Scarce English Coalport Chicago Exhibition Gilt Jewelled Porcelain Heart Shaped Box hanging bookcase (1) American primitive wood corn

(1) American primitive wood corn husking peg farm tool with leather thumb loop

Sight: Width 26 Height 16

tapestry panel is flat woven in wool with the crest: coat of arms of Hilaire Étienne Octave Rouillé de Boissy

MARKS Stamped: Japan Patent

Scarce English Coalport Chicago Exhibition Gilt Jewelled Porcelain Heart Shaped Box hanging bookcase (1) American primitive wood cornDETAILS A rare, small, antique dresser, pill or trinket box with enamel (jewelled) decoration by Coalport made for the Chicago World's Fair Exhibition of 1893. Porcelain Gems or Jeweling is a special ceramic technique created by fusing drops of colored enamel over gold and silver foil to form intricate ornamentation to imitate jewels. The technique was used at Svres in the late 18th century and flourished in the mid to late 19th century in England at