CRUMBS JAPANNED METAL CRUMB SCOOP AND BRUSH SET - VICTORIAN ERA CIRCA 1880-1900

A CHARMING AND FUNCTIONAL VICTORIAN-ERA CRUMB SCOOP AND BRUSH SET, BEARING THE MAKER'S MARK 'CRUMBS' ENGRAVED TO THE SCOOP FACE. THIS IS A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY DOMESTIC TABLEWARE DESIGN, COMBINING UTILITY WITH DECORATIVE APPEAL.

OVERVIEW:
THE SET COMPRISES TWO COMPONENTS: A JAPANNED METAL SCOOP WITH INTEGRAL HANDLE AND A SEPARATE NATURAL BRISTLE BRUSH WITH TURNED WOODEN HANDLE. THE SCOOP FEATURES THE PROMINENT 'CRUMBS' INSCRIPTION SURROUNDED BY DECORATIVE FLORAL AND FOLIATE MOTIFS RENDERED IN GILT AND POLYCHROME ENAMEL INLAY. THE JAPANNED BLACK LACQUER FINISH PROVIDES THE TRADITIONAL VICTORIAN AESTHETIC, THOUGH IT NOW DISPLAYS THE PATINA AND WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND USE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: MARKED 'CRUMBS' TO SCOOP FACE
- PERIOD: LATE VICTORIAN, CIRCA 1880-1900
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: STEEL OR IRON BASE WITH JAPANNED BLACK LACQUER FINISH
- DECORATION: GILT AND POLYCHROME ENAMEL FLORAL AND FOLIATE INLAY
- BRUSH: NATURAL BRISTLE WITH TURNED WOODEN HANDLE
- CONSTRUCTION: HAND-FINISHED JAPANNED WORK WITH APPLIED ENAMEL DECORATION

CONDITION: FAIR CONDITION REFLECTING AGE AND DOMESTIC USE. THE JAPANNED LACQUER FINISH SHOWS EXPECTED WEAR WITH LOSSES TO THE EDGES AND HIGH POINTS WHERE HANDLING HAS OCCURRED. THE GILT DECORATION REMAINS VISIBLE THROUGHOUT, THOUGH WORN IN PLACES. MINOR LOSSES TO THE POLYCHROME ENAMEL INLAY ARE PRESENT BUT DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL PRESENTATION. THE BRUSH BRISTLES ARE INTACT AND RETAIN THEIR NATURAL COLOUR, THOUGH SOME BRITTLENESS IS EVIDENT. THE WOODEN HANDLE SHOWS SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE OVER MORE THAN A CENTURY. THE SCOOP REMAINS FULLY FUNCTIONAL.



Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair

779104+9

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