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$251 USD SaleSALE Fine 19c French Papier Mache Sewing Box/Casket
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Very Fine 19th Century French Papier Mache Sewing Box or Casket with Gilt Painted Accents and Original Interior! Marvelous display piece! The lid has enamel & gilt painted geometric patterns, the rest of the box is jet black! Subtle and very elegant! The inside is unlined but retains the original fitted/compartmented removeable tray! Very Good Condition! There are one or two spots with very minor professional repair. Overall immaculate. There is currently no key. See pictures for measurements.
$1,186 USD SaleSALE Museum Antique Victorian Papier Mache Writing Box, Eglomise Glass Painting: Windsor Castle
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Superb museum quality 19th century English Victorian papier mache writing box, lap desk or slope with ornate gilt enamel & mother of pearl inlaid decoration AND RARE large Eglomise or reverse painted plaque depicting & entitled Windsor Castle! I've included a scan of a similar piece, taken from one of our favorite book reference guides and, although our price is much (MUCH) lower than they've listed, you can really see the distinct similarities (heck, they're almost identical)! Mosaic style ...
$302 USD SaleSALE Fine Antique Victorian Papier Mache Basket, Centerpiece - Great for fruit, etc., or as a work basket!
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
An unusual Victorian papier mache basket in that we almost never see them in rectangular form like this one, and also rarely see them as lovely and well preserved as this. The old baskets got used! They got used for fruit an bread at table, for card trays, and sewing baskets, and who knows what all, but quite often the scallopped rims took a severe beating. This one has a little evidence of use there, but not much and remains today a lovely bit of Victorian era decorative splendor you'll enjoy ...
$1,101 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian HP Papier Mache Jewelry Box, Casket
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Richly inlaid with mother of pearl panels and plaques, and beautifully hand painted with a charming Country Manor and pastoral scene, this oversized desktop stationery chest or fine old jewelry casket will thrill you as a work of art, too. Dating to mid-Victorian era, c. 1850-70, it still retains the original red silk lining in full, and is without any damage to the many inlays or to the painted top. The only damage to note has been expertly restored ages and ages ago, and is not stable: that ...
$336 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Papier Mache Wall Pocket, MOP Pique Inlay
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Fabulous & rare antique Victorian era papier mache magazine or stationery wall pocket with original floral needlework insert and stunning mother of pearl pique inlay! Impressively sized, this one is just over 13" square and is in remarkable condition considering the age and materials! Scalloped shaping to both the front and rear panels, original floral motif needlework insert under glass (also original). Framed in a delicate white metal wire inlay and there are five clusters of engraved mother ...
$761 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Papier Mache Ecritoire, Writer's Lap Desk Box
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Here's a very unique antique papier mache writing slope, ecritoire or lap desk, rich gold enamel accenting around the edges and a large circular medallion in the lid! In the style of the old Grand Tour works, some with eglomise or reverse painted glass panels depicting world famous architectural wonders and souvenirs for the Grand Tour travelers. This one without an insert, though it has the appearance of one. The entire lid panel is solid, formed with the raised circular border and convex ...
$251 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Chinoiserie Papier Mache Crumb Tray & Brush Set
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Fabulous & rare 19th century French? Victorian era papier mache crumb tray & brush set with unique scalloped or seashell shaping and hand painted figural chinoiserie decoration! Near immaculate condition, the tray itself has a large seashell or scalloped shape with incorporated handle and the brush with its serpentine, or curvilinear shape is the original compliment with matching decoration. These make wonderful decorative accents and this set is sure to please! Excellent condition! Some loss ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Papier Mache Stationery Box, Writer's Casket, Chest
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
A most interesting shape to this beautiful old work of Victorian artistry, and in quite elegantly fine condition, too, the box is a desk box or stationery chest. The interior is still lined with the original Victorian paper, sections would have been in place to divide one's cards, envelopes, letter papers, but a couple of the section dividers have not survived with the box, which dates to 1840-50s. The box is a particularly elegant one, softly undulating in shape and well curved/rounded on all ...
$302 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Papier Mache Face Screen - MOP Architectural Scene, Chinoiserie
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
We just love these old papier mache face screens hung on the wall, flanked by candle sconces or larger trays, artwork, etc., and this single one would be perfect for that. Nice old mother of pearl inlays are in fine condition without chips or losses, and the screen in general is in fine shape, right down to the handle and tiny wingnuts (see images). Some crazing to the surface of the old papier mache, which is just the way we love it. Nice large screen, too. A great find! Dont' miss it!
$336 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian English Papier Mache Blotter, Folio, MOP - Mother of pearl inlays, hand painted
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
You know, these are always a personal favorite and I just always envision them in the guestroom, filled with some local postcards and some elegant stationery for guests to use - maybe in a Victorian Bed & Breakfast-type lodge. They're perfect for that use, and I might suggest that you think of your own intaglio engraved stationery within. Is writing a lost art? Perhaps only if we've lost the 'arts' and objects that entice you to pen and paper, and this can certainly help. Victorian English ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Antique Victorian Papier Mache Sewing Box, Opulent Interior and Pearl & Hand Painted Floral Decoration
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Gorgeous antique English Victorian era papier mache 12" sewing box, a beautiful work with hand painted floral decoration, extensive mother of pearl inlays and opulently fitted interior! A wonderful piece, both in it's large size & elegant shape.... and the interior fittings with carved pearl knobs, etc. makes it that much more appealing. I've always had a soft spot for great old papier mache pieces. This one ranks right up there even with the signs of age, etc. and is sure to please even the ...
$421 USD SaleSALE BIG Antique Victorian Papier Mache Sewing Box, Dressing
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
With the orignal mirror still there inside, and the original papered lining intact, we're quite certain this was once a sewing box with lift-out tray of sewing implements, or perhaps fitted with sterling silver topped jars and vanity items as a dressing table box, but for now, it's the perfect hideaway for your family photos, love letters, heirloom documents or your jewelry or sewing collection. The box is gorgeous, even though it does have some surface nicks to consider (also considered in our ...
$1,441 USD SaleSALE BEST! Antique English Victorian Papier Mache Slope, Lap Desk - Writer's box with inkwells, superb condition!
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Absolutely the BEST ever lap desk or 'slope' as the British call these elegant old writer's boxes. I've written a lot about the wonderful Victorian era papier mache, and you can learn more searching the internet and reference books, but just to say that these pieces represent the essence of the Victorian era to most of us - opulent, overly decorative, beautiful! The scene is noted as being complete, though not identified. Anyone out there know what scene is immortalized here? Let us know. Thanks ...
$421 USD SaleSALE Pair of Antique Victorian French HP Wooden Face Screens, Lathe-Turned Handles, Gesso/Gilt
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Whether you frame and hang them, or rest them on the mantel or on a fireside table, you'll love the decorative quality of these Victorian screens. A 'must' for any fine Victorian home, these decorated hand screens were made available for guests who gathered for evenings of socializing, music, conversation, and were specifically designed to allow a lady to sit close to the warming fire, but not end up with red blotches on her face from the fire's heat. You know that the makeup a lady wore in ...
$421 USD SaleSALE Pair of Antique Victorian English HP Papier Mache Face Screens, Lathe-Turned Handles, MOP
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Whether you frame and hang them, or rest them on the mantel or on a fireside table, you'll love the decorative quality of these Victorian screens. A 'must' for any fine Victorian home, these decorated hand screens were made available for guests who gathered for evenings of socializing, music, conversation, and were specifically designed to allow a lady to sit close to the warming fire, but not end up with red blotches on her face from the fire's heat. You know that the makeup a lady wore in ...
$421 USD SaleSALE Pair of Antique Victorian English HP Papier Mache Face Screens, Lathe-Turned Handles, MOP
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Whether you frame and hang them, or rest them on the mantel or on a fireside table, you'll love the decorative quality of these Victorian screens. A 'must' for any fine Victorian home, these decorated hand screens were made available for guests who gathered for evenings of socializing, music, conversation, and were specifically designed to allow a lady to sit close to the warming fire, but not end up with red blotches on her face from the fire's heat. You know that the makeup a lady wore in ...
$209 USD SaleSALE Rare Antique French Papier Mache Crumb Tray, Chateau Theme
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Nice and large, lovely fluted/scalloped fruit or bread bowl or tray, in the wonderful papier mache 'Chateau' style so popular in the Napoleon III era, and now. Actually, this size/form would have come with a curved long brush and would have been a 'crumber' or table crumbs set to be used by the butler or man servant at meals and afterward. Today, these pieces, particularly the ones with French genre scenes such as this RARE piece, are wonderful accents for walls. Great against toile fabrics, or ...
$421 USD SaleSALE RARE Antique Victorian Papier Mache, Bronze Door Bell - Unsigned Jennens & Bettridge Exotic Birds
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
A very RARE treat, this! I've never seen one before, and so was thrilled to find this unique and charming item. It is the wall mount for a door bell or servant bell, entirely painted in the exotic bird & gold rocailles, florals we're used to in early Victorian papier mache. A very unique application, the top cover is papier mache, the back plate is metal as is the handle arm. Knob of the handle is wood, and all are so beautifully painted, it makes me want to install both this bell pull AND some ...
$421 USD SaleSALE Exquisite 1850s HP English Papier Mache Portfolio/Blotter Castle
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
These are perfect as portfolios for your fine stationery, though they began as blotters for quill & ink written documents. This one, and several others we're offering, is English and dates to about 1840-50s. The photos tell it all, and there' s much to tell. Look at how truly fantastic this fine old piece is, all hand painted and with lots of inlaid mother of pearl (nacre). This one has a fabulous old European pastoral painting, complete with mother of pearl inlaid & highlighted walls to the old ...
$591 USD SaleSALE Large Antique Victorian Jewelry Chest Casket, Papier Mache & MOP
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
This is probably the prettiest old Victorian papier mache jewelry chest/box we've had in ages, and a fine one at that. Inlaid with tons of mother of pearl and the more colorful abalone shell, and hand painted over with gorgeous floral motif. Inside is a treat. The interior lift-out tray is opulently lined and trimmed in crimson velvets and silk, and has jewelry compartments, rings storage place and a fitted spot for your pocket watch, too. Beautiful! No damage at the hinges (rare in old chests ...
$761 USD SaleSALE Superb 19th C. Papier Mache Writing Box/Slope, HP & MOP Decoration
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Museum quality 19th century Napoleon III/Victorian papier mache ecritoire, writing box or lap desk with magnificent serpentine shaping and ornate hand painted & mother of pearl decoration! Ooops, I forgot to add the rare large size of this one. A truly exceptional piece, but then that's what you've come to expect from us and don't we just love finding these gorgeous treasures! Possibly an unmarked Jennens & Bettridge piece, the layered lid panel and opulent gilt enamel are the main clues. Nice ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Victorian Papier Mache Face Screen Pair, MOP
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Whether you frame and hang them, or rest them on the mantel or on a fireside table, you'll love the decorative quality of these Victorian screens. A 'must' for any fine Victorian home, these decorated hand screens were made available for guests who gathered for evenings of socializing, music, conversation, and were specifically designed to allow a lady to sit close to the warming fire, but not end up with red blotches on her face from the fire's heat. You know that the makeup a lady wore in ...
SOLDSOLD Antique English Victorian Papier Mache Book Slide, Holder, Bookends, MOP Inlays
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
A rather rare bit of fine old Victorian papier mache, this one is a folding book slide or book holder, as you can see. I've had all manner of fine old mother of pearl inlaid and hand painted papier mache items through the years, from cigar cases to arm chairs and everything in between, but this is the first we've run across a book stand, and it's really quite wonderful. As the photos show, it folds flat for storage, but hinged and decorative side panels 'ends' fold up to hold a stack of books, ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Victorian Papier Mache Tea Caddy, Mother of Pearl
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
It hasn't been too many years ago that fine Victorian papier mache items were at the forefront in vogue; illustrated in all the most elegant installations in the best designer magazines and bringing monstrously high prices as a result of their revival in designer's attention. They're slightly off-favor now, which means a lovely old tea caddy like this c. 1840-60 one can be had at a fraction of the value it will again command, once the begin to show up again on the pages of Southern Accents; ...
SOLDSOLD Antique Victorian Era Papier Mache Double Well Tea Caddy, Pearl Inlay
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Yes, a larger double well tea caddy, remnants or the original foil lining and beautifully hand painted - in fine serpentine shape and wonderful condition! Unmarked but possibly a Jennens & Bettridge piece (J&B, regarded as the finest of all makers of papier mache goods in the Victorian era, was a London firm, and the particular style & shape you see here are one similar to other marked pieces we've seen). While it has a decidedly French look to it, Napoleon's Josephine a devotee of the ...
Sale PendingSALE PENDING Pristine Antique Papier Mache & Bronze Writer's Box, Inkwell
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Absolutely remarkable & rare 1850s Victorian era English or French Regency style papier mache writer's box or standish, opulent hand painted & mother of pearl decorated exterior with thick, heavy bronze handle and complete fitted interior! WOW, not only a very unique shape & style but this one is in nearly perfect condition!! Very rare, the box has a large center bronze handle and the top is split into two separate halves. The lids open to a complete and wonderfully opulent interior complete ...| Items 1 - 26 of 26 | Page 1 of 1 |
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San Marcos, CA
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