Marquetry Domed Top Casket with Bronze and Brass Mounts

An interesting fruitwood and bone marquetry domed top casket,…
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An interesting fruitwood and bone marquetry domed top casket, possibly north Italian mounted with brass strapwork and bronze mounts of classical figures to the ends, the front with coronet mounted crest, the cover with kneeling figures, the sides with grotesque masks, the interior with 18th century brocade, 49 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep, 23.5 cm high

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  • Grotesque - Grotesque decoration is any fanciful ornament applied to furniture and decorative arts, and includes distorted faces, mythical animals such as satyrs and sphinxes and less frequently fantastical fruit and flower forms.

    The Martin Brothers who set up their pottery at the end of the nineteenth century in Southall, Middlesex derived their fame from their hand made models of grotesque stoneware birds.
  • Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.

    The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.

    It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.

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