Internet Antique Gazette » china http://www.internetantiquegazette.com Reference information on antiques & fine art topics. Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:03:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 China Trinket Boxes or Fairings http://www.internetantiquegazette.com/boxes/1745_china_trinket_boxes_or_fairings/ http://www.internetantiquegazette.com/boxes/1745_china_trinket_boxes_or_fairings/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:28:26 +0000 hcst http://1745-guid Made between 1860 and 1900, primarily for the English market, these figural Victorian china boxes for holding trinkets, pins, matches, etc. were given as prizes at English fairs, hence the name “fairings”. These boxes were generally made in Germany by companies such as Conta and Boehme of Possneck, Thuringia.

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Made between 1860 and 1900, primarily for the English market, these figural Victorian china boxes for holding trinkets, pins, matches, etc. were given as prizes at English fairs, hence the name “fairings”. These boxes were generally made in Germany by companies such as Conta and Boehme of Possneck, Thuringia.

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