Antique buying Victorian Mauchline War Sycamore Wood Box with Transfer image of Statue of 2 Boys wrestling Goose 9.5" Glove Box,Trinket Storage Box

Antique Victorian Mauchline Sycamore Wood Glove / Trinket Box 2 Boys Wrestling a Goose - Statue in St Petersberg Transferware 9.5"

Antique Victorian Mauchline Sycamore Wood Glove or Trinket Box with an unusual and rather interesting transferware image of a Statue of 2 boys wrestling a Goose a statue in St Petersberg (see more below) (for more about Mauchline souveniers see below) - beautiful rich Sycamore wood with a lovely tactile rounded lid with varnished finish and a working press in brass catch at the front - the underside has an old worn paper covering, there are some old marks on the inside of the box - it would make a lovely trinket box for the dressing table or an accent for living room decor - it would orginally have been for holding gloves and may have been a souvenier from Scotland - please check the pictures which are part of the description and do help -lovely antique box- don't miss it!

The Transferware image is a Photograph of a Statue in St Petersberg of 2 Boys wrestling a goose - the statue is a 19th century cast metal fountain at 36-38 Zagorodny Prospekt in St Petersberg which apparently was once at the Fifth Courtyard in St Petersberg - it has lost its spout for the fountain and seems to have fallen into disrepair now but was obviously a thing of beauty and likely to have been seen by someone on a grand tour - this would be an early photograph - it would be interesting to know who created the statue but we have no further information


Mauchline ware is the name given to small wooden items, produced in the town of Mauchline near Kilmarnock in Scotland from about the 1820s by the firm of W & A Smith and were originally decorated with hand painted and hand drawn designs such as tartan, landscape and Scottish scenes and ferns, and then after about 1850 with transfer prints, which were coated with clear varnish. Most items were made from sycamore wood, which is a close grained pale coloured (almost white) timber in its unpolished state. Its popularity increased after visitors to the Great Exhibition in 1851 had admired the Mauchline ware on display. Adding to the popularity of Mauchline ware, was the tourist market which was assisted by the building of railway lines to open up the country. The tourist wanted something small and easily transportable, as a memento of their holiday and named Mauchline ware souvenirs were produced for this market. A variety of nick-nacks were made, including spectacle, needle and card cases; glove boxes, money, stamp, games and snuff boxes, egg timers buying, paper knives, napkin rings souvenir and Christmas ware

Measurements
9.75" x 3.5" x 2.25"
inside base of box measurements 8.75" x 2.75" x 1.5"
Weight before packing 230grams