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Victorian Cervantes DON QUIXOTE Bronze Jewel Casket
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Pre 1910 item# 1031843
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A finely detailed cast bronze jewel box, the cover decorated with a scene of Don Quixote astride his horse followed by his loyal Sancho Panza on his donkey. The end panels feature bas relief images of Cervantes flanked by cherubs, and the back panel a bas relief of Don Quixote wearing an armored helmet. Cherubs and dolphins decorate the front. The interior is lined in a bright red velvet. The box retains its original key and the lock is in working order. Bronze boxes of this sort were often purchased as souvenirs of the European "Grand Tour". Often, they represent important architectural or artistic monuments or are related to great cultural figures such as Cervantes. The bottom is marked "Made In Spain" to accommodate British import regulations beginning in 1887.Origin: Spain, ca. 1890. Size: 6-9/16" x 3-11/16" x 2-5/8". Condition: excellent.
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Gilt Bronze Renaissance Style Jewel Casket
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Pre 1900 item# 1020144
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A lovely solid bronze jewel box highlighted with gilding. The surfaces are decorated in the Renaissance style with acanthus leaf volutes, fleur-de-lis and roses. Boxes such as these were made as tourist souvenirs for wealthy travelers during the 19th century. They were often decorated to match an important building, monument or other artifact. The source for this particular décor is unknown. The bottom and sides of the box’s interior are lined with the original claret-colored silk velvet. It is likely that the lid, too, was originally lined.Origin: Europe, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Size: 5-7/8” x 3-1/8” x 3”.
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Austrian Bronze Indian Chief Pen Tray
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Pre 1900 item# 586756
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A handsome Victorian bronze pen tray with a native American motif. One end of the tray has a very detailed representation of an Indian wearing a feathered headdress and various jewelry. The tray itself has a wonderful relief scene depicting an encampment. A group of warriors are gathered around a fire smoking a pipe and wearing feathered bonnets and loincloths. Teepees are in the background, along with a number of palm trees. Even as late as the end of the 19th century, European representations of Native American scenes often included such inconsistencies. Most of the artists and craftsmen, having not traveled to America themselves, were blissfully unaware that the Great Plains generally weren’t dotted with palm tree groves. The casting is excellent. The bottom edge is marked “Austria”.Origin: Austria, ca. 1895. Condition: excellent, original patina. Size: 9-7/8” x 3-3/4”.
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Art Nouveau Grand Tour Bronze Jewelry Box
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Pre 1900 item# 578473
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An elegant coffer-form bronze jewelry box, the top and sides fully decorated with detailed decoration of flowers and sinuously trailing foliage. Fleur-de-lys devices punctuate the design. The domed lid is topped with a cast bronze handle with dolphin head terminals. The individual design elements are clearly Art Nouveau, but the overall appearance seems much in line with Renaissance or even Gothic Revival. These boxes, popular souvenirs of the European Grand Tour, were often based on architectural, archaeological, historic or other great treasures of Continental Europe. The interior retains the original burgundy fabric lining and the original fitted jewelry tray.Origin: Continental Europe, probably France or Belgium, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, all original, the lock is currently non-functioning, but could be re-keyed by a locksmith. Size: 6-1/4” x 3-3/8” x 3-1/2” tall (excluding handle).
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Marshall Field Gilt Bronze Arts & Crafts Desk Set
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Pre 1920 item# 423005
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A handsome three-piece gilt bronze desk set by Marshall Field comprising a letter rack, pen wipe and pen tray. Each piece is decorated with intertwined stylized dragons against a ribbed background with a beaded border. The workmanship is very fine. Marshall Field was an active producer of very high-quality metalwares during the Arts & Crafts period. The bottom of the letter rack is marked “Made by Marshall Field & Co. 2 29”. The bottom of the pen tray is marked “MF & Co VIKING”. The bottom of the pen wipe is not marked and has two holes that suggest there may have originally been an undertray of some sort.Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent patina, no cracks, some of the bristles in the pen wipe have been trimmed. Size: letter rack, 8-1/2” wide, 4-7/8” tall, 2-5/8” deep; pen wipe, 2-1/2” wide, 1-7/8” tall; pen tray, 8-7/8” x 3”.
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French Louis XVI Bronze Jewel Box
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Pre 1900 item# 397830
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Extraordinary French bronze jewel box in the Louis XVI style. The lid has a bas-relief design illustrating a boating party preparing to pass below an aqueduct. A city rises in the distance, while the foreground is populated with very detailed trees and shrubs. The scene is draped in fabric, tied at the corners with ribbon and surmounted with a laurel wreath intertwined with a torch and staff, typical Louis XVI devices. The sides are decorated with beautifully detailed swags of roses. Boxes of this type were often souvenirs of the Grand Tour of Europe. They often depicted ancient carvings or sometimes popular artworks. The specific subject of this box is unknown.Origin: France, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent, the interior lining is a replacement. Size: 4-1/2” x 3” x 2-3/4” high.
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Imperial Russian Enameled Bronze Jewel Casket
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Pre 1900 item# 172123
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Gorgeous oval bronze jewel box from Russia's Imperial era, the top decorated with opaque champleve enamels. The box is decorated around the bottom edge with a row of cast beads. This decorative element is repeated on the lid. The lid is decorated with typically Russian arabesques worked in five shades of enamel. Exposed areas of bronze around the enameling is further decorated with floral and bright-cut engraving. The interior of the box retains its original royal blue silk velvet lining. The style of enameling, as well as the overal appearance of the box suggests it was more likely made in the Moscow area, rather in the more Westernized area around St. Petersburg.Origin: Russia, circa 1870. Condition: excellent, old patina, no enamel damage; the lining shows appropriate wear. Size: 5" x 4-1/4" x 3-1/4" high.
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French Bronze Dore Dog Paperweight
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Pre 1900 item# 111297
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Handsome gilt bronze figure of a reclining dog (some variety of hound) mounted as a paperweight on a butterscotch marble base. The statue retains its original gilt surface and has achieved a very pleasing patina. The marble base is richly colored with gray veining.Origin: France, circa 1850. Condition: some flaking to bottom edges of marble base, no cracks, no damage to bronze figure. Size: 4-1/4" x 2-3/8" x 2-1/4" tall.
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