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Antique Large Silver Plate and Oak Double Opening Biscuit Box C1880
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Antique Large Silver Plate and Oak Double Opening Biscuit Box C1880

19th century
Sold 22 March 2025 · Honey Tilley Antiques
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This is a super large novelty antique oak and silver plated mounted double opening biscuit box. Standing on four pad feet. Mounted with silver plated edges and hinges. This has a proud silver plated loop handle. Two flaps on either side lift to reveal openings that are lined in silver plate. This is sold in original plate with little wear. c.1880 British made with a diamond kite registration mark stamped to the side.

Length: 25cm (10")

Width: 16cm (6.25")

Height: 23cm (9")

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Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Biscuit Box to the 1880s.

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SA1120421
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A35000
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Description
This is a super large novelty antique oak and silver plated mounted double opening biscuit box. Standing on four pad feet. Mounted with silver plated edges and hinges. This has a proud silver plated loop handle. Two flaps on either side lift to reveal openings that are lined in silver plate. This is sold in original plate with little wear. c.1880 British made with a diamond kite registration mark stamped to the side.

Length: 25cm (10")

Width: 16cm (6.25")

Height: 23cm (9")

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Biscuit Box to the 1880s.

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SA1120421
Dealers Internal Ref
A35000
Honey Tilley Antiques
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An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Large Silver Plate and Oak Double Opening Biscuit Box C1880

Archive II An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View II
Archive III An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View III
Archive IV An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View IV
Archive V An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View V
Archive VI An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View VI
Archive VII An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View VII
Archive VIII An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View VIII
Archive IX An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle. View IX
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Honey Tilley Antiques
Telephone 0207 359 4127 or 07775 676917
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4/5 Pierrepont Row
Islington
London
N1 8EF
United Kingdom
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An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle.
Antique large silver plate and oak double opening biscuit box c1880
Ref: SA1120421
An antique double-opening biscuit box constructed from dark oak panels with polished silver-plated mounts, ball feet, and a central carrying handle.
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  • ObjectBiscuit Barrels
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOak, Silver Plate
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSilver-plated mounts, Double-opening action, Ball feet, Central carrying handle

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Biscuit boxes gained immense popularity during the Victorian era as mass production and refined dining habits made biscuits a staple of formal tea services, often crafted in ornate combinations of silver plate and exotic or native woods.

These items typically feature a robust wooden carcass, commonly oak or walnut, heavily mounted with silver-plated brass or copper mounts, hinges, and carrying handles.

Authenticity is usually verified through period-appropriate construction methods such as hand-cut screws, silver plate hallmarks or makers marks, and natural age-related patina on both the timber and metal.

This piece works effectively as a focal point on a sideboard, console table, or open shelving unit, bringing textural contrast through its combination of warm wood and polished metal.

Preservation requires keeping the item away from direct sunlight and humidity fluctuations, periodically cleaning the silver plate with a non-abrasive polish, and occasionally treating the wood with microcrystalline wax.
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