19thc Victorian Conta Boheme Porcelain Fairing Trinket
Late 19th Century Victorian German Conta Bohme porcelain fairing box, for storing trinkets or jewels, in the form of a tiny dresser, topped with a pocket watch & jewelry. * in good condition for age, with much of the original gilt remaining. Called "fairing boxes" because they were made to be sold or given away as prizes at fairs & carnivals during the mid 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Victorian German Conta Bohme porcelain fairing box, for storing trinkets or jewels, in the form of a tiny dresser, topped with a pocket watch & jewelry. * in good condition for age, with much of the original gilt remaining. Called "fairing boxes" because they were made to be sold or given away as prizes at fairs & carnivals during the mid 19th century.