Small mahogany-cased boxes made in Britain from the mid-18th century onwards, built to hold and lock away the things worth locking away: tea, cutlery, candles, writing materials, medicines and jewellery.
The largest things filed as mahogany boxes on Sellingantiques don't travel at all - teapoys, cellarets, wine coolers and box ottomans, alongside stamp boxes a few inches across.
