Vtg Antique Porcelain Fairing Box Trinket Box Shells Dolphin Flowers Decoration

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View Vtg Antique Porcelain Fairing Box Trinket Box Shells Dolphin Flowers Decoration with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The early examples (1850 -1870) were usually slightly larger and of a better quality with more detail and carefully applied colours. As these small objects grew in popularity so did the demand. This is a nice vintage antique porcelain fairings box trinket  box  with  shells,  dolphin  and flowers  decoration .  In poor condition as the pics show with some imperfections / damages throughout and it comes exactly as shown. It measures 3 1/8" x 2 1/4" x 2 3/4" In England between 1850 and 1914 you would have probably been the proud owner of a little china figure after a visit to the fair. They were given away as prizes at the fairground and were mostly small porcelain ornaments. The word fairing (‘fayring’ or ‘fairin’ in old English) is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘a present given at or brought from a fair’ and it comes from the Latin ‘féria’ meaning a holiday.  Fairings were made of white soft-paste porcelain and often incorporated figures, ranging from about 7.5 cm to 12.5 cm in height. Because they were intended for display on mantelpieces or in display cabinets they usually have a rectangular base with a caption written in black script on the front describing the particular scene. The early examples (1850 -1870) were usually slightly larger and of a better quality with more detail and carefully applied colours. The later figures dating after 1870 show more signs of mass production. As these small objects grew in popularity so did the demand. Keep in mind the shipping price also covers handling fees, packaging materials & time, not just postage. See our eBay store for thousands of our other items. A50 Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Vanity, Perfume & Shaving › Trinket Boxes.

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