Antique Dutch Marquetry Ebonized Jewellery Casket, 19th Century

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Antique Dutch Marquetry Ebonized Jewellery Casket, 19th Century

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This is a beautiful antique Dutch marquetry inlaid jewellery casket, C1870 in date. The rectangular ebonized casket has a hinged top and sides which is decorated with floral garlands, wreaths and a song bird, it opens to reveal a light blue silk cushion lined interior. Complete with working lock and key. It is a lovely piece which will make an unforgettable gift. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 10 x width 34 x depth 25 Dimensions in inches: Height 4 inches x width 1 foot, 1 inch x depth 10 inches Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.

Dimensions:
Height: 3.94 in (10 cm)Width: 13.39 in (34 cm)Depth: 9.85 in (25 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Silk,Wood,Ebonized,Marquetry
Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
1870-1879
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A22341stDibs: LU950625749852