AN ORIENTALIST ELECTROTYPE BRASS CANDLESTICK STAND IN THE PERSIAN ZAND-QAJAR...
AN ORIENTALIST ELECTROTYPE BRASS CANDLESTICK STAND IN THE PERSIAN ZAND-QAJAR STYLE
Europe, England or France, c. 1870-1900
Cast brass reproduction of a late 18th-19th century Persian metalwork vessel, of square footed form with lobed rounded angles, the surface profusely engraved with characters engaged courtly activities (princely cycle) and mythical beasts enclosed within oval or lobed reserves against a dense ground of scrolling foliage and floral sprays, the reverse bearing an engraved inscription numbering the item as no. 7.
9cm x 25.5cm x 25.5cm
During the late 19th century, the Victoria and Albert Museum (then known as the South Kensington Museum) commissioned numerous electrotype reproductions of historic and decorative art objects for didactic purposes, to support art education and the study of design through objects otherwise inaccessible to students and the public. These reproductions were frequently produced by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham and the authorised museum reproductions usually bore an institutional stamp. Other manufacturers, such as Mappin & Webb, were also involved in the production of electrotypes, although this example is unmarked.
Literature:
Illustrated Catalogue of Electrotype Reproductions of Works of Art, South Kensington Museum, from Originals in the South Kensington Museum, London, 1873 and Bury, S., Victorian Electroplate. London: Hamlyn, 1971.
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AN ORIENTALIST ELECTROTYPE BRASS CANDLESTICK STAND IN THE PERSIAN ZAND-QAJAR STYLE
Europe, England or France, c. 1870-1900
Cast brass reproduction of a late 18th-19th century Persian metalwork vessel, of square footed form with lobed rounded angles, the surface profusely engraved with characters engaged courtly activities (princely cycle) and mythical beasts enclosed within oval or lobed reserves against a dense ground of scrolling foliage and floral sprays, the reverse bearing an engraved inscription numbering the item as no. 7.
9cm x 25.5cm x 25.5cm
During the late 19th century, the Victoria and Albert Museum (then known as the South Kensington Museum) commissioned numerous electrotype reproductions of historic and decorative art objects for didactic purposes, to support art education and the study of design through objects otherwise inaccessible to students and the public. These reproductions were frequently produced by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham and the authorised museum reproductions usually bore an institutional stamp. Other manufacturers, such as Mappin & Webb, were also involved in the production of electrotypes, although this example is unmarked.
Literature:
Illustrated Catalogue of Electrotype Reproductions of Works of Art, South Kensington Museum, from Originals in the South Kensington Museum, London, 1873 and Bury, S., Victorian Electroplate. London: Hamlyn, 1971.
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