Powder Boxes

Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot

Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot

Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot
This is a very pretty powder puff and box dating to the late 1800s. It's black mauchline ware and has a flowery paper label on the lid of the "entrance to portsmouth harbour". The picture on the top is starting to wear away in places, which shows it's had a long and well used life. The puff inside is in wonderful condition and is so pretty.

The box has been ebonised and measures about 3" in diameter and 3" tall. There's an old break - a chip of wood is missing out of the lid rim, but the box still goes together very nicely. This is such a cute box and would make a splendid addition to your dressing table. Vintage is great - not only because it's sustainable, which is obviously super important - but for so many other reasons besides. You can decorate your home by tapping into trends and fads that you might have missed out on.

You can use supplies and tools that were made decades ago, sometimes before you were even born. Plus you'll have something no one else has - the item you have has a unique history all of its own, from the time it was made up to the time it spends with you and then perhaps even after that too.

I worry about the amount of packaging that is used to send things through online shopping, so i try to do my bit by reusing packaging where i can and have a large stockpile of old envelopes and bubblewrap. The origami boxes i make are from new paper (because i'm addicted to all the different patterns you can get), but if you'd like your origami packaging out of paper that would have otherwise gone in the recycling bin please let me know when you order. If you're anywhere else in the world just drop me a line and i'll let you know how much it is. This item is made of wood, fabric and fluff.


Antique Black Mauchline Ware Powder Box with Puff, Victorian Makeup Pot, Portsmouth Harbour Souvenir, Vintage Ebonised Box, Late 1800s Pot