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A Rare Silver & Enamel Charles Fleetwood Varley Table Snuff Box
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A Rare Silver & Enamel Charles Fleetwood Varley Table Snuff Box

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Booth Antiques
Description

A rare silver and enamel table snuff or trinekt box, attributed to the great Charles Fleetwood Varley. Totally in keeping with the enamel panels Varley designed for Liberty of London, this superb and desirable piece is of square form with shaped convex sides. The hinged lid is set with a superb panel of multicoloured enamels, depicting a semi-abstract landscape. Inside, the box is fully gilded. Work by the great designer is always in demand and this unusual and stylish piece is both collectable and decorative. Dimensions below.

Postage and packing £12.00 UK

£20.00 Europe

£30.00 Outside Europe

Condition :- Good, with no splits or holes to the silver. The glass has no cracks, chips or clouding. The inside of the lid has some pinpricks and the enamel has losses around the edges, commensurate with age and use.

Hallmarks :- unmarked, but tests as silver.

Date :- 1905-15.

Maker :- Charles Fleetwood Varley.

Height :- 3.5 cm.

Depth :- 6 cm.

Width :- 6 cm.

Date of Manufacture

Booth Antiques has dated this Silver Enamel Table Box to the 1910s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
3.5cm (1.38")
Width
6cm (2.36")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1245801
Dealers Internal Reference
B1299
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Description
A rare silver and enamel table snuff or trinekt box, attributed to the great Charles Fleetwood Varley.
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Totally in keeping with the enamel panels Varley designed for Liberty of London, this superb and desirable piece is of square form with shaped convex sides.
Booth Antiques

The hinged lid is set with a superb panel of multicoloured enamels, depicting a semi-abstract landscape. Inside, the box is fully gilded. Work by the great designer is always in demand and this unusual and stylish piece is both collectable and decorative. Dimensions below.

fig 1. A square sterling silver table box featuring a central raised enamel plaque with red, green, and blue tones.
fig 1. A Rare Silver & Enamel Charles Fleetwood Varley Table Snuff Box

Postage and packing £12.00 UK

£20.00 Europe

£30.00 Outside Europe

Condition :- Good, with no splits or holes to the silver. The glass has no cracks, chips or clouding. The inside of the lid has some pinpricks and the enamel has losses around the edges, commensurate with age and use.

Hallmarks :- unmarked, but tests as silver.

Date :- 1905-15.

Maker :- Charles Fleetwood Varley.

Height :- 3.5 cm.

Depth :- 6 cm.

Width :- 6 cm.

Date of Manufacture

Booth Antiques has dated this Silver Enamel Table Box to the 1910s.

Height
3.5cm (1.38")
Width
6cm (2.36")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245801
Dealers Internal Ref
B1299
Booth Antiques
Booth Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2026

Specialist in antique silver, glass, jewellery and objets de vertu

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Archive I A square sterling silver table box featuring a central raised enamel plaque with red, green, and blue tones.

A Rare Silver & Enamel Charles Fleetwood Varley Table Snuff Box

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A square sterling silver table box featuring a central raised enamel plaque with red, green, and blue tones.
A rare silver & enamel Charles Fleetwood Varley table snuff box
Ref: SA1245801
A square sterling silver table box featuring a central raised enamel plaque with red, green, and blue tones.
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  • ObjectTrinket Boxes
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleArts & Crafts
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Enamel
  • ColourSilver, Red
  • MotifsSquare body, Enamel landscape plaque, Concave sides, Hinged lid
  • SizeH 3.5 cm (1 in) x W 6 cm (2 in) x D 6 cm (2 in)

Originating in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, these items feature handcrafted silver forms decorated with vitreous enamel plaques, often depicting stylized landscapes or organic motifs inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement.

Craftsmen utilised sterling silver shaped through raising or casting, combined with enamel plaques created by fusing powdered glass to metal plates under high heat to achieve rich colour variations.

Authentication relies on examining British hallmarks for silver purity and makers marks, alongside assessing the hand-painted or cell-work quality of the enamel decoration and period-appropriate hinge construction.

Position the piece as a refined accent on a coffee table, desk, or mantelpiece alongside structured accessories to highlight its metallic lustre and artistic focal point.

Wipe surfaces gently with a soft microfibre cloth, avoid harsh chemical dips that can damage vitreous enamel, and store the box in a dry environment to minimise tarnishing.
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