GERMAN DESCRIPTION:
MANUFACTURE:
VIENNA / AUSTRIA
DATING:
AROUND 1870/1880
MATERIAL:
WOOD / ENAMEL / BRONZE / BRASS
TECHNOLOGY:
WOODWORK / ENAMEL PAINTING / BRONZE & BRASS CASTING
BOX WITH ENAMEL PLAQUES, CARYATIDS & FITTINGS DECOR
Elaborately decorated box in excellent condition:
Black-stained body made of wood in the form of a shrine with a stepped structure on a rectangular floor plan, a recessed base zone above the foot zone with a drawer running across the entire width and depth, a stepped recessed box element with two hinged doors on the front, flanked at the corners by four gilded bronze caryatids, six drawers inside the box, an arched, stepped roof structure crowned by a small one cuboid box with sliding lid.
All surfaces are covered with plaques of different sizes and shapes with the finest colored enamel painting, including the doors on the inside, as well as the front sides of the hidden drawers. Representation of mythological scenes, arabesque-shaped fittings between and around the plaques, and leaf supports, the plaques of the inner drawers framed by brass cords.
All fittings made of brass and gold-plated bronze.
Excellent and detailed quality of execution, as is typical of Viennese enamel art.
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 25.5cm
Width: 24.0cm
Depth: 19.7cm
CONDITION:
VERY GOOD
Very good condition, slight corrections to a few enamel plaques, a small fitting is missing.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION:
MANUFACTORY: VIENNA / AUSTRIA
DATING:
CIRCA 1870/1880
MATERIAL:
WOOD / ENAMEL / BRONZE / BRASS
TECHNIQUE:
WOODWORK / ENAMEL PAINTING / BRONZE & BRASS CASTING
CASKET WITH ENAMEL PLAQUES, KARYATIDS & FITTINGS
Elaborately decorated casket in excellent condition:
Black-stained wooden body in the shape of a shrine with a stepped structure on a rectangular base, a recessed plinth area above the foot section with a drawer running across the entire width and depth, above which is a stepped box element with two hinged doors at the front, flanked at the corners by four gilded bronze caryatids, inside the box are six drawers, a curved stepped roof structure crowned by a small rectangular casket with a sliding lid.
All surfaces are covered with plaques of various sizes and shapes with the finest colored enamel painting, including the doors on the inside, as well as the visible sides of the hidden drawers. Depictions of mythological scenes, arabesque-shaped fittings between and around the plaques, and leaf overlays, the plaques of the inner drawers framed by brass cords.
All fittings made of brass and gilded bronze.
Excellent and detailed quality of workmanship, typical of Viennese enamel art.
SIZE:
Height: 10.03 in
Width: 9.44 in
Depth: 7.75 in
CONDITION:
VERY GOOD
Very well maintained condition, minor corrections to a few enamel badges, one small fitting is missing.
The goods we offer are subject to differential taxation according to the UstG. The sales tax included in the purchase price is not shown separately on the invoice.
The goods offered by us are subject to differential taxation according to the sales tax law. The sales tax included in the purchase price is not shown separately on the invoice.
