A superb and extremely rare mid VICTORIAN brass Punch tray. Decorated overall in high relief and as crisp and decorative as the day it was made around 1850/1860. PUNCH magazine has an interesting history and led the way in political and social satire. This extremely decorative piece of VICTORIAN social history is exceedingly rare as we can only find one other on the mkt and it is indeed the first we have e peer seen. In stunning original condition with just a couple of very minor dings and not polished to death as so many of these objects are. On view and for sale at our showroom in KINGSTON ANTIQUE CENTRE OLD LONDON ROAD KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term ''cartoon'' in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Artists at Punch included John Tenniel who, from 1850, was the chief cartoon artist at the magazine for over 50 years. The editors took the anarchic puppet Mr Punch, of Punch and Judy, as their mascot—the character appears in many magazine covers—with the character also an inspiration for the magazine''s name.
With its satire of the contemporary, social, and political scene, Punch became a household name in Victorian Britain. Sales of 40,000 copies a week by 1850 rose above 100,000 by 1910. After the 1940s, when its circulation peaked, it went into a long decline, closing in 1992. It was revived in 1996, but closed again in 2002.
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PLEASE NOTE: we do not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 in line with HMRC guidelinesAntique Number: SA1093299
Dateline of this antique is Victorian
Height is 5cm (2.0inches)Width is 23cm (9.1inches)Depth is 37cm (14.6inches)
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