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Sterling Boxes: Desk Boxes

Sterling Silver Antique Desk Boxes

Nelson & Nelson Antiques carry an assortment of handsome sterling silver antique desk boxes and containers. These antique silver boxes are the perfect addition for your home office, study, or vanity. Styles include but are not limited to Edwardian, Neoclassical, Art Nouveau, and Victorian. These gorgeous small desk boxes are able to hold an array of small keepsakes and memorabilia as well as hair accessories, makeup, and small desk accessories. Available in a variety of designs, these sterling silver antique desk boxes feature intricate engravings, hand-hammered details, color images, and more. Depending on the box, these unique pieces feature luxurious linings including velvet, cedar, leather, and stained wood. Some liners are detachable for easy cleaning and customization. Our collection vintage desk d�cor includes boxes from Tiffany & Co. as well as talented silversmiths in England, Italy, and the United States.
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Cartier American Modern Sterling Silver Box
BZ273

Modern sterling silver box, ca 1920. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with curved top and overhanging rim. Interior cedar lined. Fully marked including maker’s (Ahrendt & Kautzman) and retailer’s stamps, and no. 404. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 4 1/8 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 9 troy ounces. #BZ273

Sale Price: $840.00
Listed Price $1,200.00
Odiot French Restauration Return-of-the-Bourbons Silver Gilt Box
BZ378

Restauration Classical silver gilt box. Made by Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot in Paris, ca 1820. Rectangular with straight sides and leaf-and-dart base rim. Cover flat and hinged with same as well as leaf-and-flower border. Cover top has central heart engraved with single script letter monogram set in flower wreath; leaf and flower border. Sumptuous Return-of-the-Bourbons luxe from the Ancien Regime do-over years. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and the fineness (950) stamp instituted in... Click for details

Sale Price: $1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Odiot French Restauration Return-of-the-Bourbons Silver Gilt Box
BZ379

Restauration Classical silver gilt box. Made by Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot in Paris, ca 1820. Rectangular with straight sides and leaf-and-dart base rim. Cover flat and hinged with same as well as leaf-and-flower border. Cover top has central heart engraved with single script letter monogram set in flower wreath; leaf and flower border. Sumptuous Return-of-the-Bourbons luxe. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and the fineness (950) stamp instituted in 1819. Very good condition with nice... Click for details

Sale Price: $1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Antique Japanese Meiji Silver Dragon Trinket Box
BY229

Japanese Meiji silver trinket box, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides and push tab; scroll bracket corner supports. Cover hinged; top has cast frieze with scaly, horned serpents. Unmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x W 3 3/8 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BY229

Sale Price: $556.50
Listed Price $795.00
Large English Modern Sterling Silver Box 1914
BZ316

George V sterling silver box. Made by Sampson Mordan in London in 1914. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with tapering tab and gently curved top. Cedar-lined and partitioned interior. Leather-lined underside. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 9 x D 5 1/2 in. Heavy gross weight: 41.8 troy ounces. #BZ316

Sale Price: $3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
English Modern Sterling Silver Box with Scottish Agate Thistle
BZ292

English Modern sterling silver box, 1919. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover curved and hinged with short tab; on top inlaid agate in form of stylized thistle in rondel. Silver lined interior. Leather-lined underside. Indistinct marks include Birmingham assay stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 5 1/8 x D 3 7/8 in. Heavy gross weight: 15.2 troy ounces. #BZ292

Sale Price: $2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Large English Modern Sterling Silver Box 1927
BZ317

George V sterling silver box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1927. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged and tabbed. Box interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Cover interior gilt. Leather-lined bottom. Modern and capacious. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 8 3/4 x D 6 1/2 in. Heavy gross weight: 46 troy ounces. #BZ317

Sale Price: $3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box 1927
BZ294

Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1927. Square with straight and plain sides. Cover hinged, tabbed, and chamfered. On top parcel gilt with engine-turned ornament with wavy lines between honeycomb; sizes have diaper in trapezoidal frames. Cedar-lined interior; open leather-lined bottom. Fully marked. Very good condition with some gilding loss.

Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 3 3/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Gross weight: 7 troy ounces. #BZ294

Sale Price: $696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Snazzy English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
BZ293

Snazzy Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by William Suckling in Birmingham in 1951. Rectangular with straight and plain sides. Cover hinged with plain sides and back. Top and front have allover engine-turned ground and are bisected by applied molded bands. Cover interior gilt. Box interior cedar lined with open leather-lined bottom. Fully marked, including retailer's stamp ("Robinson & Co. Shrewsbury"). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 4 x D 3 1/2 in. Heavy gross weight: 14 troy... Click for details

Sale Price: $1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
English Modern Sterling Silver Striped Box 1912
BY368

English Modern sterling silver box, 1912. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with flat top and tapering tab. Engine-turned horizontal stripes alternating with plain ones on sides and cover top. Box interior cedar-lined and partitioned and underside leather-lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including indistinct maker’s stamp and London assay stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 7 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 21.5 troy ounces. #BY368

Sale Price: $1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Antique German Silver Box with Olden Days Scenes
BX026

German 800 silver box, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged; tapering sides applied with flower head border. Embossed Olden Days scenes of merrymaking with dancing and flirting by men in neck ruffs and women in laced bodices. On front are massed soldiers carrying swords and pikes. Gilt interior. Corner leaf-mounted scroll supports. Marked “800” with Hanau maker’s stamp (Karl Söhnlein & Söhne). Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 4 x W 4 x D 2 7/8 in.... Click for details

Sale Price: $1,015.00
Listed Price $1,450.00
Comyns Sterling Silver Box with British Army Regimental Coat of Arms
BY742

George V sterling silver box. Made by Richard Comyns in London in 1934. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. On cover top is engraved the coat of arms of the Honourable Artillery Company, which is the oldest regiment in the British army. Cedar-lined and partitioned interior; underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 9 x D 5 1/2 in. Gross weight: 31 troy ounces. #BY742

Sale Price: $1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
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