Very Minuscule Though Important Collectible Treasure Boxes
Containers though very small but plays a very important role in life since very old time and very integral part to the domestic life during Georgian and Victorian period and used to assemble everything from cutlery to cosmetics.
The teapoys and caddies from that time still today are very popular collectables. Caddies come in variety of price ranges from thousands of dollars for 18th-century silver examples to just a few dollars for 20th-century tinware caddies.
The other useful collector item as in category of small containers Women’s workboxes as used by them in the late 18th century and 20th century for sewing, writing or travelling equipment reached a peak of craftsmanship. Simply designed is found ranging between $200-$300 and best pieces cost $2500.
In the class of Cutlery boxes there are open rectangular boxes which are rather popular and that from the Georgian time can fetch up to 150$ for a single piece. The other important category of collectible treasure boxes is small wine coolers which are silver; however, there also occurs some floor standing versions of the designs that are called cisterns are made up of mahogany lined with lead or zinc are available in the market for the price of between 2500$ to 3500$. Thus, Georgian or Regency pieces can mark up to the price range of $14, 000.
The other widely used collectible item is Plate pails that were used by helpers to carryout the plates to and from the dining room. They can also be found in a number of categories from log and peat baskets, Victorian oak coal scuttles or purdoniums and helmet scuttles.
Though these collectibles as whole has nothing to do with collectible industry, however in shorter forms still they have great importance for material handling for day-to-day life.
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