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    A wonderful Victorian biscuit box or barrel, always highly sought-after in this Drum form, I have probably not had one for three or four years, that's how scarce and hard to come by they are. The fittings are made from silver plate with the lid topped with a finial in the form of a pair or drum sticks...
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  • Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box by John Grinsell & Sons
    By John Grinsell & Sons
    Located in Bath, GB
    A handsome and very stylish biscuit box dating to circa 1890 by the top notch silversmith, John Grinsell & Sons of Sheffield. Made from solid English oak, the box is fitted with e...
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  • Antique English Hand-Carved Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel
    Located in Bath, GB
    A handsome and very unusual late Victorian / early Edwardian biscuit box made from solid English Oak, beautifully carved with a bark design. The fit...
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    Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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  • Antique English Triple Folding Staniforth Biscuit Box by Fenton Brothers
    By Fenton Brothers
    Located in Bath, GB
    A fabulous find, always sought-after and rare to find; this is the first one I have had in ten years! Not to be confused with the two-sided shell-shaped biscuit boxes, this is the...
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    Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

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  • Quality Antique English Cut Glass & Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel, c.1860
    Located in Bath, GB
    A particularly good and unusual cut glass biscuit box which would equally make a wonderful ice bucket or pail. Earlier than most of this type, it dates to around 1860, mid-Victori...
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    Antique 1860s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

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  • Rare Antique English Biscuit Box - 28 lb Weight c.1870
    By Jonas & George Bowen
    Located in Bath, GB
    Always highly sought-after, these novelty "weight" biscuit boxes came in two sizes; this one is the smaller box which is the harder to find; it would look perfect next to it's larger...
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  • Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
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    Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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  • Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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    Located in Port Chester, NY
    A charming oak biscuit barrel from the late 19th century. The metal is stamped "EPNS", or elecro plated nickel silver, a metal alloy that is then s...
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