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A shaped Regency gadrooned and
brass inlaid Rosewood box with fitted jewellery tray,
circa 1825.
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Reference: Jb
104
Description:
A
box in the sarcophagus form. The box is veneered in figured rosewood and is inlaid in
brass.
The fluid design of stylised flora is exceptionally fine. The
design betrays the influence of the Royal cabinet maker, George
Bullock, who introduced elements of naturalism into the neoclassical
tradition of the previous decades. The verve with which the tendrils
loop and swirl, animate this piece, without diminishing the strength
and dignity of the form. This is a spectacular box which
encapsulates the best of the Regency era.
It
is most unusual to find a large fitted jewellery box dating from
this period. It was customary to have jewellery trays fitted
underneath dressing boxes.
Size:
12.6” x 9” x 6.75” tall (with feet): 32cm x 23cm x 17cm tall.
Circa:1825.
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Monumental shapes became popular during
the early Regency period, as a result of the increased awareness in
Europe
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of Middle Eastern antique art and architecture. It stands on turned
feet.
(See
chapter 4 and Figures 66,67,68, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, in our book Antique
Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society -- 1700--1880, ISBN:
0764316885 Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, A
Schiffer Book for collectors).
The
interior jewellery tray is lined in velvet, edged with finely
embossed leather.
Condition:
Veneer cracks if closely examined. On the two sides there is a strip
of rosewood on the bottom of the panel. These look as if they were
added at the time of making the box, (to render the piece of veneer
longer) but they could be an early repair?
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It
is most unusual to find a large fitted jewellery box dating from
this period. It was customary to have jewellery trays fitted
underneath dressing boxes.
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The fluid design of stylised flora is exceptionally fine. The
design betrays the influence of the Royal cabinet maker, George
Bullock, who introduced elements of naturalism into the neoclassical
tradition of the previous decades. The verve with which the tendrils
loop and swirl, animate this piece, without diminishing the strength
and dignity of the form.
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The
interior jewellery tray is lined in velvet, edged with finely
embossed leather.
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Detail: The verve with which the tendrils
loop and swirl, animate this piece, without diminishing the strength
and dignity of the form.
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