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Victorian English Card & Games Box Circa 1840’S
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Victorian English Card & Games Box Circa 1840’S

19th century
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A musical Victorian English card & games box in Burl walnut with brass plate fittings.

The centre incorporating a fan of five playing cards, four single cards to the corners .

Dating to the 1840s , the interior lined in silk material with 5 separate compartments .

antique condition with working musical box .

28cm length x 20cm width x 9cm high

UK Delivery : £10

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School House Antiques has dated this Victorian Playing Card Box to the 19th Century.

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SA936439
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Description
A musical Victorian English card & games box in Burl walnut with brass plate fittings.

The centre incorporating a fan of five playing cards, four single cards to the corners .

Dating to the 1840s , the interior lined in silk material with 5 separate compartments .

antique condition with working musical box .

28cm length x 20cm width x 9cm high

UK Delivery : £10

Date of Manufacture

School House Antiques has dated this Victorian Playing Card Box to the 19th Century.

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A rectangular Victorian burr walnut games box featuring decorative brass corner mounts shaped like playing cards and a fan-shaped brass playing card motif on the lid.
Victorian English Card & Games box circa 1840’s
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A rectangular Victorian burr walnut games box featuring decorative brass corner mounts shaped like playing cards and a fan-shaped brass playing card motif on the lid.
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  • ObjectGames Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBurr Walnut, Brass, Fabric
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrass playing card mounts, Pierced scrollwork escutcheon, Burr timber grain, Corner strapwork

This Victorian English games box dates from the 1840s and reflects the gentleman's library style of the nineteenth century. Made from burr walnut with a warm brown timber grain, it has brass plate fittings, a pierced scrollwork escutcheon around the keyhole on the front edge, and decorative brass mounts at the corners and across the lid shaped like playing cards. The lid displays a fan-shaped arrangement of five playing cards, complemented by four single card mounts on the corners. Inside, the box is lined with silk material divided into five separate compartments, and it houses a working musical box mechanism in antique condition. Measuring 28 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 9 cm in height, the box sits on short feet and stands ready for placement on a coffee table in a modern living space to store cards, gaming pieces, or small accessories.

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Originating in the 19th century, a Victorian playing card box is a specialised decorative container designed to store playing cards, counters, and related gaming accessories popular during parlour game gatherings.

These boxes were typically crafted from fine hardwoods such as burr walnut, rosewood, or mahogany, often embellished with brass strapwork, shell inlays, or velvet-lined compartments.

Authentic mid-19th century boxes usually feature hand-fitted brass hardware, dovetail joinery, natural oxidisation on metal mounts, and period-appropriate keyhole escutcheons.

Place the box on a coffee table, desk, or sideboard to serve as a tactile decorative object that adds warm timber tones and historical character to a room.

Keep the wooden surface hydrated using a high-quality beeswax polish applied sparingly with a soft cloth, and avoid direct sunlight or high humidity to prevent timber warping and brass tarnishing.
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