What is the difference between a casket and a box?

In practice, nothing. The two words are used for the same objects in dealer titles, and both often appear in a single title. A veneered jewellery box and a jewellery casket are the same form. "Casket" simply carries the sense of a decorative, lockable container rather than a plain one.

Which woods turn up most often?

Walnut leads, with burr walnut close behind, then rosewood and coromandel. Those four cover a large part of the British 19th-century group. Amboyna, kingwood, satinwood, burr yew and bird's-eye maple appear too, usually on the more elaborate boxes. Oak, pine and mahogany sit at the plainer end.

How old are these usually?

The bulk is 19th century. Around 168 listings say "19th Century" and a further 71 say Victorian, so the stated period is frequently a century or a reign rather than a year. Where decades are named, they gather in the 1860s, 1880s, 1870s and 1900s, with Regency also well represented. The dated field runs from 1700 to 1950.

Are French caskets common on Sellingantiques?

Yes. France supplies the single most recognisable type, with 92 titles naming it. The usual form is a gilt-metal frame glazed with bevelled or opaline glass, made as a jewellery casket. Ormolu is named in 38 titles and gilt bronze in a dozen more, and Napoleon III turns up repeatedly as a period label.

Do pre-1800 caskets appear?

They do, but rarely. Titles carry 18th century sixteen times, with a handful given to the 16th and 17th centuries. What has come through includes a wrought-iron domed casket, an iron-bound casket, a Welsh oak chip-carved box, an olive wood lace box and a Flemish ebony and kingwood table cabinet. Dealers sometimes contradict themselves on dating, labelling an 1820s Regency box as 18th century.

What unusual forms have been recorded?

A box made as two stacking books, a cast-metal box modelled on a 13th-century coffer, and a Black Forest carved monkey tobacco casket. Others include a painted box in the shape of a country-house facade, a pigeon-shaped lead and brass urn, and a hardstone Chinese head rest with box. Origins seen once or twice run to Afghan, Batavian, Qajar Iranian, Ottoman, Palestinian olivewood and Siamese niello.

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A casket is a small lidded table box, usually lockable and lined or fitted inside, made to hold jewellery, letters, sewing tools, gloves or scent bottles.

Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Needlework Casket

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Needlework Casket

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£1,295

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Pair Gilt-metal Jewellery Caskets with Dog Finials C.1880

19th century

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Pair Gilt-metal Jewellery Caskets with Dog Finials C.1880

From Treaders Collectables

£600

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Gesso Decorated Casket, English Circa 1820

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£3,250

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Antique Large Victorian Burr Maple Wood and Burr Walnut Casket 19th C

19th century

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Antique Large Victorian Burr Maple Wood and Burr Walnut Casket 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£1,250

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19th century

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French Rosewood Box on Stand Lesage

From Millers Antiques

£3,250

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Antique Georgian Leather-bound Casket / Chasse

19th century

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Antique Georgian Leather-bound Casket / Chasse

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£295

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Antique Italian Ormolu & Pietra Dura Jewellery Casket 19th C

19th century

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Antique Italian Ormolu & Pietra Dura Jewellery Casket 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£1,875

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19th century

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19th Century Burr Walnut Stationary Box

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£795

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19th century

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Antique Georgian Leather-bound Casket / Chasse

From Applecross Antiques

£295

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1900 - 1920

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A Carved Black Forest Casket

From Christine Kavanagh Antiques

£495

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One-offs from the archive include a box made as two stacking books, a Black Forest carved monkey tobacco casket and a pigeon-shaped lead and brass urn.

Lovely Antique Victorian Oval Agate and Gilt Brass Box – Circa 1890

19th century

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Lovely Antique Victorian Oval Agate and Gilt Brass Box – Circa 1890

From Kingsdown Antiques

£135

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Restored Victorian Rosewood Jewellery Box with Tray

19th century

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Restored Victorian Rosewood Jewellery Box with Tray

From Spinka & Co

£350

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Sewing Box

From Past to Present

£125

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19th century

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19th Century Coromandel Rectangular Work Box

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£695

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18th century

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18th Century Indian Carved Teak Spice Box Circa 1790

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£695

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Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing & Jewellery Box with Fitted Interior and Mirror

19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing & Jewellery Box with Fitted Interior and Mirror

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£460

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Antique Caskets

Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Needlework Casket

Pair Gilt-metal Jewellery Caskets with Dog Finials C.1880

Early 19th Century Gesso Decorated Casket, English Circa 1820

Antique Large Victorian Burr Maple Wood and Burr Walnut Casket 19th C

French Rosewood Box on Stand Lesage

Antique Georgian Leather-bound Casket / Chasse

Antique Italian Ormolu & Pietra Dura Jewellery Casket 19th C

19th Century Burr Walnut Stationary Box

Antique Georgian Leather-bound Casket / Chasse

A Carved Black Forest Casket

Lovely Antique Victorian Oval Agate and Gilt Brass Box – Circa 1890

Restored Victorian Rosewood Jewellery Box with Tray

Victorian Mahogany Sewing Box

19th Century Coromandel Rectangular Work Box

18th Century Indian Carved Teak Spice Box Circa 1790

Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing & Jewellery Box with Fitted Interior and Mirror

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