Victorian Shell Boxes

Beautiful Victorian tole bins with flowers and mother of pearl under some of the painted areas.

Tortoiseshell and silver tea caddy with inverted sides having a engraved applied silver mount with the word Tea on the front. This delightful collectable tea caddy is hallmarked Ches...

Rare Victorian (c. 1850) lacquered papier-mâché jewelry box with inlaid mother of pearl and gilding depicting a floral motif.

Victorian shell box with brass fittings.

A long and narrow shell box.

This is a lovely shell veneered English Victorian tortoise shell card case, 19th century.

Large box encrusted with natural white sea shells. The box is hinged and lined in white. The shells are arranged in an attractive pattern with tiny shells used to create a border. Th...

This is a very collectible English Victorian tortoise shell card case, 19th century.

This is an antique late Victorian English tortoiseshell and silver mounted pin box by Saunders & Shepherd, Chester, circa 1890.

A charming American Victorian tramp art shell encrusted jewelry box; the rectangular lid over a conforming body adorned overall with various sized sea shells; the interior fitted wit...

Topped with an Abalone Shell Medallion  From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Dome Top Coromandel Jewellery Box.

Victorian era seashell decorated souvenir box from the famed Margate Grotto in England. Two panoramic panels depict the Margate resort.

A magnificent and highly decorative shell shaped biscuit box, with a wonderful naturalistic formed frame in the form of tree branches. The box when opened reveals a splendid two c...

The Writing Box dates to the 19th century during the Victorian period circa 1860.

Stunning Example of a Ladies Well Figure Tortoise Shell Silver Framed Hinged Lid Card Case of generous proportions, made during the first half of the Nineteenth Century. The rectangu...

Impressive antique lidded box crafted in oak with a built in locket on the top, felt lined interior and ambitiously decorated with exotic seashells lovingly arranged in decorative or...

Impressive 19th century French lidded box handcrafted in hardwood clad in tortoise shell and decorated with copper, brass, and metal floral and geometric inlays. The interior is line...

Sailor's Valentine Shellwork Hexagonal Shadow Box. This intricate shellwork composition is hand-crafted and presented in a hexagonal wooden shadow box. The piece features an arrangem...

Charming vintage lidded box entirely clad in exotic organic seashells lovingly arranged in a sophisticated composition with a felt lined interior.

Majolica sardine box which features shells, corals, seaweed and fish. Colouration: brown, white, green, are predominant.

The box dates to the early Victorian period circa 1850.

Pretty antique Victorian mahogany conch shell inlaid tea caddy, having a quality antique Victorian inlaid tea caddy with pretty conch shell inlay to the lid opening to reveal three c...

Mother of Pearl Inlay From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew.

Charming 19th century British jewelry box ambitiously encrusted with exotic seashells. The interior has a mirror, pin cushion and six compartments lined with pink paper.

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1860 Coromandel wood gold gilt Etui sewing kit with Asprey pencil and shell cameos A very ornately engraved and extremely h...

Enchanting pair of 19th century British jewelry boxes ambitiously encrusted with exotic seashells with exposed areas covered in marbleized paper. The interiors have mirrors, pin cush...

An exquisite antique dome-top jewellery box that embodies timeless elegance and superb craftsmanship. The exterior of the box is veneered in exotic Coromandel, showcasing a captiv...

An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s silver plated and Faux Tortoiseshell Grooming box set of English origin, late Victorian period.

Charming antique sailors or honeymoon valentine with an unusual horse shoe form ambitiously decorated with exotic seashells around a convex glass lens decorated on the inside with sh...

Fascinating 19th century English Victorian naturalist presentation of two starfish specimens with their iconic form, under hand blown convex glass in a wood and gesso gilt frame.

Enchanting early 20th century British colonial sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells around an image of a schooner or sailboat as seen through a convex glass lens.

Striking sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells in an ambitious floral composition and presented in an octagon ebonized shadow box.

Standout vintage sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic organic seashells ambitiously composed with a flower as a center medallion inside several arranged floral borders. Presented ...

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING With Mounted Intricate Silver Work From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Tortoiseshell & Silver Mounted Tea Caddy by silv...

Offering high drama and substance of true fancy, this striking Victorian suite provides an abundance of options for wearing its magnificent combinations.

This is a beautiful Antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, having a plain shell-style body sitting in a cast frame, and with original interior hand-pierced dividers cir...

This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, having a foliate engraved body sitting in a cast frame, and with interior hand-pierced dividers and original ...

This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing the makers mark of the renowned retailer Elkington & Co of Birmingham, dating from 1886.

This is a highly decorative antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing the makers' mark of the renowned silversmiths Fenton Brothers of Sheffield, England,...

This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing the makers mark of the renowned retailer Elkington & Co of Birmingham, circa 1870 in date.

This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box the base bearing the mark of the renowned maker WMF, circa 1900 in date.

Vintage Andrea by Sadek Victorian Style Silver Plated Clam Shell Biscuit Box.

Made circa 1890 by John Sherwood & Sons, this antique Victorian, silver plate folding biscuit box, is modelled as a shell with an ornate frame, and a gilt interior.

This is a highly decorative antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing the makers' mark of the renowned silversmiths Walker and Hall of Sheffield, England,...

This is a highly decorative antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, circa 1880 in date.

Sailor made Victorian seashell encrusted hinged box with four tintypes portraits of a sailor and his family mounted on top with wallpaper lining.

This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box stamped by the maker SW&S and late 19th Century in date.

George Jones Majolica Turquoise Shells and Seaweed Sardine Box, English, ca. 1867, the box molded in high relief with a salmon on each of the four sides, each corner with molded cora...

This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box, circa 1870 in date and braring the makers mark of the renowned silversmiths Mappin & Webb.

This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box stamped 'Staniforth patent' by the Fenton Brothers, circa 1870 in date.

This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box stamped by the silversmith's to the Queen, Mappin & Webb of Sheffield England, circa 1870 in ...

A pair of American late 19th century cast silver gilt open salts (with spoons) in the form of clam shells, made by the Frank Whiting Company retaining their original leather satin li...

Lofty pair of sailor's valentines. One with a floral motif and one with a heart, both ambitiously handcrafted in exotic sea shells meticulously composed and presented under glass in ...

Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...

Strombus pugilis fully silvered shell. Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has b...

Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...

A truly beautiful Art Deco green malachite glass perfume bottle with a female embossed figure to the stopper. Made in Czechoslovakia, this stunning perfume bottle is attributed to Sc...

A Hand Crafted Decorative Model of a Sailing Ship, similar to the USS constitution, however not labeled as such. The wooden body is painted and the fabric on the fully crooked sails...

Charming vintage lidded box crafted in mahogany ambitiously hand decorated with seashells highlighted with a brass shell handle and four shell feet. Signed Maitland Smith on the bottom.

Scottish silver mounted tiger cowary shell snuff box, 1817. The hinged lid is inscribed with "W. Legget Stock Bridge 1817," surrounded a laurel wreath, scrolled dotted boarder and tw...

Enchanting antique English box crafted with a hinged top lovingly decorated with collected exotic seashells over a cardboard bottom.

This finely crafted Italian shell-encrusted jewelry box exudes a charming Grotto style, typical of mid-century decorative art from the 1950s. Its oval shape is meticulously adorned w...

An exceptional Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the golden age of the Meiji period, delicately worked in fine silver wire and attributed to the celebrated master Hayashi Kodenji. ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...

The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...