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Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Box
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Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Box

19th century
Sold 10 September 2025 · Sturmans Antiques
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Description

An immaculate Victorian Coromandel jewellery box with decorative brass trimmed exterior with inset Limoges porcelain plaque and superb original fitted interior c.1885. The Coromandel box with brass decorative fretwork and a Limoges porcelain plaque depicting a scene of a sitting man and woman to the centre. The lid opening to reveal an original silk and blue velvet fitted interior; the removable top tray containing compartments, which include fittings for rings and bracelets/watches. The removable tray lifting out to reveal an additional silk lined lower compartment. The original interior in superb condition, working lock and key and all presented in excellent original condition with a rich polish. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 11" wide x 7.75" deep x 4" high.

Postage and packing cost (tracked and insured) for this item is £14.00 for mainland UK. Please contact us for delivery abroad.

Physical Dimensions
Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
19.5cm (7.68")
Declaration

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1115876
Dealers Internal Reference
Stock number 40457
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An immaculate Victorian Coromandel jewellery box with decorative brass trimmed exterior with inset Limoges porcelain plaque and superb original fitted interior c.1885.
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The Coromandel box with brass decorative fretwork and a Limoges porcelain plaque depicting a scene of a sitting man and woman to the centre.
Sturmans Antiques

The lid opening to reveal an original silk and blue velvet fitted interior; the removable top tray containing compartments, which include fittings for rings and bracelets/watches. The removable tray lifting out to reveal an additional silk lined lower compartment. The original interior in superb condition, working lock and key and all presented in excellent original condition with a rich polish. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 11" wide x 7.75" deep x 4" high.

Postage and packing cost (tracked and insured) for this item is £14.00 for mainland UK. Please contact us for delivery abroad.

Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
19.5cm (7.68")
Date of Manufacture

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1115876
Dealers Internal Ref
Stock number 40457
Sturmans Antiques
Sturmans Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Specialists in antique walnut & oak furniture, upholstered chairs, globes, boxes & tantaluses, clocks & barometers, old moorcroft & silver

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A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Box

Archive II A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. View II
Archive III A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. View III
Archive IV A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. View IV
Archive V A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. View V
Archive VI A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid. View VII
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Sturmans Antiques
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Verified Since Sep 2012
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A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid.
Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Box
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A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood jewellery box featuring ornate pierced brass mounts and a central painted porcelain medallion set into the lid.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectTrinket Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCoromandel, Brass, Porcelain
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsPierced brass mounts, Painted porcelain plaque, Scrollwork detailing
  • SizeH 10 cm (4 in) x W 28 cm (11 in) x D 19.5 cm (8 in)

FAQs

Coromandel is an exotic hardwood native to Southeast Asia, highly prized during the 19th century for its dense grain and rich dark brown colour with contrasting streaks. Victorian makers utilised this rare timber to construct luxury caskets and dressing boxes, often enhancing them with elaborate brass mounts and ceramic plaques.

These boxes typically feature solid timber frames veneered with highly figured coromandel wood, joined with mitred corners. They are frequently fitted with cast or pierced brass corner brackets, escutcheons, and hinges, whilst interiors are lined with velvet, silk, or watered moire fabric.

Authenticity is determined by inspecting the timber grain, hand-cut dovetail or mitred joinery, period brasswork with appropriate patination, and functional brass lever locks bearing maker stamps. The interior construction and lining materials should also align with mid-to-late 19th-century manufacturing methods.

Place the box on a console table, bookshelf, or dressing table surface to introduce texture and historical interest into a room. Its rich wood tones and metallic highlights complement both contemporary minimalist spaces and traditional eclectic interiors.

Maintain the timber by keeping it out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources to prevent the veneer from drying and cracking. Dust regularly with a soft, dry cloth and apply a microcrystalline wax sparingly if the wood appears dry.
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