RARE Copeland / Spode Bamboo Relief Creamware Aesthetic Razor Toothbrush Box
$129.99
Brand Copeland Spode
Spode / Copeland Cream Ware Razor or Toothbrush Box. This is the Aesthetic style which became very popular in the 1860s and was inspired by Japanese design. This features a bamboo relief around the base and on the lid with some added gilding. There is also a leaf shaped finial on the lid. It is marked with a diamond shaped British registration relief mark (in use from around 1840-1880) It has hand numbering as well.
The piece measures about 8 3/4" in length, 3 3/4" wide and 2 1/2" to the top of the handle.
This piece is in very good condition with the normal crazing and some loss to the gold
To learn more about the Aesthetic Movement and its influence on transferware, please visit my blog and read this post:
http://nancysdailydish.blogspot.com/2010/03/aesthetic-movement-and-transferware.html
