New to Box House is a fine Chippendale period satinwood and marquetry desk. The superbly controlled and delicate marquetry inlays are reminiscent of the fine decoration on the famous Diana and Minerva Commode by Chippendale…
Various properties for which Box House Antiques has supplied pieces
To respect our clients’ discretion we only show a sample below. A semi-derelict Palladian country house set in beautiful Hampshire parkland. It had been used as a shooting lodge for many years, so we had…
A personal message from Alex and John Maas of Box House Antiques
A personal message from Alex and John Maas of Box House Antiques: Most of you will already be aware of the tremendously good value – and investment potential – in purchasing antique furniture. More often…
How can you tell what you are actually looking at?
Here at Box House Antiques we offer a fine example of an English 18th century mahogany secretaire bookcase/ china cabinet. Georgian period, made ca 1760. All very well… but how can a relatively inexperienced interested…
Some useful interesting observations on late 17th century marquetry inlay
Some useful interesting observations on late 17th century marquetry inlay: A pattern composed of oval and shaped reserves on a burr walnut ground filled with small-scale intricate scrollwork is often described as ‘Marquetrie a L’Anglaise’.…
Starting to build a collection
This quite basic information is largely for the benefit of our younger group of client/collectors. This group is growing in number. We are introducing classic and sophisticated pieces of antique furniture and objects, with a…
Antique dealers with flair and good taste
Antique dealers with flair and good taste: Over the last 60 plus years we have seen many antique dealers come and go. This is inevitable for any small business, but particularly where a successful dealership…
English Chinoiserie, japanning & lacquering.
The lacquered objects and screens brought back to Europe by the East India Company in the late 17th century created a demand for larger, more practical objects which shared the same colourful and highly decorative surfaces of…
Antique walnut furniture
“Queen Anne period English furniture epitomises the highest pinnacle of sophistication and good taste”. I heard this time and time again from many long time friends, collectors and dealers in antiques.Furniture of this period was…
Tea and tea caddies:
Tea drinking is most likely to have originated in China about 3500 years ago, for its perceived medicinal benefits. ‘Taking tea’ reached its zenith in England in the mid 17th and throughout the 18th centuries,…
