Bidspirit auction | Victorian Japanned Tin Spice Box

Victorian Japanned Tin Spice Box Set - Main box length: approximately 9.5 inches Main box width: approximately 6.5 inches Individual canister height: approximately 3 inches. A Victorian-era spice box set constructed from japanned tinplate. The primary container is a rectangular black box featuring a hinged lid with a scalloped, raised border and a central swinging brass handle. The exterior of the box is decorated with stenciled or etched foliate and geometric motifs. The interior of the box is finished in a copper-toned japanning and contains six individual cylindrical canisters. Each canister is finished in a dark reddish-brown japanned lacquer and features a domed, pull-off lid. Four of the lids bear stenciled gold-toned labels in a gothic-style script: ”NUTMEG”, ”MACE”, ”ALLSPICE”, and ”GINGER”. The remaining two lids show faint remnants of gold script that are no longer legible. The interior base of the main box shows circular patterns where the canisters have rested over time. The box is secured with a simple metal tension latch on the front.