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Regency Hand Painted Card or Games Box
Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.
for sale €1,141     $1,238
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Regency Hand Painted Card or Games Box

19th century
Description

Superb quality Regency period hand painted card box of shaped form, profusely decorated all over with gold and blue leaves and flowers on a scarlet ground and standing on gold ball feet. The interior lined with the original green sugar paper with dividers for packs of cards and counters.

In remarkable original condition throughout with only minimal wear and tear consistent with age and no signs of restoration.

Physical Dimensions
Height
17.2cm (6.77")
Width
23cm (9.06")
Depth
17.2cm (6.77")
Declaration

Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd. has dated this Regency Hand Painted Games Box to the Regency era.

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Sellingantiques Reference
SA913812
Dealers Internal Reference
400268
Description
Superb quality Regency period hand painted card box of shaped form, profusely decorated all over with gold and blue leaves and flowers on a scarlet ground and standing on gold ball feet.
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The interior lined with the original green sugar paper with dividers for packs of cards and counters.
Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.

In remarkable original condition throughout with only minimal wear and tear consistent with age and no signs of restoration.

Height
17.2cm (6.77")
Width
23cm (9.06")
Depth
17.2cm (6.77")
Date of Manufacture

Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd. has dated this Regency Hand Painted Games Box to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA913812
Dealers Internal Ref
400268
Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.
Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019
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A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet.
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Archive I A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet.

Regency Hand Painted Card or Games Box

Archive II A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View II
Archive III A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View III
Archive IV A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View IV
Archive V A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View V
Archive VI A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View VII
Archive VIII A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View VIII
Archive IX A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View IX
Archive X A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet. View X
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Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.

Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 01303 221229
Location
Faversham
Kent
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/christopherbuck
Verified Since Aug 2019
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Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.
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A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet.
Regency hand painted card or games box
Ref: SA913812
A rectangular early 19th-century Regency wooden games box, hand-painted with intricate botanical patterns in burgundy, gold, and green, featuring a sarcophagus-style lid and small ball feet.
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A Regency games box is a decorative wooden container produced during the early 19th century, specifically designed to store playing cards, counters, or gaming pieces. Typically featuring fine lacquer work or hand-painted decoration, these boxes served as functional status symbols in Georgian and Regency drawing rooms.

These boxes were primarily crafted from woods such as mahogany, pine, or fruitwood, which were then veneered, lacquered, or hand-painted with detailed botanical designs. Accent elements often included cast brass or wood ball feet, metal keyhole escutcheons, and paper or silk lining.

Authentic Regency pieces usually display fine craquelure on the painted finish, natural surface wear around edges and keyholes, and period-correct joinery such as fine dovetails. Original metal hardware, early lock mechanisms, and minor timber shrinkage further indicate authentic early 19th-century origin.

Place the box on a sideboard, mantelpiece, or coffee table alongside contemporary ceramics or structured art books. Its detailed painted pattern provides contrasting visual texture and historical depth to modern minimalist or classic interior schemes.

Keep the box away from direct sunlight, central heating sources, and humid environments to prevent wood movement and lacquer cracking. Dust gently using a dry microfibre cloth, avoiding water, solvent cleaners, or wax polishes that could damage the original paint.
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