Which form is most common?

The tea caddy, by a distance. Around a quarter of the listings on Sellingantiques are caddies, appearing as singles, twins and triples, and in oval, octagonal, hexagonal, bombé and sarcophagus shapes. Writing slopes and writing boxes come second, at roughly one in eight. Knife and cutlery boxes are third.

What does campaign mean on a mahogany box?

It means the box was built to travel with an officer or traveller. Brass binding on the corners and edges, flush handles and sturdy construction are the marks of it. The word appears in a good number of titles, and it overlaps heavily with the writing slopes. Gent's boxes, jewellery boxes, decanter cases and pistol cases turn up in the same group.

Are these boxes usually signed or stamped?

No maker's name recurs across the category. Listings are described by form, shape, timber and decoration rather than by workshop. Where a name does appear it stands alone, on a single piece, rather than pointing to a house style you'd meet again.

How reliable are the dates given in listings?

Only a minority of listings carry a clean year. The rest use period labels, with Georgian much the commonest, then 19th Century and Victorian. Where years are given they spread from 1700 to 1930, and the decade groupings are thin and scattered. A handful of entries carry a period label that doesn't match the title, so the field reads as dealer shorthand.

Do knife boxes come as pairs?

They're the form most often sold that way. Matched Georgian pairs and lidded cutlery urns occupy the very top of the range. Serpentine and bow fronts are usual on them, and silver mounts appear on some. Singles turn up too, and sit lower.

What unusual shapes turn up in this category?

Snuff takes odd forms: carved snuff shoes and high-heeled snuff boots, one measured at 110mm, plus a bellows-shaped snuff box. Beyond those, the samples throw up a funnel-shaped club voting box, a coopered money box, a four-section spice tower, a counter-top needle box for a haberdasher, a running-board tool box for a motor car and a free-standing hotel post box.

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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.

19th century

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Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy

From Baggott & Co.

£795

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18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Box

From Park Lodge Antiques

£395

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Antique Four Decanter Storage Box, English, Bottle Case, Bramah Lock, Georgian

18th century

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Antique Four Decanter Storage Box, English, Bottle Case, Bramah Lock, Georgian

From London Fine Antiques

£975

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Brass Bound Writing Box

19th century

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Brass Bound Writing Box

From London City Antiques

£785

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William IV Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy with Mixing Bowl & Key, Circa 1835

19th century

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William IV Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy with Mixing Bowl & Key, Circa 1835

From Gatcombe Antiques

£275

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Regency Writing Slope with Inkwells, Secret Drawers & Key

19th century

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Regency Writing Slope with Inkwells, Secret Drawers & Key

From Gatcombe Antiques

£325

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18th century

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18thc Paper Scroll Tea Caddy

From Millers Antiques

£1,200

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18th century

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Mid 18th Century Mahogany Document Box

From David Pickett Antiques

£245

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19th century

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Georgian Tea Caddy C1800

From Aramis Antiques

£120

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Campaign Writing Slope Circa 1850

19th century

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Campaign Writing Slope Circa 1850

From Canonbury Antiques

£395

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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.

William IV Two Sectional Tea Caddy with Key, Circa 1835

19th century

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William IV Two Sectional Tea Caddy with Key, Circa 1835

From Gatcombe Antiques

£145

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Mahogany Letter Box

From In A Nutshell Antiques and Interiors

£150

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Teapoy with Sarcophagus Shaped Box

From Desired Effect Antiques Ltd

£800

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Mid-victorian Mahogany Brass-bound Campaign Writing Slope, Circa 1850

19th century

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Mid-victorian Mahogany Brass-bound Campaign Writing Slope, Circa 1850

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£280

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19th century

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Apothecary Box

From Ropeworks Antiques

£295

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Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box

19th century

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Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box

From Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables

£2,500

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Antique Mahogany Boxes

Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy

Georgian Mahogany Box

Antique Four Decanter Storage Box, English, Bottle Case, Bramah Lock, Georgian

Antique Victorian Mahogany Brass Bound Writing Box

William IV Sarcophagus Shaped Tea Caddy with Mixing Bowl & Key, Circa 1835

Regency Writing Slope with Inkwells, Secret Drawers & Key

18thc Paper Scroll Tea Caddy

Mid 18th Century Mahogany Document Box

Georgian Tea Caddy C1800

Antique Victorian Mahogany Campaign Writing Slope Circa 1850

William IV Two Sectional Tea Caddy with Key, Circa 1835

Antique Mahogany Letter Box

Early 19th Century Teapoy with Sarcophagus Shaped Box

Mid-victorian Mahogany Brass-bound Campaign Writing Slope, Circa 1850

Apothecary Box

Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box

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