Extremely Rare CB Corset Display, ca. 1880 – Original Victorian Corset Under Glass Dome
Please note that shipping the glass dome is extremely expensive and highly complex. At this time, we are unable to calculate the exact shipping costs in advance. For this reason, we will need to invoice you for these costs before dispatch. Furthermore, we cannot assume any guarantee that the dome will arrive intact and undamaged. Ideally, this museum piece — the corset display and the glass dome — should be collected from our location. However, we understand that this is not always possible. In such cases, UPS would be the only feasible option. This exceptionally rare late 19th‑century CB corset display, dating to ca. 1880, is preserved beneath a large glass dome and represents one of the finest surviving examples of Victorian corset advertising. The display features a black satin mannequin on stand, richly embroidered with the inscription: “The Celebrated CB Corsets – Corsets de Première Qualité – Soignés à la Dernière Mode.” The accompanying corset, complete with boning and lace trimming, remains in entirely original condition, with no alterations — a remarkable survival of late‑19th‑century commercial presentation. The display is closely associated with Charles Bayer & Co. Ltd., a corset manufacturing company founded in Bath by German immigrant Carl (Charles) Bayer in the late 19th century. As the business expanded, Bayer established additional factories in Bristol, Portsmouth, Gloucester, and London. His advertisements famously promoted “superfine British corsets for British wearers,” crafted from “the daintiest French fabrics” and “as easy fitting as a perfectly cut kid glove, with a complete absence of pressure upon the respiratory organs.” Source: https://cosgb.blogspot.com/2014/03/charles-bayer-co-ltd.html Measurements Corset Display Height: approx. 73 cm Glass Dome Height: approx. 88 cm Glass Dome Diameter: approx. 41 cm Provenance This corset display originated in B. Luxmoore’s Drapers/Milliners of Ilfracombe and remained in the family for generations. A second example is currently exhibited at Killerton House (National Trust), Devon, confirming the rarity and cultural significance of such displays within the history of British corset manufacturing. Source: https://www.nationaltrustimages.org.uk/asset-management/2KDZIFI39ZX67?&WS=SearchResults&Flat=FP As a fully preserved commercial display from the late Victorian era, this piece is a museum‑quality artifact of exceptional rarity — truly one of a kind.