Antique Victorian Shell Folk Art Dresser Trinket Box Sailor Seashell Valentine

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Antique Victorian Shell Folk Art Dresser Trinket Box Sailor Seashell Valentine :
$199.99

Antique Victorian Shell Folk Art Dresser Trinket Box Sailor Seashell Valentine Measures (inches): 4 1/2\" long x 3\" wide x 6 1/2\" tall Excellent condition - no shells missing- mirror has some spotting - see photos Love tokens In the late nineteenth century no beau would dare visit his sweetheart without taking some token of his true feelings, a bunch of flowers, candy and item or jewelry or a book of poems or perhaps the most common presents. From the wide range of shell decorated items that survived and the messages of love and affection that they often bare, it appears that boxes and trinkets decorated with shells were also popular gifts for loved ones. Manufactured in England, shell embellished pieces in the form of miniature furniture are often viewed as whimsical novelties and indeed they were displayed as such in corner whatnot, display cabinets and on mantle and wall shelves. However they were also fashioned to incorporate a box to be used for trinkets or sewing notions, banks or \"pin\" money.
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