UNUSUAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN MAUCHLINE WARE REEL BOX BRACKLINN BRIDGE BOOK TYPE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:43000408 | Product: Boxes |
| Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware | Sub-Type: Mauchline |
| Style/ Period: Victorian | Age: 1850-1899 |
| Original/Repro: Original |
Here is a very nice item.A nice Victorian box, in the form of a book, with Bracklinn Bridge transfer..115 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm.Thanks for looking and please keep an eye on my listings.
Listed in good faith and to the best of my knowledge and abilities.Tracked International Postage is around £6 extra and will be set as the default for more valuable items for compensation cover. Smaller items where the value is far exceeded by the cost of postage then I will set the default a...s International standard postage, International standard postage is not fully insured plus not covered by Paypal Seller Protection so whilst I will always have proof of postage and will do everything I can to get your money back from Royal Mail should an item go missing please be aware that they can refuse to payout if they feel the claim is unwarranted or suspicious so I cannot guarantee a refund and it can also take a long while - 90 days is not uncommon. However in my experience to date I have had 99.8 % success in items reaching their destination.Tracked postage is 20 working days Europe 25 working days rest of the world then if hasn't shown then full refund.International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
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 theSmiths 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.
