Antiques and Decorative Arts Ceramics Fashion and Trends 
WorthPoint
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
When extravagant mustaches became fashionable during the Victorian era, tea drinkers faced a predicament: the hot beverage melted the wax that kept their well-groomed ’staches in place and made them droop. Potters decorated cups with various designs, including animals and birds , flowers, geometrics , hunting scenes, and landscapes.
WorthPoint
OCTOBER 29, 2024
This gold pill box features a colorful floral decoration in blue, red, green, and gold enamel, and it is embellished with diamonds. Though their purpose was to carry medications and not to serve as typical decorative objects, Victorians did pill boxes up big. Antique snuff boxes tend to be a bit bigger and are more expensive.
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