily and carried between houses, which is why the good ones wear through in exactly the places a hand falls.
What comes home with me varies by trip. Writing slopes and tea caddies, stationery and document boxes, work boxes, dressing cases, decanter boxes, the occasional games box with its counters still inside. I look for the ones that still work: the lever that springs, the key that turns, the fitted interior nobody bothered to replace.
— Austyn
Antique English Brass Bound Oak Campaign Box, Dated 1854
$695.00
Antique Burr Walnut Pocket Card Case Box
$130.00
Antique European Oak Miniature Commode, 18th Century
$1,350.00
Antique French Napoleon III Ebonized Cave a Liqueur, Boulle Inlay, Circa 1880
$895.00
Antique Napoleon III Rosewood Jewelry Box
$475.00
Victorian Burr Walnut Sewing Box with Brass Handle, Circa 1860
$525.00
Antique Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers
$1,600.00
Antique Edwardian Oak & Brass Cutlery Box
$125.00
Antique Inlaid Wood Tea Caddy with Basket Weave Pattern, Circa 1880
$375.00
Antique Mahogany Dressing Box with Two Drawers, Circa 1840
$500.00
Antique Edwardian English Walnut Keepsake Box, Circa 1900
$295.00
Antique Victorian English Leather Despatch Box
$395.00
Antique Rosewood Spring Opening Stationery Box
$750.00
If you collect a certain form, wood, or period, tell me what you are after and I will keep an eye out for it on my next sourcing trip.
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