Antique Coromandel Wood Dressing & Vanity Box with Sterling Silver Fittings, Writing Slope, and Jewellery Compartment – Hallmarked 1862
An exceptional Antique Coromandel Wood Dressing and Vanity Box, dating to c.1862, complete with its full set of sterling silver-topped bottles and accessories, all beautifully preserved and finely crafted.
Each silver lid is engraved in typical Victorian style with what appears to be a family crest symbol of a lion to the centre - The coromandel wooden case has the exact same crest engraved into the central inset plaque to the lid.
This luxurious Victorian box exemplifies the craftsmanship and opulence of the mid-19th century. The exterior is in striking high quality coromandel wood - a richly figured exotic hardwood prized for its dark, elegant grain—and fitted with engraved brass mounts & hinges, a exception brass lock escutcheon and strung brass detailing. The box retains a working lock and key. These features are clearly over the top in detail and lends itself to clearly an at time wealthy point of sale.
Opening the lid reveals a fully fitted interior, housing a collection of cut glass bottles and jars, each with a sterling silver lid hallmarked for London, 1862, and bearing the silversmith mark of T.W. A brass push buttons at the back of the box releases the base drawer which revels a leather topped writing surface - Beneath this is a cleverly concealed jewellery compartment.
A true example of Victorian ingenuity and taste, combining both traveling vanity and writing functions in one exquisitely made case.
Date: 1862
Material: Coromandel wood, sterling silver, cut glass, brass
Hallmarks: London, 1862
Condition: Excellent antique condition with light age-related wear; complete with key and working lock - The lid has a fine split running through it. Glass all appears in fine order and bottles having ground glass stoppers. Some of the smaller silver lids are not hallmarked, most likely due to the limited space to do it but there is no doubt they are original and silver.
Dimensions: 32.5cm X 23.5cm // Height 19cm
A superb and highly desirable Victorian luxury dressing case, perfect for collectors of fine boxes, silver, or 19th-century vanity items — a genuine piece of British craftsmanship and social history.
Item No. 8081
