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LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C SCANDINAVIAN ANTIQUE LITHO'D TIN FAUX BOOK BOX, W/QUEEN
$125.40
100
- Scandinavian: European
- Type: Boxes
- Condition: Fair-Good overall antique cond: Very scarce & still in fairly well-preserved overall antique cond. This European, late 19th-early 20th c lg litho'd enamel faux book box has a few surface scuffs & abrasions but is largely undamaged. There are no seam fractures, noticeable dings or dents in its sidewalls or body. There's only a sm pinch or crease on the bottom front of the tin. The faux book box is med szd, measuring 8 1⁄4" in height by 6 1⁄4" in width by 2 3⁄4" in depth. It has gold pg ends which resemble the dec edging of real books. The spine is rounded, giving the faux book box the impression it's a real book, w/a lifted, curved leather-bound spine. The cover of the faux book box features what appears to be a royal Scandinavian woman or queen, possibly Norwegian, in elegant period costume, w/gathered blond hair in balls on each side of her head. There's a fancy, highly detailed brass ornamental book clasp on the right edge. A wonderful antique tin, faux book box. Very handsome. Rare.
- Age: 1900-1940
- Refund will be given as: Money Back
- Weight: 13 ounces
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
- Late 19th to early 20th century: Circa 1890-1915
- Transfer graphic iconography: Faux book box
- Restocking Fee: No
- Material: Metal
- Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Color: Multi-Color
- 8 1⁄4" Height x 6 1⁄4" Width x 2 3⁄4" D: 100% original antique condition
- Tin: Lithographed enamel painted tin
- Country/Region of Origin: Norway
- Style: Scandinavian
- Item must be returned within: 14 Days
- Maker: Unknown Scandinavian maker
- Untouched & undisturbed: Found together w/similar faux book box
Description
RARE
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
SCANDINAVIAN
ANTIQUE
LITHOGRAPHED
ENAMEL
PAINTED
TIN
FAUX
BOOK
BOX,
with
IMAGE
of
NORWEGIAN
QUEEN
&
GOLD
GILT
ORNAMENTAL COVER
DECORATION
with
ORNATE
BRASS
COVER
CLASP
(Circa 1890-1915)
Late 19th to early 20th century
European
tin faux book boxes & mercantile advertising
DIMENSIONS:
8 1⁄4″ Height x 6
1⁄4″
Width x 2
3⁄4″ Depth
DESCRIPTION:
Very scarce and still in fairly well-preserved overall antique condition. This
European,
late 19th-early 20th century
large lithographed enamel faux book box has a few surface scuffs and abrasions but is largely undamaged. There are no seam fractures, noticeable dings or dents in its sidewalls or body. There’s only a small pinch or crease on the bottom front of the tin. The faux book box is medium sized, measuring
8 1⁄4″ in height by 6 1⁄4″ in width by 2 3⁄4″ in depth.
It has gold page ends which resemble the decorative edging of real books. The spine is rounded, giving the faux book box the impression it’s a real book, with a lifted, curved leather-bound spine. The cover of the faux book box features what appears to be a
royal
Scandinavian
woman or queen,
possibly
Nor
weg
ian,
in elegant period costume, with gathered blond hair in balls on each side of her head. There’s a fancy, highly detailed brass ornamental book clasp on the right edge. A wonderful antique tin, faux book box. Very handsome. Rare.
CONDITION:
Fair to Good overall antique condition.
