{"title":"CONTAINER","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"hungary","title":"Mid-Century Hungarian Folk Art Casket Box w\/ Original Silk Lining","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"816\" data-start=\"801\" data-section-id=\"tbtqo7\"\u003eArchive Notes\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1300\" data-start=\"940\"\u003eVintage Hungarian Folk Keepsake Box w\/ Claw Feet\u003cbr\u003eThis trinket casket is entirely carved by hand and sits on four paw feet. The original pink silk lining was designed to cushion keepsakes, jewelry, medals, letters, or devotional objects. Boxes like this became popular throughout Hungary and neighboring regions during the first half of the twentieth century. Produced by village woodcarvers and small family workshops that adapted traditional folk carving after World War II. The floral ornaments reflect motifs found in Transdanubia and Transylvania. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"3049\" data-start=\"3046\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-end=\"3060\" data-start=\"3051\" data-section-id=\"1i7x1es\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"3871\" data-start=\"3062\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3083\" data-start=\"3062\" data-section-id=\"nbwc3c\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3075\" data-start=\"3064\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hungary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3122\" data-start=\"3084\" data-section-id=\"8zlpdi\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3095\" data-start=\"3086\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1930s–1950s \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3122\" data-start=\"3084\" data-section-id=\"8zlpdi\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3138\" data-start=\"3125\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-carved hardwood with silk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3486\" data-start=\"3436\" data-section-id=\"r1eme5\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3451\" data-start=\"3438\"\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original gathered pink silk lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3558\" data-start=\"3487\" data-section-id=\"l59m2s\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3504\" data-start=\"3489\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 12 in. wide × 7 in. deep × 3.5 in. high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3871\" data-start=\"3559\" data-section-id=\"jv38jz\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3575\" data-start=\"3561\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good vintage condition. Original silk lining remains intact with expected age-related wrinkling and light wear. Wood shows minor surface wear and small handling marks consistent with age. Hinges operate properly and the lid opens and closes smoothly. Paws have some movement. No significant structural issues noted. Please examine all photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DEADSKULL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548036321477,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4849\/0949\/files\/C79E8C36-939F-4EEC-96C3-AC41B7048245.jpg?v=1784234960"},{"product_id":"opium","title":"Vintage French Apothecary \"Opium\" Jar","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eArchive Notes\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObtained from the opium poppy, \u003cem\u003ePapaver somniferum\u003c\/em\u003e, was used for centuries to relieve pain and produce sleep. By the 17th - 19th centuries, one particularly preparation had become a famous European medicine: \u003cstrong\u003elaudanum\u003c\/strong\u003e, basically an alcoholic mixture of opium. Laudanum was wildly popular and was used for pain, coughing, diarrhea and sleeplessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorphine, cocaine, heroin and opium all passed through legitimate Western medicine, while arsenic appeared in everything from medicinal preparations to cosmetics and infamous poisons. Substances now associated with addiction, criminalization and danger were once encountered in the respectable world of physicians, pharmacists and apothecaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe porcelain itself is marked \u003cstrong\u003eLimoges, France\u003c\/strong\u003e. Limoges is a celebrated porcelain-producing region in central France. Its rise began after deposits of kaolin, the white clay essential to true hard-paste porcelain, were discovered nearby in the 18th century. By around 1830, Limoges had overtaken Paris as France's principal center for privately manufactured porcelain. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eDetails\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limoges, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glazed porcelain with gilt decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Opium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Removable fitted lid with gilt finial; gilt rim and base; marked underside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eApprox. 5.5 inch L × 3 inch W\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good vintage condition. 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