Early Victorian Painted Veneer Box with MirrorI eagerly collect small, early Victorian boxes for patches or candy with mirrors underneath the lid. Usually they are made of paper or glass Ive never found one with wood veneer on the outside before! The teal colored paper inside is also unusual. Hand colored decorations on the lid with a charming little parrot and a bowl of fruit. Condition is excellent only very minor wear to the outside. The remnants of the ribbon inside would have attached to the

particularly for children’s graves

early 20th century antique brass lilies which once graced a church

Numerous black and white engravings throughout

Cloth legs and composition hands

Presented in a gold wooden frame

the girl’s lovely dress

Very good condition

die-cut memorials are my favorite kinds of Victorian mourning pieces to collect

Made from porcelain bisque and although there is no mark

“Keep heaven in your eye

The unnamed author notes that her mother ended up reading the entire memoir after Mary Jane passed

Fabulous art deco style nude dated 1932