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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George III Mahogany & Inlaid Tea Caddy

From John Howkins Antiques

£295

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18th century

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Pair of George III Mahogany Knife Boxes

From Thakeham Furniture

£2,500

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Georgian Mahogany Knife Box/ Stationery Box

18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Knife Box/ Stationery Box

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£225

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18th century

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Large Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£795

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Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus Tea Caddy, C1815

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus Tea Caddy, C1815

From Curious Antiques

£495

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18th century

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18th Century Inlaid Mahogany Georgian Knife Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£495

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Quality Pair of Lidded Inlaid Cutlery Urns

19th century

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Quality Pair of Lidded Inlaid Cutlery Urns

From Georgian Antiques

£3,250

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Bible Box

From Past to Present

£155

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19th century

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Music Box

From Masons Antiques

£1,550

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19th century

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Victorian Artist’s Box

From Colin Brand Antiques

£185

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Brass is the recurring metal on Sellingantiques: eighty-one mahogany box titles mention it, and fifty-two say brass bound, mostly on campaign and travelling pieces.

A Splendid and Unusual Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Stationery Cabinet

1900 - 1920

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A Splendid and Unusual Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Stationery Cabinet

From The Dorking Desk Shop

£675

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Unusual Small Mahogany Box with Spring Locking Mechanism

18th century

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Unusual Small Mahogany Box with Spring Locking Mechanism

From Rupert Landen Antiques

£185

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19th century

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19thc Mahogany Writing Box / Slope

From Limited Editions

£370

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18th century

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A George III Period Mahogany Tea Caddy

From W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

£225

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18th century

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George III Mahogany Knife Box

From Thakeham Furniture

£1,080

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19th century

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Lecoultre 19th Century Music Box.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£950

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Antique Mahogany Boxes

George III Mahogany & Inlaid Tea Caddy

Pair of George III Mahogany Knife Boxes

Georgian Mahogany Knife Box/ Stationery Box

Large Georgian Mahogany Tea Caddy

Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus Tea Caddy, C1815

18th Century Inlaid Mahogany Georgian Knife Box

Quality Pair of Lidded Inlaid Cutlery Urns

Antique Victorian Mahogany Bible Box

Music Box

Victorian Artist’s Box

A Splendid and Unusual Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Stationery Cabinet

Unusual Small Mahogany Box with Spring Locking Mechanism

19thc Mahogany Writing Box / Slope

A George III Period Mahogany Tea Caddy

George III Mahogany Knife Box

Lecoultre 19th Century Music Box.

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