What kind of box is most common?

The writing slope in walnut. "Writing" appears in 380 titles and "writing slope" in 273, and walnut is named in 404, which makes the brass bound walnut slope the face of the category. Jewellery boxes come second at 242 titles, then tea caddies at around 120, then stationery boxes and cabinets.

Which timbers turn up in these boxes?

Walnut is the house timber, in 404 titles, with 150 of those specifying burr walnut and 46 figured walnut. Rosewood follows at 187, then mahogany at 129, oak at 124 and coromandel at 108. Papier-mâché accounts for a smaller group of about 37 titles, usually black and painted, often with mother of pearl set in.

Does Victorian in the title mean a firm date?

Usually it means a period bracket. Only 579 of 1,768 listings carry a clean year, while 844 give the word Victorian alone and a further 240 say only "19th Century". Where decades are stated they cluster in the 1850s to 1890s. The dated field as a whole runs from 1750 to 1940, so a handful of earlier and later boxes sit inside the group.

Are secret drawers usual in a writing slope?

They come up often enough to be a stated feature rather than a curiosity. Forty-two titles advertise secret drawers, and "secret" appears in 49. In slopes the concealed compartment is normally released from the pen tray. Some slopes also name a patent lock as part of the description.

What are the smallest boxes in this category?

Snuff boxes, stamp boxes, pill boxes, vesta cases and needle holders. Tunbridge ware stamp boxes come in single, double and triple-section forms and sit at the bottom of the range. This is also the most varied branch by material: horn, tortoiseshell, treen, coquilla nut, tartanware, silver and mother of pearl all appear.

Do musical boxes belong in this group?

Yes, as a distinct cluster of roughly 34 to 42 titles. They are described by the number of airs played, six, eight and twenty being the counts that recur, and by whether the bells are "in view" rather than hidden under the bed plate.

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Wooden and metal lidded boxes made for nineteenth-century desks, dressing tables and parlours: writing, tea, sewing, jewellery, snuff and a long tail of single-purpose containers.

Burr Walnut Lap Desk with Wedgewood Porcelain Panels

19th century

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Burr Walnut Lap Desk with Wedgewood Porcelain Panels

From Sturmans Antiques

£695

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Antique Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Dressing Box Secret Drawer Mirror Bottles

19th century

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Antique Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Dressing Box Secret Drawer Mirror Bottles

From Quality Antiques and Vintage

£465

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Antique Black Forest Jewellery Box, German, Fruitwood, Keepsake Case, Victorian

19th century

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Antique Black Forest Jewellery Box, German, Fruitwood, Keepsake Case, Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£985

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Walnut and Tunbridge Inlaid Jewellery and Writing Box

19th century

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Walnut and Tunbridge Inlaid Jewellery and Writing Box

From Sturmans Antiques

£295

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Stunning Quality Antique Victorian Tunbridge Ware Stationary Box

19th century

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Stunning Quality Antique Victorian Tunbridge Ware Stationary Box

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£975

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Fine Quality Victorian Coromandel Lap Desk

19th century

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Fine Quality Victorian Coromandel Lap Desk

From Sturmans Antiques

£749

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Victorian Stationery Box by Jennens & Bettridge, C1860

19th century

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Victorian Stationery Box by Jennens & Bettridge, C1860

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£295

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19th century

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Victorian Oak Desk Box

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£195

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19th C. Gilt Bronze and Etched Glass Jewellery Box

19th century

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19th C. Gilt Bronze and Etched Glass Jewellery Box

From Judy Fox Antiques

£1,000

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Antique Scottish Snuff Box - With Love Poem

19th century

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Antique Scottish Snuff Box - With Love Poem

From Opus Antiques

£195

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One-offs from the archive: a ferret box in pine, a railway coal wagon humidor, a bulldog-in-kennel tea caddy and a faux document box from Lambeth Palace.

19th century

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A Profusely Decorated Gothic Revival Brass Casket, Second Half 19th Century

From Jeckyll & Co

£145

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19th century

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Victorian Oak Desk Box

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£195

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A Superb Victorian Writing Slope with Secret Drawers and Bramah Lock and Key

19th century

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A Superb Victorian Writing Slope with Secret Drawers and Bramah Lock and Key

From John Hubbard Antiques

£685

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Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope

19th century

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Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£395

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1920 - 1940

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A Mahogany Fitted Storage Box

From James R Millington Antiques

£280

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Victorian Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope with Secret Drawers.

19th century

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Victorian Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope with Secret Drawers.

From John Hubbard Antiques

£365

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Victorian Boxes

Burr Walnut Lap Desk with Wedgewood Porcelain Panels

Antique Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Dressing Box Secret Drawer Mirror Bottles

Antique Black Forest Jewellery Box, German, Fruitwood, Keepsake Case, Victorian

Walnut and Tunbridge Inlaid Jewellery and Writing Box

Stunning Quality Antique Victorian Tunbridge Ware Stationary Box

Fine Quality Victorian Coromandel Lap Desk

Victorian Stationery Box by Jennens & Bettridge, C1860

Victorian Oak Desk Box

19th C. Gilt Bronze and Etched Glass Jewellery Box

Antique Scottish Snuff Box - With Love Poem

A Profusely Decorated Gothic Revival Brass Casket, Second Half 19th Century

Victorian Oak Desk Box

A Superb Victorian Writing Slope with Secret Drawers and Bramah Lock and Key

Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Writing Slope

A Mahogany Fitted Storage Box

Victorian Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope with Secret Drawers.

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