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A Pair of Regency Plum Pudding Mahogany Knife Boxes
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A Pair of Regency Plum Pudding Mahogany Knife Boxes

19th century
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A fine pair of Regency period knife boxes in plum pudding mahogany. The boxes are of typical form with a simple serpentine curved front and moulding of ebony. The boxes use beautiful plum pudding figured mahogany throughout which also has a great original colour and patina. The pair retain the original wonderful quality handles and interiors lined with green velvet. The boxes are in excellent untouched condition and represent a rare survival, remaining together as a pair with the interiors intact. C.1820.

Overall sizes in inches each:

Height 13 ½

Width 9 ¼

Depth 9

Date of Manufacture

Prometheus Antiques has dated these Regency Mahogany Knife Boxes to the Regency era.

Independent Date Check ID 09703450
Dealer's Item DateRegency era
Sellingantiques DateRegency era
Sellingantiques agingItem 200-235 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE REGENCY ERA:
Plum pudding mahogany figure: prized timber favoured in early nineteenth-century cabinetmaking.
Cast brass handles with floral rosettes: Regency period hardware.
External strap hinges secured with slotted screws: early nineteenth-century fastening methods.
Tiered interior apertures lined in velvet: original cutlery arrangement.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
34.5cm (13.58")
Width
23.5cm (9.25")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Reference Numbers
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SA1243350
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Description
A fine pair of Regency period knife boxes in plum pudding mahogany. The boxes are of typical form with a simple serpentine curved front and moulding of ebony.
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The boxes use beautiful plum pudding figured mahogany throughout which also has a great original colour and patina.
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The pair retain the original wonderful quality handles and interiors lined with green velvet. The boxes are in excellent untouched condition and represent a rare survival, remaining together as a pair with the interiors intact. C.1820.

Overall sizes in inches each:

Height 13 ½

Width 9 ¼

Depth 9

Date of Manufacture

Prometheus Antiques has dated these Regency Mahogany Knife Boxes to the Regency era.

Independent Date Report ID 09703450
Dealer's Item DateRegency era
Sellingantiques datingRegency era
Sellingantiques agingItem 200-235 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Regency era:
Plum pudding mahogany figure: prized timber favoured in early nineteenth-century cabinetmaking.
Cast brass handles with floral rosettes: Regency period hardware.
External strap hinges secured with slotted screws: early nineteenth-century fastening methods.
Tiered interior apertures lined in velvet: original cutlery arrangement.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
34.5cm (13.58")
Width
23.5cm (9.25")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1243350
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A pair of Regency plum pudding mahogany knife boxes featuring sloping lids, serpentine fronts, and brass side handles.
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Archive I A pair of Regency plum pudding mahogany knife boxes featuring sloping lids, serpentine fronts, and brass side handles.

A Pair of Regency Plum Pudding Mahogany Knife Boxes

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A pair of Regency plum pudding mahogany knife boxes featuring sloping lids, serpentine fronts, and brass side handles.
A pair of Regency plum pudding mahogany knife boxes
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A pair of Regency plum pudding mahogany knife boxes featuring sloping lids, serpentine fronts, and brass side handles.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectKnife Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSloping lid, Serpentine front, Brass side handles, Plum pudding grain figure
  • SizeH 34.5 cm (14 in) x W 23.5 cm (9 in) x D 23 cm (9 in)

A pair of Regency period knife boxes originates from around 1820 in the Regency style. Each piece uses warm brown plum pudding mahogany throughout, finished with an ebony moulding and a green velvet interior lining, creating a rich grain figure. The construction includes a simple serpentine curved front, a sloping lid, and brass side handles attached to the flanks, alongside key escutcheons centred on the lower section. The surfaces show original colour and patina across the wood, with high-quality metal handles fixed to the sides and untouched internal velvet compartments. Each box measures 34.5 cm high, 23.5 cm wide, and 23 cm deep, providing compact storage capacity for a home setting. In contemporary interiors, these knife boxes sit upon a dining room sideboard or a side table in a hallway or living room, offering display potential and enclosed storage for cutlery or small items. The matching pair functions as a decorative tabletop accessory on flat wooden surfaces, bringing period character to traditional or eclectic spaces without requiring floor space. Their matched timber grain and balanced proportions make them suitable for placement in reception rooms or studies as historical accents.

FAQs

A Regency knife box is a specialized wooden storage vessel produced during the early nineteenth century designed to house cutlery safely on a dining room sideboard.

These containers were typically constructed from solid timbers like oak or pine and veneered with high-grade hardwoods such as mahogany, rosewood, or satinwood, often featuring brass or silver fittings.

Authentic Regency knife boxes feature characteristic sloping lids, serpentine or curved fronts, hand-cut dovetail joinery, period-correct brass hardware, and original slotted wooden dividers internally.

They are traditionally placed symmetrically in pairs on top of a sideboard or credenza, serving as decorative accents in dining rooms, entryways, or formal living spaces.

Keep the wood away from direct sunlight and heat sources, clean surfaces gently with a soft cloth, and apply a natural beeswax polish occasionally to protect the original finish.
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