Which form turns up most often?

The inlaid tea caddy, by a wide margin. "Caddy" appears in 55 of 198 titles and "tea caddy" in 54, and "inlaid" is the single commonest word in the titles. The sampled caddies run from small twin-compartment boxes and octagonal or oval shapes up to sarcophagus and hexagonal forms, some with domed tops.

Rosewood leads, then walnut, mahogany and satinwood. Those four cover the bulk of the carcases and veneers described. The decorative timbers are named far more widely than that suggests. Burr yew, burr thorn, burr maple, partridge wood, harewood, amboyna, tulipwood, calamander, thuya, kingwood, olive, lignum and Gonçalo Alves all appear in listings.

Are these all English?

Mostly, but not entirely. French turns up in 12 titles, and a persistent seam of other origins runs through the archive. That seam takes in Italian souvenir marquetry and Renaissance-revival caskets, Dutch marquetry boxes, Japanese lacquer worked with marquetry, Swiss cylinder musical boxes, an Irish slope and one Persian piece.

How old are marquetry boxes?

Dealer-entered dates span 1750 to 1930, with 60 listings carrying a clean year. The earliest clean years in the samples are two pieces dated 1750, a burr thorn wood caddy and a tortoiseshell and boulle caddy. A handful of samples sit outside that span. Seventeenth-century lace boxes and caskets appear at one end, and at the other a Persian tissue box and an Art Deco sunray-inlaid caddy, both 1930.

Do dealers specialise in these?

Barely. Around 25 come up a year on Sellingantiques, and 90 different dealers have listed one. That means most have handled a single example rather than carrying the category as a line.

What unusual pieces appear under this heading?

One-offs surface that fit none of the usual branches. A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war straw work box, an Art Deco secret safe made to look like a book, a French ballot box and an inlaid coal box have all been listed. At the larger end there are stationery cabinets, correspondence chests and teapoys raised on stands, alongside pairs and matched pairs of Georgian mahogany knife boxes.

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A small lidded wooden box decorated with inlaid veneers rather than carving or paint, made to dress up a plain carcase and to signal the worth of what it held, from tea to needlework.

19th century

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Antique English 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Jewellery Box by Edmund Nye, C.1870

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£495

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19th century

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Satinwood Teapoy

From Ellis Fine Art

£750

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19th century

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Large Documented 19th Century Brass Inlaid Writing Box

From Wakelin and Linfield

£4,250

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Victorian Rosewood & Satinwood Stationery / Writing Box

19th century

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Victorian Rosewood & Satinwood Stationery / Writing Box

From Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

£950

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A Striking Antique Georgian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy - Fitted Interior

18th century

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A Striking Antique Georgian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy - Fitted Interior

From Opus Antiques

£395

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19th century

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An Antique Tunbridge Ware Snuff Box

From Opus Antiques

£115

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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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18th century

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George III Mahogany Apothecary’s Box

From John Beazor Antiques

£485

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19th century

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Regency Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

From Heavenly Antiques

£225

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Antique English Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy ~ Henry Hollamby

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy ~ Henry Hollamby

From Antiques4EU

£1,250

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The largest to pass through Sellingantiques aren't pocket things at all: pairs of Georgian mahogany knife boxes, stationery cabinets, and Regency teapoys on their own stands.

18th century

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Georgian Hexagonal Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy 18th Century

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£1,150

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19th century

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19th Century Sycamore Tunbridge Ware Box

From Walton House Antiques

£280

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Music Box Swiss Fully Restored Works 1890s

19th century

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Music Box Swiss Fully Restored Works 1890s

From Arundel Clocks

£850

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19th century

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19th Century Napoleonic War Prisoner of War Straw Work Box

From Earl and Rymer

£375

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18th century

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A Yew Wood Tea Caddy Inlaid C 1770

From Wickersley Antiques

£400

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18th century

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Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Star Inlaid Tea Caddy

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£950

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Antique Marquetry Boxes

Antique English 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Jewellery Box by Edmund Nye, C.1870

Satinwood Teapoy

Large Documented 19th Century Brass Inlaid Writing Box

Victorian Rosewood & Satinwood Stationery / Writing Box

A Striking Antique Georgian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy - Fitted Interior

An Antique Tunbridge Ware Snuff Box

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

George III Mahogany Apothecary’s Box

Regency Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy

Antique English Victorian Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy ~ Henry Hollamby

Georgian Hexagonal Shaped Mahogany Tea Caddy 18th Century

19th Century Sycamore Tunbridge Ware Box

Music Box Swiss Fully Restored Works 1890s

19th Century Napoleonic War Prisoner of War Straw Work Box

A Yew Wood Tea Caddy Inlaid C 1770

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Star Inlaid Tea Caddy

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