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Mauchline, Tartanware & Derivatives
The name Mauchlinware covers a large range of decorative and souvenir woodware which was a direct rival to Tunbridgeware, and sold in many of the same outlets. The details of manufactory are lost in the generic title which is used due to the main centre of production - the town of Mauchline in Strathclyde - but the origin probably lies with Charles Stiven (1753-1820) of Laurencekirk, a box maker. It was he that used the "invisible hinge" (John Sandy's creation), and then the boxes were decorated in penwork and paint. The wood is sycamore and the whole was heavily varnished. This origin, primarily in snuff boxes and tea caddies, died out but up to nearly 60 Scottish makers were working by 1830. The prime producer from which much of the surviving pieces originate was William & Andrew Smith of Mauchlin, from 1821 onwards. There is a huge choice of items listed, and a few more besides. If you are looking for a particular place or item then please call.
Tartanware Aide MemoireA Tartanware aide memoire with the Prince Charlie tartan. This item is in lovely original condition, the clasp working well, and the design being unspoiled. There are some old notes inside too! Dated to 1821-1875....(more details)
£120.00
Applied Decoration Money BoxAn unusual example of Mauchlineware that falls within the category of " Victorian Illustrationware". It is a money box with the most beautiful illustration of a young lady to the top, anfd the box is in the form of a trunk. The corners of t...(more details)
£75.00
Vase or UrnThis Mauchline shape is very desirable, being beautifully turned and shaped. It has the picture of "Ross" on the front and is in excellent condition, with lovely wood colouring....(more details)
£75.00
Cotton Spool BoxA Cotton spool box with the applied images of "Entrance to harbour, Bridlington Quay". "St Mary's Priory Church, Bridlington", and "Priory Church Bridlington, Yorkshire". Inside there are six old reels on six pillars, and the...(more details)
£175.00
Tartan Pin WheelLovely Tartanware pin wheel (as distinct from a pin cushion), with unnamed tartan. It is in excellent condition, full of pins into the solid interior....(more details)
£138.00
Unrecorded Flower Pattern BoxA beautifully decorated Mauchlineware box with a most original applied pattern. As can be seen in the pictures it consists of highly coloured floral images, so could be mistaken for the "kaleidoscopic" finish. However, one can see small pictures...(more details)
£145.00
Tartanware Pin CushionAn immaculate Tartanware pin cushion displaying the McDuff Tartan. For a sewing item like this to have survived in such condition is surprising. The cushion is in original condition....(more details)
£135.00
Tartanware Barrel Pin CushionA Tartanware double ended pincushion with the Malcolm Tartan. Despite being very small this sewing item is very pretty and in excellent condition. Both the material ends are original....(more details)
£140.00
Note Pad or Aide MemoireA very pretty "aide memoire" with the applied transfer print of "Shakespeare's House from the garden, Stratford on Avon". It has a few old entries on the pages including some addresses as well as a rather poignant &quo...(more details)
£45.00
Tartanware BookA beautiful copy of the Scott novel "Lady of the Lake" published in 1894. This copy additionally has a dedication on the flyleaf with the same date. The second picture shows some of the book details....(more details)
£135.00
Large Table "Go to Bed" or Spill ContainerOne normally expects Go to Beds to be relatively small, but this would be a table equivalent, being larger than usual, but not overly so (see dimensions). The image is of "Haws Bridge, Near Kendal", it has striker paper to ...(more details)
£65.00
Mauchline Ware Blotter Desk AccessoryAn absolutely beautiful example of Mauchlineware at its very best. The image is of "Lydd", and the condition of the front and back is excellent. Inside, all the original linings are there, and I think the blotting paper is the o...(more details)
£185.00
The Book of Modern Prayer"The Book of Modern Prayer" with "The Psalms of David" printed by CJ Clay. The leather spine has been expertly repaired. The image on the front is "The Graves of Wordsworth & Coleridge" and on the back
£75.00
Card Case "Bristol Suspension Bridge"A lovely small card case with two images on it as seen in the pictures: "Suspension Bridge, Bristol" and "View from Susupension Bridge". It is in excellent condition....(more details)
£125.00
Wall Egg TimerA beautiful wall mounted egg timer of quality, with the image of "The Needles, Isle of Wight" to the base....(more details)
£75.00
Wall PocketA double wallpocket in very good condition with the images of "Rochester Castle" on one and "Rochester Cathedral" on the other. A very decorative object for display....(more details)
£85.00
Bucket Pin Cushion.A useful and pretty pin cushion in the form of a bucket, the opening top holding the pin cushion. The picture is "Folkestone Church". It seems as if the felt and rope decoration is original....(more details)
£65.00
Easel Watch StandA popular format for those pocket watch collectors who may have little interest in Mauchline Ware! This easel has "Weymouth, the Esplanade" on it. All of the item is original and in really good condition....(more details)
£145.00
Vesta Pot or Dice ShakerA small pot that was either used as a dice shaker or small vesta or spill vase. It has a wave form top and the image of "St Aden Church, Bamburgh" on the side. In lovely condition....(more details)
£0.00
Egg CupA single egg cup with the picture of "Brighton Aquarium" to the front. Sometimes these were in sets on a stand, other times used as containers for the egg etui sewing accessory also produced in Mauchline ware....(more details)
£32.00
Page MarkerIt is always a surprise that these items survive as they are so finely made. This page marker has "Orleans, Place de Martroy" as the transfer print and this item is in excellent condition....(more details)
£55.00
CradleA photographic ware cradle with the applied picture of "The Prospect Hotel, Harrogate". These would have been used as desk or dressing table items for pins and stationery items, or alternatively as sewing accoutrements to hold t...(more details)
£58.00
Box ContainerA photographicware box of "Hornsea from the Mere" in East Yorkshire. The boldness of this picture is interesing, the inside being lined with the original velvet. Note the top part of the catch is missing as is often the case....(more details)
£65.00
Snuff ContainerAn unusual circular snuff container with the appended transfer of "Maison Dieu de la Grand Trappe". The container is lined to keep the contents fresh, and this is original. Excellent condition....(more details)
£82.00
Tot Glass ContainerQuite a common item this, and without its glass, so the real interest will be in the location of the applied transfer picture of "The College and Garrison, Millport". The container is in excellent condition despite some l...(more details)
£45.00
Selection of Napkin RingsThis is not a set but most are very similar, as the picture shows. From top left to right: Fetteresso Castle (Sold); Burns Monument (made of wood grown on the banks of the Doon); Cliftonville Hotel Margate (No 4 on back). Bottom left to right: Dover Cresc...(more details)
£132.00
NeedlecaseA needlecase with the applied print of "West Kilbride" on the front. The simple interior has a long pocket for the needle packets....(more details)
£62.00
Egg TimerAn egg timer with the applied image of "The Chain Pier, Brighton". This Pier was often represented in Mauchlinware and early applied decoration Tunbridgeware, as well as the white wood works of the earliest period of decorated woodware....(more details)
£110.00
NotebookA notebook with the applied transfer of "Foret de Fontainebleu, La Cavernedes Brigands" on the front. This item includes the pencil holder in the same original felt as the hinge, and a pencil. It has some pencil entries in it, in French, with a ...(more details)
£65.00
Purse NeedlecaseA purse needlcase with the French scene of "Cayeux, La Casino" on the front. It has a purse shutter and inside two simple needle packet holders with needles in the original silk. These purse shutters are a more unusual pattern for pieces such as...(more details)
£125.00
Rouge PotA very pretty rouge pot which has nothing to do with Mauchlinware but is a sweet piece of treen and had nowhere else to go! The work that went into essentially disposable items such as this container is amazing, and is well appreciated by woodturners. Mad...(more details)
£22.00
Needle PocketA needle pocket with the image of "Lower Moness Falls" on the front of the outside. Inside, the original lining sports three pockets to the left and three to the right, separated by the traditional serrated needle felts. It is kept closed by an ...(more details)
£60.00
Barrel MoneyboxA money box in the form of a barrel, with the applied print of "The Bridge, Clun." As usual on these items the top removes to retrieve the saved money....(more details)
£55.00
Bodkin or Needle HolderA sweet little bodkin or needle holder with the applied transfer of "Lyndhurst". It is only very small which would indicate that it was for needles. In immaculate condition....(more details)
£18.00
Pin CushionA very pretty circular pedestal pin cushion with the English transfer applied of "Head of Shanklin Chine". This is in lovely condition and is an interesting shape. It has the original velvet cushion....(more details)
£35.00
Circular Pin CushionA very pretty circular pin cushion with the Irish photographic transfer applied of "The General Post Office, Dublin". This is in lovely condition and is more interesting for the Irish location. It has the original velv...(more details)
£32.00
NotebookA notebook with the applied transfer of "West Cowes Parade" on the front. This item is in wonderful condition with the original leather spine in good order. It has no entries in it. The pages are gilt edged and the clip is complete and works....(more details)
£42.00
Mauchline Ware CauldronAn unusual item from the Mauchline stable, not because of the item (a cauldron) but because of the applied decoration. It is of owls, and I have not had experience of this type of image before, and it is absolutely charming....(more details)
£55.00
Mauchline Pair of Scent Bottles in BoxAn unusual Mauchline piece in that it is a pair of cased scent bottles that has a French print of "St Germaine en Laye" on the sloping lid. The bottles are original with the little stoppers. A delightful Mauchline Ware...(more details)
£185.00
Valley of the Rocks, LyntonA great little box decorated with flowers and the inscription of the title, all in black lacquer ware. The contrast of the black finish to the decoration is always appealing....(more details)
£40.00
Wool Ball ContainerThese items are often mistaken for string containers, a use they are used for today. However, they are wool holders, and would have been hung over the wrist as the knitting progressed. The transfer is "The New Pier, Skegness", a...(more details)
£75.00
Glass ContainerA large totty glass container complete with the original glass. The image is of "Victoria Pier, Folkestone", and the size of the item is unusual, bigger than those seen normally. In excellent condition....(more details)
£45.00
NeedlecaseA pretty needlecase with the transfer of "Foret de Fontainebleau
La Cavernedes Brigands" on the front. The interior is original with a concertina pocket on the left side, and four serrated pin/needle sheets to the centre. The piece is kep...(more details)
£65.00
Vanity PurseA small vanity purse with metal locking clip and opening to reveal a mirror on one side and three tools on the other with a lining divider between the two. "Paris, La Place de la Concorde" is the image on the front....(more details)
£140.00
Pin CushionOne of the more unusually shaped pin cushions with the applied print of "Edinburgh Castle" on the front. It sports the original velvet pin cushion covering.
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£75.00
Painted Circular Pin CushionThis painted disc pin cushion fails the Mauchlinware test but needs to fit in somewhere! As one can see from the picture it is painted quite naively, on both sides, and items such as this would have been found in many a work box in the C19th. It is simila...(more details)
£25.00
Letter Opener/Page TurnerA letter opener or page turner with transfer of "Le Havre la Jetes". Besides the French location making this item more desirable the image of vessels makes it appealing. Note the place details...(more details)
£42.00
Pin CushionA very pretty circular pin cushion with the French transfer applied of "Mode la Delivrance". This is lovely condition and is more interesting for the French location. It has the original velvet cushion....(more details)
£75.00
Letter Opener/Page TurnerA paper knife or page turner with the transfer of "Lourdes, La Grotto" with the notation "Importe" on the left side. Lourdes would have been a prime market for all types of souvenirs so it would be a surprise if Mauchlinware was not in...(more details)
£55.00
Circular Pill BoxThese circular boxes would have been used for trinkets on the desk or dressing table, or for patches. The applied tranfer is of "Cathedral d’Amiens", and is in great condition....(more details)
£58.00
Needle CaseThis is not Mauchlinware but very similar. It is a needlebox with the inscription of "Cedar of Lebanon, from the Holy Land, 1841" as an inscription to the front. No doubt a souvenir for one of the early tourists to the region. An unusual item fo...(more details)
£38.00
