This is a Scottish Victorian Mauchline Ware combination Stamp Box & small letter or stationery rack, in the Black Lacquer Ware finish, & dating to around 1870.
The rack has a scalloped top detail with a hole for hanging, 3 shallow 'letter' compartment ...click for details
This is an early Edwardian, Scottish Mauchline Ware box & fitted compass in the Transfer Ware finish, featuring BEACHY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE, and dating to around 1902.
The two piece box is made from copal varnished sycamore & is circular in form, with an extended ...click for details
This is George III period, early Scottish Mauchline Ware snuff box, in the Handpainted (or Pen Work) Finish with a scene of cock fighting, & dating to around 1800 - 1820.
The box is made from Plane wood, & features a 'hidden hinge' & a tin lined i ...click for details
This is a Victorian Scottish Mauchline Ware twin compartment money box or bank, in the Victorian Illustration Ware finish, and with an interior inscription dating it to 1888 .
The box is made from copal varnished sycamore or plane wood & is constructed using ' ...click for details
This is an extremely fine Straw-Work box or case, made by Napoleonic French Prisoners of War, & dating to circa 1800.
Straw-Work gained popularity in the UK during the late 18th / 19th century, after it was brought to the attention of the wider British public by ...click for details
This is an early Straw-Work matchsafe or Vesta case, almost certainly of French manufacture, & made during the reign of Napoleon III, around 1850 - 60.
Straw-Work gained popularity in the UK during the 19th Century, after it was brought to the attention of the wi ...click for details
This is an early Straw-Work matchsafe or Vesta case, almost certainly of French manufacture, & made during the reign of Napoleon III, around 1850 - 60.
Straw-Work gained popularity in the UK during the 19th Century, after it was introduced by the French & Dut ...click for details
This is a Victorian, Scottish Mauchline Ware 'Birthday Book' in the Black Lacquer Ware finish, printed by Alexander Gardner of Paisley, Scotland, and dating to 1885.
The book has sycamore boards, the rear finished in copal varnish, & the front in the Blac ...click for details
This is a Victorian, Scottish Mauchline Ware sovereign purse in the Transfer Ware finish, featuring 'BURNS' MONUMENT' & 'AULD BRIG O' DOON', and dating to around 1860 - 70.
The purse is made from a grained leather with copal varnished syca ...click for details
