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Hand Painted Tole Ware Tobacco Box
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Hand Painted Tole Ware Tobacco Box

19th century
Description

A finely hand painted tole ware tobacco box depicting a farming scene Circa 1830. There is a £10 charge for postage and packing

1800 to 1850 England

Paint chipped International Shipping. A shipping quote is available on request

Physical Dimensions
Height
1.9cm (0.75")
Width
13.3cm (5.24")
Depth
7.6cm (2.99")
Declaration

Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques has dated this Painted Toleware Tobacco Box to the 19th Century.

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Sellingantiques Reference
SA630330
Dealers Internal Reference
2114
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Description
A finely hand painted tole ware tobacco box depicting a farming scene Circa 1830. There is a £10 charge for postage and packing

1800 to 1850 England

Paint chipped International Shipping. A shipping quote is available on request

Height
1.9cm (0.75")
Width
13.3cm (5.24")
Depth
7.6cm (2.99")
Date of Manufacture

Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques has dated this Painted Toleware Tobacco Box to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA630330
Dealers Internal Ref
2114
Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2019

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Archive I A rectangular antique hand-painted toleware metal box depicting a tavern and horse carriage scene.

Hand Painted Tole Ware Tobacco Box

Archive II A rectangular antique hand-painted toleware metal box depicting a tavern and horse carriage scene. View II
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Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
Telephone 07956 448876
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Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques
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A rectangular antique hand-painted toleware metal box depicting a tavern and horse carriage scene.
hand painted tole ware tobacco box
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A rectangular antique hand-painted toleware metal box depicting a tavern and horse carriage scene.
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  • ObjectTobacco Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Folk Art
  • MaterialToleware, Painted Metal, Tinplate
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsHand-painted tavern scene, Horse and carriage motif, Rounded rectangular body
  • SizeH 1.9 cm (1 in) x W 13.3 cm (5 in) x D 7.6 cm (3 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian folk art tobacco box comes in painted metal tinplate with a dark brown finish. A hand-painted tavern scene with a horse and carriage motif decorates the lid, showing figures gathered outside a building alongside distant trees and houses. Signs of age include paint chipping visible across the surface, giving the piece a weathered antique character suited to a gentleman's library. Measuring 1.9 cm high by 13.3 cm wide and 7.6 cm deep, the box has a compact rounded rectangular body. Collectors can display this toleware container on a bookshelf or desk within a study or living area. The piece provides a decorative storage accessory for small items while serving as an example of early nineteenth-century English folk art craftsmanship. The portable proportions allow placement among books or on display surfaces where its pastoral painted details remain visible.

FAQs

Toleware refers to painted or lacquered tinplate items that became popular across Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Small toleware boxes were frequently fashioned with tight-fitting lids to preserve cured tobacco or snuff, protecting the contents from moisture and air exposure.

Antique toleware pieces were crafted from thin sheets of iron dipped in molten tin to prevent rust, known as tinplate. The surfaces were primed, painted with oil paints or lacquers, and baked or varnished to secure the hand-painted decoration.

Authentic period toleware displays subtle signs of age, such as natural craquelure in the varnish, minor paint loss, oxidisation around unwarnished metal seams, and hand-brushed detailing rather than printed transfers.

These small decorative objects function well stacked on bookshelves, displayed on mantelpieces, or set upon sideboards. Their muted colour palettes and historical scenes add texture and narrative contrast to contemporary or traditional schemes.

Dust the item gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth. Avoid using water, chemical solvents, or abrasive polishes, as liquid can penetrate fine cracks in the lacquer, causing the paint to lift or the underlying metal to rust.
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