A beautiful piece of genuine 19th-century folk art, this antique bowl is a fantastic example of Victorian papier-mâché craftsmanship. The exterior features a moody, hand-painted garden landscape filled with daffodils, butterflies and wildflowers.

The underside reveals its fascinating history, showing the tightly compressed antique cardboard and paper composite layer construction typical of the Victorian era. It has a wonderful, heavily weathered patina with fine craquelure lines, stable age cracks, and a worn surface that tells the story of its long life.