BRASS DECORATIVE COLLECTION

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN-ERA BRASS AND MIXED METAL DECORATIVE OBJECTS, COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY TEN DISTINCT PIECES SPANNING FUNCTIONAL AND ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES THE BREADTH OF BRASS MANUFACTURING DURING THE LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD, FROM DOMESTIC METALWARE TO DECORATIVE FIGURINES AND ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE.

SPECIFICATIONS:

KEY PIECES IDENTIFIED:

1. BRASS DECORATIVE KEY WITH CHAIN - ORNAMENTAL KEY FEATURING ELABORATE QUATREFOIL PIERCED DESIGN TO THE BOW, WITH FIVE SMALL HOOKS ALONG THE SHAFT FOR HANGING. ATTACHED BRASS CHAIN WITH TWISTED LINK PATTERN. FUNCTIONAL VICTORIAN-ERA DESIGN COMBINING UTILITY WITH DECORATIVE APPEAL. PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE.

2. PAIR OF BRASS PIERCED VESSELS - TWO MATCHING SPHERICAL BRASS VESSELS WITH GEOMETRIC PIERCED DECORATION (FOUR-POINTED STAR AND OVAL MOTIFS). LIKELY DESIGNED AS INCENSE BURNERS OR DECORATIVE LANTERNS. INTERIOR SHOWS EVIDENCE OF USE. NATURAL BRASS PATINA WITH SOME VERDIGRIS PRESENT.

3. BRASS LID WITH FLORAL RELIEF - CIRCULAR BRASS LID FEATURING EMBOSSED FLORAL DESIGN (GRAPE VINE AND LEAF MOTIF). FITTED WITH BRASS KNOB FINIAL. DIAMETER APPROXIMATELY 8-9 CM. SHOWS WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE AS A DECORATIVE OR FUNCTIONAL LID.

4. COPPER AND BRASS EWER WITH INLAY - TWO-HANDLED VESSEL IN COPPER WITH BRASS INLAY DECORATION. FEATURES SHIELD-SHAPED CARTOUCHE WITH CROWN AND FLORAL MOTIFS (CLOVER LEAF DESIGN). PEDESTAL BASE. SECONDARY TIMBER HANDLES. DEMONSTRATES MIXED-METAL DECORATIVE TECHNIQUE POPULAR IN VICTORIAN PERIOD.

5. BRASS HORSE FIGURINE ON WOODEN BASE - CAST BRASS HORSE IN STANDING POSITION MOUNTED ON TURNED WOODEN BASE. DETAILED ANATOMICAL MODELLING. APPEARS TO BE A DECORATIVE ORNAMENT OR TROPHY ELEMENT. PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE.

6. BRASS FOAL OR YOUNG HORSE FIGURINE - SMALLER CAST BRASS EQUINE FIGURE, POSSIBLY REPRESENTING A FOAL. DETAILED SURFACE MODELLING. MOUNTED ON WOODEN BASE WITH TURNED EDGE DETAIL.

7. BRASS CANDLESTICK OR PEDESTAL BASE - TURNED BRASS PEDESTAL FORM WITH DECORATIVE CAPITAL, LIKELY COMPONENT OF A LARGER PIECE OR STANDALONE DECORATIVE OBJECT.

8. CLEAR GLASS FACETED VESSEL - GEOMETRIC CUT OR FACETED GLASS FORM, POSSIBLY A PAPERWEIGHT OR DECORATIVE OBJECT. CLEAR GLASS WITH HAND-FINISHED FACETING. SHOWS MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES CONSISTENT WITH AGE.

9. WOODEN-HANDLED BRASS IMPLEMENT - BRASS CIRCULAR ELEMENT WITH TURNED WOODEN HANDLE, FEATURING EMBOSSED HORSESHOE MOTIF TO THE FACE. LIKELY A DECORATIVE SEAL, STAMP, OR ORNAMENTAL OBJECT. HANDLE SHOWS AGE-RELATED DARKENING AND PATINA.

10. BRASS FIGURINE - CLASSICAL FORM - SMALL CAST BRASS FIGURE IN CLASSICAL OR MYTHOLOGICAL STYLE, SHOWING FINE DETAIL TO DRAPERY AND FORM.

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: BRASS THROUGHOUT, WITH NATURAL PATINA AND OXIDATION CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE
- SECONDARY MATERIALS: TURNED WOODEN BASES AND HANDLES, CLEAR GLASS ELEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION: CAST BRASS COMPONENTS, HAND-FINISHED DETAILS, WOODEN TURNING WORK CONSISTENT WITH VICTORIAN MANUFACTURE
- HARDWARE: BRASS CHAIN, BRASS FITTINGS, PERIOD-APPROPRIATE JOINERY



Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 10Kg

Condition: Good

997521+3

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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