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Vintage Oak & Silver Plated Biscuit Box C1930
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Vintage Oak & Silver Plated Biscuit Box C1930

1920 - 1940
Sold 25 January 2026 · Honey Tilley Antiques
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This is a vintage silver plated and oak biscuit box. This has a vacant silver plated shield applied to the front. The top has a silver plated band, swing handle plus lid. The body is of oak and is carved with vertical lines. This retains its original cream ceramic liner. c1930 British made. This has been replated.

Height: 14.5cm (5.75") excluding handle

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Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Vintage Oak Biscuit Barrel to the 1930s.

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SA1191559
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A40130
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This is a vintage silver plated and oak biscuit box. This has a vacant silver plated shield applied to the front. The top has a silver plated band, swing handle plus lid. The body is of oak and is carved with vertical lines. This retains its original cream ceramic liner. c1930 British made. This has been replated.

Height: 14.5cm (5.75") excluding handle

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Vintage Oak Biscuit Barrel to the 1930s.

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SA1191559
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A40130
Honey Tilley Antiques
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A vintage wooden barrel-shaped biscuit box featuring vertical wooden staves, a silver plated swing handle, a fitted lid with a finial, and an unengraved shield plaque on the front. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A vintage wooden barrel-shaped biscuit box featuring vertical wooden staves, a silver plated swing handle, a fitted lid with a finial, and an unengraved shield plaque on the front. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Vintage Oak & Silver Plated Biscuit Box C1930

Archive II A vintage wooden barrel-shaped biscuit box featuring vertical wooden staves, a silver plated swing handle, a fitted lid with a finial, and an unengraved shield plaque on the front. View II
Archive III A vintage wooden barrel-shaped biscuit box featuring vertical wooden staves, a silver plated swing handle, a fitted lid with a finial, and an unengraved shield plaque on the front. View III
Archive IV A vintage wooden barrel-shaped biscuit box featuring vertical wooden staves, a silver plated swing handle, a fitted lid with a finial, and an unengraved shield plaque on the front. View IV
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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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A vintage wooden barrel-shaped biscuit box featuring vertical wooden staves, a silver plated swing handle, a fitted lid with a finial, and an unengraved shield plaque on the front.
Vintage oak & silver plated biscuit box c1930
Ref: SA1191559
A vintage wooden barrel-shaped biscuit box featuring vertical wooden staves, a silver plated swing handle, a fitted lid with a finial, and an unengraved shield plaque on the front.
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  • ObjectTableware
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleArt Deco
  • MaterialOak, Silver Plate
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsStave-built barrel body, Swing handle, Shield cartouche, Fitted lid

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Biscuit barrels became popular in British households during the Victorian and Edwardian eras as a refined way to store and serve dry biscuits at the dining table or during afternoon tea.

These pieces typically combine solid timber bodies, such as oak or mahogany, with electroplated nickel silver mounts, lids, swing handles, and central shields.

Authenticity is generally determined by construction techniques, such as stave-built wooden bodies, traditional barrel hoops, maker marks on the silver plate, and natural ageing of the materials.

This type of decorative object can be placed on a sideboard or open shelving to introduce tactile warmth, historical texture, and contrasting metallic elements into contemporary spaces.

Preservation involves cleaning the wood with a soft, dry cloth and using appropriate silver polish cautiously on the metal components to avoid abrasive damage to the plating.
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