Victorian Fairing "Married For Money"

Victorian Fairing
Fairings were little momentos that the Victorians would buy or win when visiting Fairs.
Made throughout the second half of the 19th century, they were hand made and all hand painted in Germany, but were a very British tradition.

This one is entitled Married For Money and represents a lady reading a book in bed with her sleeping husband. They were well made with lovely detail

Collectors grade the rarity of fairings, this one is grade B

Lovely little genuine antique fairing. There are many reproduction fairings out there especially at the cheaper end of the market. One way to spot a reproduction is to look at the detail, reproductions are poorly detailed. Also they are made differently, if there are two holes in the base it is a reproduction.
just below 3.75 inches tall

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