Any of these boxes antique?

Bought these boxes for 20 pounds, I feel like the two boxes in the front got some age. The abalone box has design and components similar to my Victorian MOP and tortoiseshell boxes, missing a pushing catch. The specimen box looks Georgian in style, but feels like early 20th century. What do you think?

 

what's a MOP ( apart from a floor cleaner ) ?
am I loosing touch ? I had to look up BFF yesterday

 

MOP = MOTHER OF PEARL.

 

mother of pearl

Debora

 

Sniped! (And LOL!)

Debora

 

thanks

so, is OPW oil painting on wood

 

No, it is 'Office of Public Works'.
Alternatively: 'Other People's Wives'.

 

Haven’t seen @808 raver for a while. What do you think of these new finds?

 

quite an exaustive list then

 

Only a small percentage of the list, I didn't want to flood the thread with unnecessary info.

 

Them are nice, whether or not 'antique'...thanks!

 

String boxes are useful, often turned and therefore round so yours seems a bit unusual.

 

None of them "read" antique to me, but they're pretty. The one with the tumbling blocks is a design that could date to the Victorian era, but I have doubts of the box itself.

 

@808 raver comes here every so often. This was another tag, but if he hasn't replied in a week or so, tag him again.

Btw, I am pretty sure the boxes are antique, but these specific boxes are not my area of expertise.

 

I think so, but I haven’t find another box veneered completely in abalone

 

Those are lovely, regardless of age!

 

Especially the abalone one, since I've never seen similar before!

 

None of these look antique to me.

 

I’m sure the specimen box is an antique based on the base.

 

Since you've become enamored of MOP boxes (you might like card cases too), I'll take the marquetry one & won't ask questions about its age.