19th Century Mauchline trinket box Ref. 45
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19th Century Mauchline trinket box Ref. 45
Mauchline is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4105. The town lies by the Glasgow and South Western Railway line, east-southeast of Kilmarnock northeast of Ayr. It is situated on a gentle slope about 2 km from the River Ayr, which flows through the south of the parish of Mauchline.
The production of box-work or Mauchline ware took place from the 1820s until 1933 by the firm of W & A Smith. These boxes were extremely collectable. They ranged from the basic transfer as on small vases, each piece having the view of the place of purchase. These went from Mauchline to the Isle of Wight. Tartan ware was also extremely popular as a result of the Smiths inventing a machine for "weaving" tartan designs on paper. Fernware was introduced in the 1870s. This involved applying actual ferns to the wood which was then stippled in dark brown, the ferns removed and the wood varnished. The wood used was Sycamore.These products were sent all over the world. A fire in 1933 stopped production, which was never restarted.
The small rectangular, dome-lidded Mauchline box offered above, is 8cm in length and 5.7 cm in width with a depth of 4cm. Showing a monochrome transfer from a hand-engraved drawing of the Glascow Creek and Bridge, it possibly dates back to around the late 1870's - 1810's.Still in very good condition externally, with some staining on the inside, it was probably used as a stamp box.
This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE. There are many articles being offered as 'antiques' when, clearly, they are not.
Price R200.00 Post R30.00
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