What were walnut boxes used for?

For domestic jobs at table or desk. Writing is the commonest named purpose by a wide margin, then jewellery, then tea, with sewing, games, stationery and general storage behind them. A good number are simply titled as table boxes, with no fitting named and no single use attached.

Are these boxes solid walnut or veneered?

The titles describe the surface, not the construction. Burr and figured walnut are veneers, cut for their pattern and laid over a carcase, and those two words dominate the category. What lies underneath isn't something the listings on Sellingantiques set out, so the wood named is the wood you can see.

How old is a Victorian walnut box likely to be?

Treat 'Victorian' as a sixty-odd-year window rather than a year. It's the label on 487 of the dated entries, with a further 86 given only as '19th Century'. Where dealers do name a decade, the cluster falls between 1860 and 1890. The field as a whole runs from 1750 to 1940.

What does brass bound mean on a box?

Brass strips or corner pieces let into the edges, which both protect the corners and draw a line round the box. Brass is named in 148 titles, and brass bound accounts for half of those. The rest are brass mounted, brass inlaid or cut-brass overlaid.

Do walnut writing slopes really have secret drawers?

Some do, and 31 titles say so outright. They're concealed drawers inside the slope, usually behind or beneath the writing surface. Slopes without them are far more common, and many listings describe only the sloping writing face and the compartments beside it.

Which walnut boxes are unusual on Sellingantiques?

Anything outside the domestic table box. The archive holds a hanging candle box, a treen string holder, a novelty Scottie dog cigarette box, a secret safe disguised as a book and a butler's carry tray. Origins outside England are uncommon too. Kashmiri Anglo-Indian, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Scottish and Irish examples turn up once or twice each across the whole run.

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A lidded box veneered in walnut, made for a job about the house: writing, jewellery, tea, sewing or general table storage.

Victorian Walnut and Brass Bound Writing Slope with Bramah Lock, Key and Secret Drawers

19th century

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Victorian Walnut and Brass Bound Writing Slope with Bramah Lock, Key and Secret Drawers

From John Hubbard Antiques

£995

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Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Bound Glove Box

19th century

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Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Bound Glove Box

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£465

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19th century

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Regency Parquetry Inlaid Games Box

From Jane Short Antiques

£445

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Victorian Marquetry Walnut Art Nouveau Writing Slope

19th century

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Victorian Marquetry Walnut Art Nouveau Writing Slope

From Past to Present

£245

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19th century

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19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Desk Top Writing Slope

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,095

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Art Deco Walnut Cigar / Cigarette Box, C1930

1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Walnut Cigar / Cigarette Box, C1930

From Art Deco World

£345

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Antique English Victorian Tunbridge Ware Ladies Glove Box

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Tunbridge Ware Ladies Glove Box

From Applecross Antiques

£785

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Beautiful Victorian Burr Walnut Box with Lined Interior,

19th century

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Beautiful Victorian Burr Walnut Box with Lined Interior,

From The Dorking Desk Shop

£175

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19th century

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Victorian Tunbridge Ware Trinket Box

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£250

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Spectacular Good and Extra Large Victorian Music Box Circa 1875

19th century

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Spectacular Good and Extra Large Victorian Music Box Circa 1875

From Frank Craig Antiques

£1,700

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The oldest walnut boxes on Sellingantiques include a seventeenth century dome-topped strong box and a late seventeenth century Continental burr casket.

Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope with Bramah Lock and Keys and Secret Drawers

19th century

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Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope with Bramah Lock and Keys and Secret Drawers

From John Hubbard Antiques

£895

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19th century

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Victorian Walnut Writing Box.1870.

From Cavers Antiques

£295

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Late C19th Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut , Fruitwood , Ebony and Bone-inlaid Table Casket .

19th century

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Late C19th Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut , Fruitwood , Ebony and Bone-inlaid Table Casket .

From M Lees and Sons

£900

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19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope

From John Hubbard Antiques

£275

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Antique Victorian Quality Figured Walnut Sewing Box

19th century

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Antique Victorian Quality Figured Walnut Sewing Box

From London City Antiques

£875

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19th century

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Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box

From Beechmount Antiques

£625

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Antique Walnut Boxes

Victorian Walnut and Brass Bound Writing Slope with Bramah Lock, Key and Secret Drawers

Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Bound Glove Box

Regency Parquetry Inlaid Games Box

Victorian Marquetry Walnut Art Nouveau Writing Slope

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Desk Top Writing Slope

Art Deco Walnut Cigar / Cigarette Box, C1930

Antique English Victorian Tunbridge Ware Ladies Glove Box

Beautiful Victorian Burr Walnut Box with Lined Interior,

Victorian Tunbridge Ware Trinket Box

Spectacular Good and Extra Large Victorian Music Box Circa 1875

Victorian Figured Walnut Writing Slope with Bramah Lock and Keys and Secret Drawers

Victorian Walnut Writing Box.1870.

Late C19th Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut , Fruitwood , Ebony and Bone-inlaid Table Casket .

Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Slope

Antique Victorian Quality Figured Walnut Sewing Box

Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box

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