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Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Card Basket
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Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Card Basket

19th century
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This lovely Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Card Basket bears no Maker's label, but was probably made in Wolverhampton, the centre of the papier-mâché industry in early Victorian England. Depicting a couple in the romantic setting of an abbey ruin set amongst trees, it retains it's original, softly painted decoration. Inlaid with shell pearl, this delightful scene is set within a border of gilded boughs bearing pearl shell blossoms. Original foliate ormolu handle. The whole in fine, original condition. Very faint, but sadly illegible traces of what may have been an impressed Maker's or Retailer's mark to the underside of the basket.

Height ~ 24.00 cm. / 9.50 inches ~ Width ~ 29.25 cm. / 11.50 inches ~ Depth ~ 2.54 cm. / 1.00 inch ~ Year ~ Circa 1845

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Physical Dimensions
Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
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Antiques4EU has dated this Victorian Papier Mache Basket to the 19th Century.

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SA1219933
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AEVPMCB-12
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This lovely Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Card Basket bears no Maker's label, but was probably made in Wolverhampton, the centre of the papier-mâché industry in early Victorian England.
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Depicting a couple in the romantic setting of an abbey ruin set amongst trees, it retains it's original, softly painted decoration.
Antiques4EU

Inlaid with shell pearl, this delightful scene is set within a border of gilded boughs bearing pearl shell blossoms. Original foliate ormolu handle. The whole in fine, original condition. Very faint, but sadly illegible traces of what may have been an impressed Maker's or Retailer's mark to the underside of the basket.

fig 1. An oval black papier-mache card basket featuring scalloped edges, mother-of-pearl floral inlays, gilding, a painted abbey ruin vignette, and a metal swing handle.
fig 1. Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Card Basket

Height ~ 24.00 cm. / 9.50 inches ~ Width ~ 29.25 cm. / 11.50 inches ~ Depth ~ 2.54 cm. / 1.00 inch ~ Year ~ Circa 1845

LOVE This Item ? ~ Why Not Make Us An Offer ?

Our Warranty:- Buy it, enjoy it and take good care of it, subject only to these conditions, we undertake to accept this item back at any time and to credit the original purchase price against further purchases.

Just one of the thousands of warranted antiques ~ vintage collectables ~ catalogues and antiques reference works for sale at our main website ~ https://www.applecrossantiques.com

Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Antiques4EU has dated this Victorian Papier Mache Basket to the 19th Century.

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SA1219933
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AEVPMCB-12
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Archive I An oval black papier-mache card basket featuring scalloped edges, mother-of-pearl floral inlays, gilding, a painted abbey ruin vignette, and a metal swing handle.

Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Card Basket

Archive II An oval black papier-mache card basket featuring scalloped edges, mother-of-pearl floral inlays, gilding, a painted abbey ruin vignette, and a metal swing handle. View II
Archive III An oval black papier-mache card basket featuring scalloped edges, mother-of-pearl floral inlays, gilding, a painted abbey ruin vignette, and a metal swing handle. View III
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An oval black papier-mache card basket featuring scalloped edges, mother-of-pearl floral inlays, gilding, a painted abbey ruin vignette, and a metal swing handle.
Antique English Victorian Papier-mâché Card Basket
Ref: SA1219933
An oval black papier-mache card basket featuring scalloped edges, mother-of-pearl floral inlays, gilding, a painted abbey ruin vignette, and a metal swing handle.
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During the Victorian era, calling card baskets were social accessories placed in reception areas to collect visiting cards, featuring decorative hand-painted scenes, gilding, and mother-of-pearl inlays.

Sheets of paper were layered with adhesive, pressed into moulds, baked until rigid, sanded smooth, and finished with black japan varnish, hand-painted details, and shell inlays.

Authentic period pieces exhibit natural surface craquelure, subtle wear along gilded edges, dense structural weight, hand-applied nacre inlays, and occasionally maker stamps from prominent workshops.

Place the piece on a console table, sideboard, or coffee table as an accent dish to hold small items or serve as an architectural focal point alongside modern furnishings.

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