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.

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Tunbridge Ware Ladies Box 1840

From Michael Johnson Antiques

£340

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Splendid Military Campaign Writing Slope with Candle Sconces & Secret Sovereign Section

19th century

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Splendid Military Campaign Writing Slope with Candle Sconces & Secret Sovereign Section

From Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge

£1,595

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1900 - 1920

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Unusual Antique Pair of Hand Painted Circular Storage Boxes

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£275

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19th century

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19th-century Anglo-indian Ebony Writing Box with Reeded Decoration

From Colton Antiques

£860

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A Charming Waistcoat Pocket Engraved Horn Snuff Box

19th century

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A Charming Waistcoat Pocket Engraved Horn Snuff Box

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£225

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19th century

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19th C Painted & Gilt Decorated Box

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£440

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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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A Superb Circa 1900 Mahogany Stationery Cabinet

1900 - 1920

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A Superb Circa 1900 Mahogany Stationery Cabinet

From The Dorking Desk Shop

£675

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A Charming Novelty Burr Walnut Snuff Box

19th century

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A Charming Novelty Burr Walnut Snuff Box

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£475

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Most Decorative Victorian Dome Top Box Circa 1875

19th century

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Most Decorative Victorian Dome Top Box Circa 1875

From Frank Craig Antiques

£190

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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.

Anglo-indian Desktop Smokers Cabinet,c1880

19th century

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Anglo-indian Desktop Smokers Cabinet,c1880

From Curious Antiques

£175

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19th century

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Excellent Quality Antique Writing Slope

From The Fine Art Fund

£740

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Arts and Crafts Copper Repousse Hand Decorated Box, Circa 1900 in a William Morris Style

1900 - 1920

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Arts and Crafts Copper Repousse Hand Decorated Box, Circa 1900 in a William Morris Style

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£765

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A Very Spacious Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box

1900 - 1920

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A Very Spacious Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box

From The Dorking Desk Shop

£580

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19th century

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19th Century Book Shaped Inlaid Olive Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£495

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Tea Caddy Sarcophagus Form C.1880

19th century

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Antique Victorian Mahogany Tea Caddy Sarcophagus Form C.1880

From MebleinUK

£239

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Victorian Boxes

Tunbridge Ware Ladies Box 1840

Splendid Military Campaign Writing Slope with Candle Sconces & Secret Sovereign Section

Unusual Antique Pair of Hand Painted Circular Storage Boxes

19th-century Anglo-indian Ebony Writing Box with Reeded Decoration

A Charming Waistcoat Pocket Engraved Horn Snuff Box

19th C Painted & Gilt Decorated Box

Antique Victorian Quality Figured Walnut Sewing Box

A Superb Circa 1900 Mahogany Stationery Cabinet

A Charming Novelty Burr Walnut Snuff Box

Most Decorative Victorian Dome Top Box Circa 1875

Anglo-indian Desktop Smokers Cabinet,c1880

Excellent Quality Antique Writing Slope

Arts and Crafts Copper Repousse Hand Decorated Box, Circa 1900 in a William Morris Style

A Very Spacious Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box

19th Century Book Shaped Inlaid Olive Box

Antique Victorian Mahogany Tea Caddy Sarcophagus Form C.1880

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