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A fine papier mache sewing box with a painted panel of Christ Church Oxford and with the original
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A fine papier mache sewing box with a painted panel of Christ Church Oxford and with the original retailers folding card, circa 1850, the box of oval form with stepped back and front, the black ground decorated with gilt lines and stylised floral medallions and spandrils in reds and blues, over a moulded base painted in gilt and blue, the domed top with a fine painted panel of Christ Church within painted and gilt borders and numbered '2119'. The lid interior with a hinged compartment in red velvet inset with cream watered silk over a velvet and crimson silk lidded and compartmentalised tray complete with a set of four mother of pearl top reels, twin pin cushions and needle book and a tool card with four various tools, the lower section in matching and original watered crimson silk. The box is accompanied by a highly decorative folding retailers card featuring on the cover the same view of Christ Church and advertising to the reverse 'Spier and Sons Stationers Manufacturers ….. Oxford', unfolding to reveal further college and other views, a map, table of distances, an exterior view of the retailers premises, an internal view captioned 'Manufactory of Papier Mache Goods Ornamented With Views Of Every College and Public Building in Oxford', the card folded, 12.5 x 9cms, the box 35 x 25.5 x 17.5cms. † Further details of this box can be found in an extensive article published in The Decorator, Fall 2015 - Journal Of The Historical Society of Early American Decorative, Inc. by Yvonne Jones, author of Japanned Papier Mache and Tinware, c.1740-1940, a copy available on request or follow this link: https://bit.ly/PapierMache-Spiers-Son-YvonneJones
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A fine papier mache sewing box with a painted panel of Christ Church Oxford and with the original retailers folding card, circa 1850, the box of oval form with stepped back and front, the black ground decorated with gilt lines and stylised floral medallions and spandrils in reds and blues, over a moulded base painted in gilt and blue, the domed top with a fine painted panel of Christ Church within painted and gilt borders and numbered '2119'. The lid interior with a hinged compartment in red velvet inset with cream watered silk over a velvet and crimson silk lidded and compartmentalised tray complete with a set of four mother of pearl top reels, twin pin cushions and needle book and a tool card with four various tools, the lower section in matching and original watered crimson silk. The box is accompanied by a highly decorative folding retailers card featuring on the cover the same view of Christ Church and advertising to the reverse 'Spier and Sons Stationers Manufacturers ….. Oxford', unfolding to reveal further college and other views, a map, table of distances, an exterior view of the retailers premises, an internal view captioned 'Manufactory of Papier Mache Goods Ornamented With Views Of Every College and Public Building in Oxford', the card folded, 12.5 x 9cms, the box 35 x 25.5 x 17.5cms. † Further details of this box can be found in an extensive article published in The Decorator, Fall 2015 - Journal Of The Historical Society of Early American Decorative, Inc. by Yvonne Jones, author of Japanned Papier Mache and Tinware, c.1740-1940, a copy available on request or follow this link: https://bit.ly/PapierMache-Spiers-Son-YvonneJones
The Online Sewing Sale Incorporating: Tunbridge Ware and Mauchline ware.
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As part of our service to clients we offer an 'at cost' postal service. Within the UK we will only use Royal Mail Special Delivery/ Parcel Force 24 or 48 depending on the size and weight of your consignment.
You may alternatively collect your purchases by prior appointment, please email us at rvb@bleasdalesltd. co. uk to make an appointment and obtain collection details.
If you require your purchases posting please email rvb@bleasdalesltd. co. uk for a quote, please contact us prior to paying your sale invoice to avoid the unnecessary need to make two separate payments.
When you make your payment by bank transfer please use the name on your invoice as the reference and if paying for postage follow that reference by PP indicating your payment includes postage.
We post in strict order of payment, once you have paid you will be allocated a postal number. We pack and post all items ourselves and on average post between ten and fifteen parcels per working day, we will email you the evening of the day your items have been despatched. Please note that it can take up to four weeks for all parcels to be despatched following the sale date.
If you require your items more quickly than our service can provide please contact Mailboxes Leamington Spa: www.bit.ly/mailboxes-ls to obtain a quote.
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