English Silver Fluted Box with Cartouche, Birmingham 1892
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English silver fluted box, the squat circular top with central cartouche inscribed rim leading to a wrythen body. Marks: Birmingham C1892 maker overstrike A.L.B./ Sterlin. / Brunkhorst/ Adelaide. Weight: 130 grams. Height 9 cm.
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- Wrythen - A spirally twisted ornamentation most commonly found on antique glass, silver, ceramics and furniture.
- Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.
In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted.
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