In the 19th century well to do travellers carried as part of their luggage, a dressing set in a wooden box containing a collection of grooming tools and accessories, such as combs, brushes, scissors, and perhaps even small bottles of toiletries. The lockable wooden box was usually mahogany, rosewood, walnut or coromandel, often with brass edge inlay for both decoration and to protect the surface of the box during travel.

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An antique Irish brass bound mahogany travelling box, interior…

Irish Brass Bound Mahogany Travelling Box with Fitted Interior

An antique Irish brass bound mahogany travelling box, interior fitted with caddy and compartments, bearing maker's label 'Austin's dressing case Manufactory, 38 Westmoreland St. Dublin', mid 19th century, 25.5 cm high, 24.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep

An antique English rosewood travelling box with fitted lift out…

An antique English rosewood travelling box with fitted lift out tray, 19th century, 11 cm high, 26 cm wide, 18.5 cm deep

A Crocodile skin travelling case, English circa 1920, height 18…

A Crocodile skin travelling case, English circa 1920, height 18 cm, width 57 cm, depth 39 cm

A Victorian mahogany jewellery or ladies dressing box, late…

A Victorian mahogany jewellery or ladies dressing box, late 19th century, the rectangular box decorated with mother of pearl shield to the hinged lid and to the key escutcheon, opening to a plum velvet lined interior and fitted with secretive lower side…

A vintage crocodile skin travelling case with original canvas…

A vintage crocodile skin travelling case with original canvas cover with tortoiseshell and silver contents 48 cm x 38 cm

Walnut ladies travelling case, fitted with vanity jars with…

Antique Walnut Ladies Traveling Case with Vanity Jars & More

Walnut ladies travelling case, fitted with vanity jars with silverplate lids, sewing kit, writing slope with secret compartments and blue velvet lining. C.1890. Provenance: Formally the property of lady Sir Edwin Smith, M.P SA Brewing founder and great…

Gucci, vintage beauty case, styled in monogram canvas with…

Vintage Gucci Monogram Beauty Case with Leather Trim

Gucci, vintage beauty case, styled in monogram canvas with brown leather trim and brass tone metal fittings, 31 x 20 x 20.

S.T. Dupont of Paris toiletries bag and an S.T. Dupont 18ct…

S.T. Dupont Toiletries Bag & 18ct Gold Fountain Pen

S.T. Dupont of Paris toiletries bag and an S.T. Dupont 18ct gold Nib fountain pen. An elegant, grained black leather toiletry case with a large compartment, external and internal zippered pockets. The pen is finished in 'Lacque de Chine' with an 18ct gold…

Ladies travelling compendium fitted walnut box, with removable…

Antique Ladies Travel Compendium in Walnut Box

Ladies travelling compendium fitted walnut box, with removable tray, hidden Pop out drawer, mother of pearl Escutcheon and plaque, height 17 cm, length 31 cm, depth 23 cm

A beauty case with mirror by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram…

Louis Vuitton Monogram Beauty Case with Mirror

A beauty case with mirror by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with brown monogram trim and brass tone metal hardware, 42 x 23 x 31 cm.

A Boite Flacons beauty case by by Louis Vuitton, styled in…

Louis Vuitton Monogram Beauty Case

A Boite Flacons beauty case by by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with monogram canvas trim, Vachetta leather top handle and golden brass metal hardware, 21 x 30 x 21 cm.

A crocodile skin travelling case with stitched borders and…

Crocodile Skin Travel Case with Steel Fittings and Initials

A crocodile skin travelling case with stitched borders and steel fittings. Initials 'B.C.F' to front. 33 x 46 x 19 cm

A small canvas covered travelling case, with leather binding…

Canvas Travel Case with Leather Binding and Handle

A small canvas covered travelling case, with leather binding and handle. 47.5 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm

A ladies travelling dressing box, burr walnut sumptuously…

Burr Walnut Ladies Dressing Box with Silver Fittings

A ladies travelling dressing box, burr walnut sumptuously fitted with compartments and silver plated bottles, 19th century, with silver presentation plaque 'Presented to Miss R. Grieve from the friends of the Gilmour Street Mission, Edin. 26th June, 1886'…

An Anglo-Ceylonese calamander and specimen wood travelling box,…

Anglo-Ceylonese Calamander Specimen Wood Travel Box

An Anglo-Ceylonese calamander and specimen wood travelling box, of rectangular form, the sides gently carved in a linenfold pattern. The interior fitted with a mechanical cabinet and two tiers of tray compartments. The drawers and the lids in different…

Finely carved circular tortoiseshell vanity box, all carved…

Carved Tortoiseshell Vanity Box with Village Scenes

Finely carved circular tortoiseshell vanity box, all carved with village scenes, 9.5 cm diameter (slight faults)

A William IV rosewood travelling vanity box, 1836 London, with…

William IV Rosewood Vanity Box with Accessories

A William IV rosewood travelling vanity box, 1836 London, with maker's mark T.D (unlisted by Grimwade), the brass trimmed box lined in rich green silk and matching leather comprising a fold down mirror and leather writing slope, nine original pots and…

An impressive crocodile skin fitted travelling case, with…

Crocodile Skin Travel Case with Provenance

An impressive crocodile skin fitted travelling case, with original canvas cover. Named to the front. 71 x 43 x 21 cm. Provenance: Born in Bombay, Mrs Mehroo Jehangir was the daughter of Sir Dhunjibhoy and Lady Bomanji. Her father was an Indian Shipping…

A Boite Flacons beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in…

LV Monogram Beauty Case with Tan Handle and Keys

A Boite Flacons beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with tan leather handle and gold metal hardware, M21828, 21 x 30 x 23 cm, with keys.

A George IV silver fitted rosewood travelling vanity box, the…

George IV Silver Rosewood Vanity Box

A George IV silver fitted rosewood travelling vanity box, the rectangular box with recessed brass fittings including side handles opening to reveal an elaborately fitted interior with a combination of 10 silver topped cut crystal bodied jars, boxes and…

Early Optometrist's travelling case by American Optical Company…

Antique Optometrist's Traveling Case with Instruments and Lenses

Early Optometrist's travelling case by American Optical Company c1880, containing eye-charts, over 100 lenses and other instruments related to optometry. Size of box 26 cm x 40 cm

A Christofle glass and silver plated vanity box and stand, 20th…

Christofle Vanity Box with Silver Stand

A Christofle glass and silver plated vanity box and stand, 20th century, the hexagonal carinate shaped pot with a flat lid and knop within a fitted, stand of conforming shape, marks underside, height 9 cm, length 15.5 cm, width 13.5 cm

A Victorian amboyna cased fully fitted travelling box, F.L.…

Victorian Amboyna Travelling Box with Silver Fittings

A Victorian amboyna cased fully fitted travelling box, F.L. Hausburg, Liverpool, the brass-bound rectangular case with a hinged top enclosing a stationery folio concealed within the top above a toiletry compartment and removable tray fitted with various…

An antique artist's travelling case, leather and timber with…

19th Century American Artist's Traveling Case

An antique artist's travelling case, leather and timber with metal fittings, American, 19th century, with plaque that reads 'W.F. Simpson Co. Detroit, Mich.' 55 cm high, 73 cm wide, 14 cm deep

A Boite Flacons beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in…

Louis Vuitton Monogram Beauty Case with Gold Hardware

A Boite Flacons beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with gold metal hardware, M21828, 21 x 30 x 23 cm, keys included.

A Boite Flacons beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in…

LV Monogram Beauty Case with Tan Leather Handle

A Boite Flacons beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with tan leather handle and gold metal hardware, M21828, 21 x 30 x 23 cm.

A Trouville soft beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in…

LV Monogrammed Beauty Case with Tan Leather Trim

A Trouville soft beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogrammed canvas with tan leather trim and gold metal hardware, M42228, 30 x 23.5 x 11.5 cm

19th century gentlemans travelling box. Coromandel on cedar…

Antique Gentlemen's Traveling Box with Fittings

19th century gentlemans travelling box. Coromandel on cedar fitted two tier box with razors, pen, inkwell, button hook etc, including key, 30 x 20 x 13 cm

An exquisite Victorian walnut ladies travelling vanity box,…

Victorian Walnut Ladies Travelling Vanity Box

An exquisite Victorian walnut ladies travelling vanity box, complete with silver lidded and cut glass bottles, boxes and tools. By Jonathan Howell, London, 1856 and 1857. Over three levels and a drawer.

A quality Victorian mahogany brass bound travelling vanity box,…

Victorian Brass-Bound Mahogany Travel Vanity Box

A quality Victorian mahogany brass bound travelling vanity box, recessed brass strapping, corners and handles, enclosing an interior fitted with various bottles, boxes and trays, a mirror enclosed to the hinged lid. 31 cm x 22.5 cm x 13.5 cm

A Victorian silver and tortoise shell oval vanity box, the…

Victorian Silver and Tortoise Shell Vanity Box

A Victorian silver and tortoise shell oval vanity box, the domed lid with applied French style embossed cartouche, the fine silver gadroon frame with repeating fine lobed supports. London 1889 by William Comyns & Sons

George V sterling silver & enamel travelling case, London 1929,…

George V Sterling Silver Enamel Traveling Case with Accessories

George V sterling silver & enamel travelling case, London 1929, maker G. H. James & Co, includes 6 silver & blue enamel topped bottles, and 2 hair brushes, clothes brush and hand mirror, and manicure set, all included in fitted leather travelling case.…

Ivory gentleman's travelling set

Gentleman's Ivory Travel Set

Ivory gentleman's travelling set

Louis Vuitton, Boite Bouteilles et Glace train beauty case,…

LV Monogram Beauty Case with Bottle Holder and Mirror

Louis Vuitton, Boite Bouteilles et Glace train beauty case, monogram canvas, leather trim with reinforced rivets, aged brass hardware lock and trunk latches, natural cowhide handle and bottle holder, washable leather interior with removable tray and…

Louis Vuitton, Boite Flacons beauty case, monogram canvas,…

LV Monogram Beauty Case with Removable Mirror

Louis Vuitton, Boite Flacons beauty case, monogram canvas, leather trim reinforced with rivets, aged brass hardware and lock, washable leather interior, removable case with mirror, tan leather handle and bottle holder, serial number and stamped 'Louis…

A beauty case by Longchamp, styled in black leather with…

Longchamp Black Leather Beauty Case

A beauty case by Longchamp, styled in black leather with detachable long strap and gold metal hardware.

Antique ornate brass inlay dressing box, top opening to fitted…

Antique Brass Inlay Dressing Box with Fitted Interior

Antique ornate brass inlay dressing box, top opening to fitted interior and lower drawer, width 33 cm x depth 24 cm x height 19 cm

A late Victorian fancy silver vanity box, long rectangular form,…

Victorian Silver Vanity Box

A late Victorian fancy silver vanity box, long rectangular form, the swollen sides and lid with profuse embossed scroll, leaf and trellis designs. Birmingham 1897 by William Neale & Son. Length 11.5 cm

Patricia McGaw's (formerly Stoker) leather travelling beauty…

Patricia McGaw's Leather Beauty Case with Accessories

Patricia McGaw's (formerly Stoker) leather travelling beauty case, including monogrammed ivory glove stretcher, boot hook, brush and mirror, toiletry boxes, length 48 cm

A George III mahogany travelling compendium, 35 cm high, 25 cm…

George III Mahogany Travel Compendium - Portable Luxury

A George III mahogany travelling compendium, 35 cm high, 25 cm wide, 23 cm deep

Early crocodile skin travelling case, c1890. Monogrammed 'Ffn.'.…

Antique Crocodile Skin Travel Case with Monogram

Early crocodile skin travelling case, c1890. Monogrammed 'Ffn.'. Height 26 cm, Wt. 36 cm, D28 cm

Louis Vuitton, Boite Flacons beauty case, monogram canvas,…

LV Monogram Beauty Case with Washable Leather Interior

Louis Vuitton, Boite Flacons beauty case, monogram canvas, washable leather interior, leather trim reinforced with rivets and aged brass hardware, removable case with mirror, tan leather handle, removable Id holder, two keys, serial number and stamped…

A nice beauty case, styled in monogram canvas with tan leather…

Monogram Beauty Case with Tan Leather Trim

A nice beauty case, styled in monogram canvas with tan leather trim, gold metal hardware and detachable shoulder strap, 20 x 32 21 cm

A beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with…

Louis Vuitton Monogram Beauty Case with Beige Leather Trim

A beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with beige leather trim and luggage tag, gold metal hardware,21 x 30 x 21 cm

Early Victorian coromandel ladies vanity box, with inlaid brass…

Victorian Coromandel Ladies Vanity Box with Inlaid Brass Work

Early Victorian coromandel ladies vanity box, with inlaid brass work, the hinged lid opening to a lift out tray and fold down mirror above a spring release jewellery drawer with leather writing surface, 31.5 cm wide

A Deauville beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram…

LV Deauville Beauty Case with Monogram Canvas and Leather Trim

A Deauville beauty case by Louis Vuitton, styled in monogram canvas with tan leather trim and gold hardware, with padlock and luggage tag, M47270, V10020, 37 x 27 x 14 cm

Victorian lady's travelling box with a mother of pearl inlaid…

Victorian Lady's Traveling Box with Scent Containers and Secret Drawer

Victorian lady's travelling box with a mother of pearl inlaid keyhole & panel monogrammed initialled 'MB'. the inside lid has a green crushed velvet spring mechanism. Inside is a pull out compartment containing three rectangular glass scent containers…

Louis Vuitton, Boite Flacons beauty case, monogram canvas,…

LV Monogram Beauty Case with Washable Leather Interior

Louis Vuitton, Boite Flacons beauty case, monogram canvas, washable leather interior, leather trim reinforced with rivets and aged brass hardware, removable case with mirror, tan leather handle and removable ID tag, with serial number and stamped 'Louis…

A Victorian coromandel wood travelling box and contents c.1880s…

Victorian Coromandel Wood Traveling Box with Contents

A Victorian coromandel wood travelling box and contents c.1880s the interior with Sheffield plate top jars, bottles, lift out tray and secret drawer lower. Height 17 cm. Width 28 cm. Depth 21 cm

Vintage travelling case

Retro Travel Case

Vintage travelling case

Victorian burr walnut ladies travelling case, brass bound, with…

Victorian Ladies Traveling Case with Silver Topped Boxes

Victorian burr walnut ladies travelling case, brass bound, with fitted interior including sterling silver topped boxes & jars (hallmarked London 1855), manicure set, jewellery compartment & lower writing slope, 30 cm x 23 cm, 17 cm high approx.

World War I leather travelling case. Travelling case bears…

WWI Leather Travelling Case with Lieutenant's Inscription

World War I leather travelling case. Travelling case bears stencilled inscription 'Lieut. [Aylmer] green 12th Battalion 3rd Inf. Brigade 1st Australian division A.I.F' including file containing photocopies of Lieut. Green's war service details and…

An Edwardian travelling case with a four piece encyclopaedia…

Victorian Volumes and Edwardian Encyclopaedia Travel Case

An Edwardian travelling case with a four piece encyclopaedia and other Victorian volumes.

An Edward VII crocodile skin travelling case containing a hand…

Edwardian Crocodile Skin Dressing Set in Sterling Silver Gilt

An Edward VII crocodile skin travelling case containing a hand beaten sterling silver gilt dressing set by C Drew & Co, London 1913 comprising a hand mirror, hair rush, two clothes brushes and seven glass bottles

A fine quality George IV period Coromandel wood dressing case…

George IV Coromandel Wood Dressing Case with Silver Fittings

A fine quality George IV period Coromandel wood dressing case with silver fittings, the various silver canisters, silver lidded glass boxes and jars with ornate scroll framed cartouches engraved with the crest of a bull's head. Halstaff & Hannaford…

A Victorian rosewood veneered travelling vanity box, the vanity…

Victorian Rosewood Vanity Box with Silver Plate Accessories

A Victorian rosewood veneered travelling vanity box, the vanity box with cut brass detail, the fitted blue velvet and leather interior containing five silver plate canisters, two silver plate bottles and two rectangular boxes, above a single drawer, 14.5…

Early oak travelling box. Lid opens to fitted interior and 1…

Antique Oak Travel Box with Fitted Interior and Drawer

Early oak travelling box. Lid opens to fitted interior and 1 drawer below. Opening mechanism needs restoration, length 32 cm height 18 cm

A Victorian rosewood lady's travelling compendium with fitted…

Victorian Rosewood Lady's Traveling Compendium

A Victorian rosewood lady's travelling compendium with fitted interior.

A Victorian brass inlay rosewood dressing case with some silver…

Victorian Rosewood Dressing Case with Silver Contents

A Victorian brass inlay rosewood dressing case with some silver mounted contents, circa 1840, 28 x 22.5 x 12 cm

A good Victorian mother of pearl inlay rosewood dressing box,…

Victorian Mother of Pearl Dressing Box

A good Victorian mother of pearl inlay rosewood dressing box, circa 1840 with silvered tops to the glass bottles, a mirror and original key, 17 x 30 x 22 cm

Art Nouveau leather vanity box, 17 cm x 25 cm, 10 cm high

Art Nouveau Leather Vanity Box

Art Nouveau leather vanity box, 17 cm x 25 cm, 10 cm high

A bone handled brass pocket microscope, housed in rectangular…

Bone Brass Pocket Microscope in Leather Case

A bone handled brass pocket microscope, housed in rectangular leather travelling case

An antique travelling case.

Vintage Wanderlust: An Antique Travel Case

An antique travelling case.

Victorian walnut fitted travelling toiletry box with Gold…

Victorian Walnut Travel Toiletry Box with Gold Decoration

Victorian walnut fitted travelling toiletry box with Gold plated decoration to top,Folding out fitted interior, with slide-out mirror and silver plate topped lidded jar, together with key.H12.5 X width 25 X l14 CM approx

Vintage embossed green leather beauty case lockable with…

Green Embossed Leather Beauty Case with Lock and Key

Vintage embossed green leather beauty case lockable with attached key

Antique Victorian walnut fitted travelling toiletry box, fold…

Victorian Walnut Travel Toiletry Box with Fitted Interior

Antique Victorian walnut fitted travelling toiletry box, fold out fitted interior, approx 12.5 cm high, 25 cm wide, 14 cm deep

A Victorian rosewood ladies dressing box, mid to late 19th…

Victorian Rosewood Ladies Dressing Box with Inlay & Contents

A Victorian rosewood ladies dressing box, mid to late 19th century, decorated with brass and mother of pearl inlay the box interior fitted with compartments for perfume bottles, jewellery and personal items with secretive lower side-spring action drawer…

Fine antique figured walnut sterling mounted toilet box, pop…

Antique Sterling-Mounted Walnut Toilet Box (1868)

Fine antique figured walnut sterling mounted toilet box, pop out jewellery drawer below, retailed by Toulmin & Gale Cheapside and new Bond St London dated London WN 1868

Two early 19th century travelling compendiums, crocodile &…

Crocodile and Leather Travel Compendiums (2)

Two early 19th century travelling compendiums, crocodile & leather (2)

Victorian rosewood gentlemans travel vanity box all brass bound…

Victorian Rosewood Travel Vanity Box with Silver Vanity Pots

Victorian rosewood gentlemans travel vanity box all brass bound with fitted interior holding sterling silver covered vanity pots (6) complete with bottom slide holding seven implements & outer leather cover

A French white-metal travelling set comprising beaker, egg-cup,…

French Travel Set with Beaker, Egg-Cup, Ring, and Dish

A French white-metal travelling set comprising beaker, egg-cup, serviette ring and dish, each with ribbon and reed band. (4)

A Christofle sterling silver 15 piece travelling set in fitted…

Christofle Sterling Silver 15 Piece Travel Set

A Christofle sterling silver 15 piece travelling set in fitted case, circa 1930, including perfume atomiser, mirror, brushes, nail buffers, shoe horn and various accoutrements, each piece with makers mark, 60 cm wide, 39 cm deep

Interesting antique brass bound travelling vanity box, with…

Antique Brass Travelling Vanity Box with Ivory Compartments

Interesting antique brass bound travelling vanity box, with glazed fitted interior, with fold out mirror, ivory mounted compartments, brass drop bale carry handle 36 cm long

An Edwardian silver vanity box, serpentine rectangular form,…

Edwardian Silver Vanity Box with Bow Decoration

An Edwardian silver vanity box, serpentine rectangular form, the hinged lid with bow and ribbon relief decoration. Birmingham 1909 by Fattorini & Sons Ltd. 6.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 2.2 cm

Men fitted travelling case with hallmarked sterling silver…

Sterling Silver Travel Set with Monogram 'JWS'

Men fitted travelling case with hallmarked sterling silver bottles of brown leather, monogrammed 'J W S' to top. Interior consisting of: four hallmarked sterling silver lidded crystal bottles, Birmingham, 1902, all monogrammed 'Jws' ebonised timber…

A fitted lady's dressing case the interior with sterling silver…

1936 Sterling Silver Lady's Dressing Case with Enamel Brushes

A fitted lady's dressing case the interior with sterling silver and enamelled brushes, manicure implements and lidded jars, date marks for 1936, with original canvas cover. Orignally the property of Mary Isabel Hay Allen, wife of Sir Stephen Allen

Mid 19th century rosewood vanity box complete with…

Rosewood Vanity Box with Silver Fittings & Secret Compartment

Mid 19th century rosewood vanity box complete with silver-plated fittings and mother of pearl inlays (secret compartment)

An Edwardian silver small Art Nouveau vanity box, stylised…

Art Nouveau Vanity Box with Woman and Cherub Decoration

An Edwardian silver small Art Nouveau vanity box, stylised lobed form, the hinged lid with embossed woman and cherub decoration, scroll frame. London 1901 by Thomas Levesley. 5.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 1.5 cm

An Edwardian silver fancy embossed vanity box, long oblong form,…

Edwardian Silver Vanity Box with French Courting Scene

An Edwardian silver fancy embossed vanity box, long oblong form, French type relief decoration of a courting couple within an extensive formal landscape with peacocks, entwined foliate bands to the body. Birmingham 1901 by Henry Matthews. Weight 185gms.…

Fine antique brass inlaid rosewood vanity box, with well fitted…

Antique Brass Inlaid Rosewood Vanity Box by Forgie

Fine antique brass inlaid rosewood vanity box, with well fitted interior, with fine chased brass edging, maker Forgie of Glasgow, 31 cm wide, 18 cm high, 23.5 cm deep

Fine antique English brass bound gentleman's vanity box, with…

Antique Brass Bound Gentleman's Vanity Box

Fine antique English brass bound gentleman's vanity box, with fitted interior, 27 cm long. 21.5 cm deep

A Deauville soft beauty case in monogram canvas by Louis…

Louis Vuitton Monogram Deauville Beauty Case

A Deauville soft beauty case in monogram canvas by Louis Vuitton, m47270 / 35 x 27 x 14 cm

French fitted travelling toiletries bag, containing lided jars…

French Travel Toiletries Kit with Lidded Jars and Bottles

French fitted travelling toiletries bag, containing lided jars and bottles