Mid-19th Century Ephemera

Wonderful antique Victorian French bevelled edge decorative hand mirror with a gilt finish. Featuring a painted porcelain back with a lady design and a pink and blue edging with raised hand painted gold detail. The mirror is edged with a beaded border, and there is a ring for hanging on the wall. Measuring height 20.5cm / 8 inches by maximum width 7cm / 2.75 inches. The mirror has foxing and some cracks. The frame is in very good condition, with some wear to the gilt finish. The porcelain picture back is in very good condition. This is a very beautiful heavy antique hand mirror...

19th century India for the internal market Amazing pelmet or panel of tent or Indian palace dating from the nineteenth century. Very fine embroidery with polychrome floche silk threa...

Elegant 19th Century Ribbed Silver Pill Box handmade of coin silver. Simple reeded silver is used for simple oval handmade box. 1.25" x .75" x 1" high.

France Paris Circa 1839 An early Jacquard shawl woven in shape and numbered 17280485 which allowed to fit closely to the form of the gigot sleeves dresses of the same period. Neo-go...

Circa 1860 United States Spectacular American hexagon patchwork circa 1860. Entirely hand-sewn from printed cotton and Indian hexagons, all dated between 1810 and 1850. Design with l...

Amazing Chinese Tortoiseshell Lorgnette for the European Market from the mid 19th Century. Marked "Cara" (Dear) with elaborate fully figured and hand c...

Circa 1850. Provence A nice ‘Boutis’ foot warmer, or quilt embroidered in Marseille dating from the end of the Louis-Philippe period. Very fine and light ...

Circa 1840-1850 Provence A nice Provence quilt made from french printed cotton patchwork between 1790 and 1840, dating from the end of the french Romantic period. Commonly known as ‘...

Circa 1860/1900 France Beautiful dress for doll or young girl and its reticule from the Second French Empire period in black silk moire embroidered with a fine pattern of leafy stem...

1844s Victorian Sèvres Porcelain and Bronze French Decorative Jewelry Box Product details: Circa 1844 Porcelain w/ bronze detail Hand painted inside and outside Signed A. Marin on t...