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Ladies Coromandel Box C.1880
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Ladies Coromandel Box C.1880

19th century
Sold 22 December 2025 · Michael Johnson Antiques
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Description

A decorative inlaid coromandel ladies box. Small inlay including mother of pearl on the front and to the centre lid. This particular box dates to Victorian c.1880 with its original interior to the top lid. Usual characterful patina you’d expect to find and sympathetically restored. Comes with a fully functional lock and key.

Materials:

Coromandel and mother of pearl

Age:

c.1880

Size:

Length: 27cm

Width: 19cm

Height: 13cm

Reference: 7850b

Physical Dimensions
Height
13cm (5.12")
Width
19cm (7.48")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Declaration

Michael Johnson Antiques has dated this Antique Coromandel Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1183667
Dealers Internal Reference
7850b
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Description
A decorative inlaid coromandel ladies box. Small inlay including mother of pearl on the front and to the centre lid. This particular box dates to Victorian c.1880 with its original interior to the top lid. Usual characterful patina you’d expect to find and sympathetically restored. Comes with a fully functional lock and key.

Materials:

Coromandel and mother of pearl

Age:

c.1880

Size:

Length: 27cm

Width: 19cm

Height: 13cm

Reference: 7850b

Height
13cm (5.12")
Width
19cm (7.48")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Date of Manufacture

Michael Johnson Antiques has dated this Antique Coromandel Box to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1183667
Dealers Internal Ref
7850b
Michael Johnson Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2014
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A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Ladies Coromandel Box C.1880

Archive II A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View II
Archive III A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View III
Archive IV A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View IV
Archive V A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View V
Archive VI A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View VII
Archive VIII A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View VIII
Archive IX A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon. View IX
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Michael Johnson Antiques

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Ashford
Middlesex
South West London
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/michaelj
Verified Since Dec 2014
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Michael Johnson Antiques
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A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon.
Ladies Coromandel Box c.1880
Ref: SA1183667
A rectangular Victorian coromandel wood box featuring prominent natural grain patterns and a central mother-of-pearl and brass key escutcheon.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectBoxes & Cases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCoromandel, Brass, Mother-of-Pearl, Pine
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsFigured wood grain, Geometric inlay, Escutcheon plate
  • SizeH 13 cm (5 in) x W 19 cm (7 in) x D 27 cm (11 in)

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A coromandel box is a luxury container crafted from coromandel wood, a dense and heavily grained timber native to Southeast Asia, highly popular during the Victorian era for holding jewellery, letters, and vanity items.

These boxes were typically constructed using a solid pine or mahogany carcass veneered with figured coromandel wood, often featuring brass stringing, mother-of-pearl escutcheons, and fitted interior compartments.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut dovetail joints, traditional brass lever locks, genuine timber grain with deep figuring, and age-appropriate wear to the interior velvet or leather linings.

Positioned on a console table, mantelpiece, or bookshelf, a coromandel box adds textural warmth and historical contrast to contemporary minimalist or transitional spaces.

Preserve the wood by keeping it out of direct sunlight, avoiding excessive humidity fluctuations, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the finish.
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