Antique Victorian Germany Porcelain Fairing Trinket Box - Family Harmony Scene

Description

View Antique Victorian Germany Porcelain Fairing Trinket Box - Family Harmony Scene with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This particular porcelain fairing trinket box features a father, mother and child in a scene of family harmony. The word "fairing" may be a contraction of "fair earning" since they were prizes for efforts made. Offering an antique, German made porcelain, Victorian fairing trinket box. These little porcelain boxes which were mostly manufactured in Germany for the English market, were given away as prizes at annual fairs in England from 1840 -1900. Over the next century they became collector's items as they often represented current issues, newsworthy events and comic cultural impressions of the times. The word "fairing" may be a contraction of "fair earning" since they were prizes for efforts made. This particular porcelain fairing trinket box features a father, mother and child in a scene of family harmony. This fairing box measures 3 1/2" across X 4 1/2" tall X 2 1/2" deep. The porcelain has normal surface wear and is in good condition for an item approximately 160 years old. There are no chips, cracks or repairs. The painting is still nice with minimal rubbing and flaking. Porcelain pieces this old usually have random, minor line separations in the paste but that is the result of firing practices of the time. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING! Category: Antiques › Other Antiques.

Color

Multi-Color

Style

Victorian

Age

1850-1899

Maker

unknown

Material

porcelain

Original/Reproduction

Original

Country/Region of Origin

Germany

Country of Origin

Germany