Mauchline Ware are wooden souvenirs manufactured in Scotland, primarily in factories in or near Mauchline and predominantly made of sycamore. The items have various finishes in a large variety of applications. Most Mauchline Ware products have transfers or photographs of popular tourist locations. There were also finishes with tartan, fern, and black lacquer.
On offer here is a little honey-toned wooden box - it would have been a sweet little Victorian souvenir that you would have purchased on your travels in Scotland.
This is a little box which you would have used to store a little glass tumbler for medicine - or alternatively (and my favourite choice!) for storing a wee shot glass for a cheeky wee nip of whisky. It is being sold without its original wee glass - but it will be very easy for you to find a wee one to pop in the box.
It is just really delightful and I love the unusual shape of this. This would have been a more expensive purchase when new as there are a lot of details in the construction - the domed lid and all the decorative bands. The wood looks as if it is made of different strips or sections - as there are different tones to the exterior as you turn the box around (the lines between the shades are not cracks - but just lines where the pieces of wood are slightly different.
The front of the box is embellished with a transfer-printed image of Coldstream from the Bridge.
A very sweet little antique box and as mentioned a much more unusual shape.
Measurements: The overall height is 10 cm (including lid finial). The diameter of the base is 5.5 cm Listed at a fair price, given the popular subject matter and its condition. I have taken lots of images for your inspection.
It will cost £4.95 to post them to you in the UK with Royal Mail Recorded postage - this will be applied to your order at the checkout.
HISTORY: Mauchline Wares are Scottish wooden items that date from about the 1880s - until the 1900s. They are generally wooden souvenirs and giftware - made of fruitwood and decorated with black transfer designs. The scenes are usually of landmarks and popular towns - and spots favoured by tourists. They were very popular in their day and many pieces were exported globally.
The centre of the Mauchline Ware industry is the small village of Mauchline - which is located 11 miles inland from the Scottish coastal resort of Ayr. At its peak over 400 people were involved in the manufacture of these small (but always beautifully made) wooden souvenirs. Similar products were also made in Lanark - but most of the pieces are known by the generic name of Mauchline Ware.