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Novelty Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box
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Novelty Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box

19th century
For Sale by Puckerings
Description

A wonderful late Victorian biscuit box or barrel, made from solid English Oak and the fittings in silver plate.

One side of the box has a cast image of the wheat being harvested and the other side a lady with baked goods. Each of the hinged lids is mounted with a cartouche, one engraved with the decorative monogram for the original owner the other vacant.

The top has a highly decorative silver plated fern engraved panel with a solid handle to the top.

Once the lids are opened, the original metallic liners are revealed.

Dating to c.1890, it remains in excellent condition measuring 8 1/2" wide x 6 1/4" x 7 3/4" tall to top of handle.

Item: 39784

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Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Antique Oak Biscuit Box to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09520190
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Single-slot screws securing the hinges and base: standard Victorian cabinet fittings.
Quarter-sawn oak with medullary ray flecks: quality late 19th-century joinery.
Hand-engraved entwined script monogram on cartouche: Victorian custom personalisation.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
19.7cm (7.76")
Width
21.6cm (8.50")
Depth
15.9cm (6.26")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1217170
Dealers Internal Reference
39784
Description
A wonderful late Victorian biscuit box or barrel, made from solid English Oak and the fittings in silver plate.
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One side of the box has a cast image of the wheat being harvested and the other side a lady with baked goods.
Puckerings

Each of the hinged lids is mounted with a cartouche, one engraved with the decorative monogram for the original owner the other vacant.

fig 1. A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts.
fig 1. Novelty Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box

The top has a highly decorative silver plated fern engraved panel with a solid handle to the top.

Once the lids are opened, the original metallic liners are revealed.

Dating to c.1890, it remains in excellent condition measuring 8 1/2" wide x 6 1/4" x 7 3/4" tall to top of handle.

Item: 39784

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From the UK

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Antique Oak Biscuit Box to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09520190
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-150 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Single-slot screws securing the hinges and base: standard Victorian cabinet fittings.
Quarter-sawn oak with medullary ray flecks: quality late 19th-century joinery.
Hand-engraved entwined script monogram on cartouche: Victorian custom personalisation.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
19.7cm (7.76")
Width
21.6cm (8.50")
Depth
15.9cm (6.26")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1217170
Dealers Internal Ref
39784
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A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts.
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Archive I A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts.

Novelty Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box

Archive II A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View II
Archive III A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View III
Archive IV A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View IV
Archive V A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View V
Archive VI A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View VI
Archive VII A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View VII
Archive VIII A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View VIII
Archive IX A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View IX
Archive X A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View X
Archive XI A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View XI
Archive XII A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts. View XII
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A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts.
Novelty Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box
Ref: SA1217170
A dark oak biscuit box featuring a slanted hinged lid with a silver-plated handle, a blank silver-plated cartouche on the front, and side crest mounts.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectBiscuit Barrels
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOak, Silver Plate
  • ColourDark Brown, Silver
  • MotifsSilver-plated mounts, Slanted hinged lid, Diamond cartouche, Overhead bar handle
  • SizeH 19.7 cm (8 in) x W 21.6 cm (9 in) x D 15.9 cm (6 in)

This late Victorian English oak and silver-plated biscuit box embodies Victorian style, rendered in dark brown timber with contrasting silver mounts. The hexagonal container stands 19.7 cm high, 21.6 cm wide, and 15.9 cm deep. A slanted hinged lid sits at the top, fitted with an overhead bar handle supported by two turned vertical posts, a fern-engraved rectangular silver plate panel, and a diamond-shaped cartouche on the front wood face. Cast metal crest plaques adorn the side facets, while the base features stepped edge moulding. Positioned on a sideboard top, this piece functions as a decorative tabletop container within an English country house interior. The container stores biscuits or dry goods for guests in a dining room, living room, or study, combining polished wood and metalwork to introduce period character to a tabletop setting.

FAQs

An antique Victorian oak biscuit box is a specialised tabletop container manufactured in the late nineteenth century to store biscuits and dry confectionery, combining solid English oak construction with decorative silver-plated fittings.

These boxes were constructed with joinery from native woods such as oak, featuring interior metal or porcelain liners, hinged lids, and silver-plated exterior mounts secured with small rivets or screws.

Authentic pieces feature period maker marks on the silver plate, natural wood grain with age-appropriate patina, hand-fitted hinges, and signs of wear on the interior metal or ceramic lining.

An antique oak biscuit barrel can be displayed on a sideboard, kitchen island, or drinks trolley as a functional accent piece for storing small everyday items or tea accessories.

Dust the wood with a soft dry cloth and apply natural beeswax occasionally, while carefully clean the silver-plated mounts using a mild silver polish, avoiding contact between metal cleaner and the bare timber.
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