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Victorian Papier-mâché Basket C.1860
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Victorian Papier-mâché Basket C.1860

19th century
Description

An attractive Victorian papier-mâché basket dating from the mid-19th century, of rectangular form with shaped rim and ornate gilt metal swing handle. Decorated throughout with finely hand-painted birds, flowers, and foliage on a black lacquered ground, with additional floral sprays to the interior sides.

A charming decorative piece representative of the popularity of papier-mâché wares during the Victorian period. The basket retains its original painted decoration and decorative metalwork, making it an appealing display item for collectors of Victorian decorative arts.

Dimensions:

Width: 27 cm

Depth: 21 cm

Height: 5 cm (excluding handle)

Condition:

Age-related wear throughout, including rubbing and craquelure to the lacquered surface, wear to the painted decoration, and tarnishing to the metal handle. Remains structurally sound and displays well.

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Heavenly Antiques has dated this Victorian Papier Mache Basket to the Victorian era.

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Description
An attractive Victorian papier-mâché basket dating from the mid-19th century, of rectangular form with shaped rim and ornate gilt metal swing handle.
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Decorated throughout with finely hand-painted birds, flowers, and foliage on a black lacquered ground, with additional floral sprays to the interior sides.
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fig 1. Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle.
fig 1. Victorian Papier-mâché Basket C.1860

A charming decorative piece representative of the popularity of papier-mâché wares during the Victorian period. The basket retains its original painted decoration and decorative metalwork, making it an appealing display item for collectors of Victorian decorative arts.

fig 2. Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle.
fig 2. Victorian Papier-mâché Basket C.1860

Dimensions:

Width: 27 cm

Depth: 21 cm

Height: 5 cm (excluding handle)

Condition:

Age-related wear throughout, including rubbing and craquelure to the lacquered surface, wear to the painted decoration, and tarnishing to the metal handle. Remains structurally sound and displays well.

Date of Manufacture

Heavenly Antiques has dated this Victorian Papier Mache Basket to the Victorian era.

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Archive I Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle.

Victorian Papier-mâché Basket c.1860

Archive II Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View II
Archive III Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View III
Archive IV Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View IV
Archive V Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View V
Archive VI Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View VI
Archive VII Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View VII
Archive VIII Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View VIII
Archive IX Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle. View IX
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Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle.
Victorian Papier-mâché Basket c.1860
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Victorian black lacquered papier-mache basket featuring hand-painted floral motifs, a bird illustration, a scalloped border, and a gilt metal swing handle.
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Victorian papier-mache decorativeware refers to household and ornamental objects crafted from compressed paper pulp or laminated paper sheets, coated with asphaltum varnish, and decorated with japanning, gilding, or hand-painted artwork during the nineteenth century.

Pieces were made either by pressing paper pulp mixed with glue into moulds or by pasting multiple layers of paper over shaped forms, followed by heat curing, saturation with linseed oil, and baking prior to lacquering and hand decoration.

Authentic items typically feature heavy, dense construction, fine craze lines in the black lacquer finish, hand-painted details with natural paint wear, and sometimes stamped maker marks such as Jennens & Bettridge on the underside.

Place the item on a sideboard, coffee table, or console surface alongside neutral ceramics or natural wood elements to highlight its dark finish and detailed floral painting.

Dust gently with a soft dry microfibre cloth and keep away from direct sunlight, damp environments, or heat sources, avoiding all water and chemical polishes that can degrade the original lacquer.
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