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Antique Bronze Box with Gothic Church Window Panels by Adolph Frankau&Co, London

About the Item

Rare size, solid bronze, Victorian Gothic box with multiple church window-like panels. Over the years we have sold a number of rare and unique boxes, but never a Gothic Revival one of this length and looking like a medieval antiquity. Let us start of by saying that this antique box truly looks much better in real life than in our photos. There are as many as 28 Gothic church-like panels depicting biblical scenes all around. They are not the most detailed, but we feel this was done in an attempt to make this antique box look truly time-worn and medieval. Anyone who knows what it took (in terms of time and skills) to create this box will be just as enthousiastic as we were when we first saw it. It would have taken the artisan(s) working for Adolph Frankau of London quite a few hours (if not days) to first design this luxurious box piece on paper. The Gothic cathedral windows would then have to be hand carved out of wood or handmade using clay or another material. Then molds would have to be made from those sculptural plaques after which they would have been cast in bronze. The castings would have to be polished and the panels would have to somehow be welded together. Then any sharp edges would have to be grinded down and all the pieces of this box would also have been patinated and the lid hinged. When you look at this box with that in mind then you will see it in a whole new perspective. Have you also noticed the beautiful Gothic leaf pattern on the lock plate? This fully marked antique box comes with a working lock and key, but we will not try to close it, because one never knows if it will open again. If it won't then you have to damage this beautiful antique to be able to open it again. This rare and long antique box actually is a copy of what special Gothic boxes would look like in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. Back in those (Medieval) days these long Gothic boxes were made for safe-keeping and transporting parchment rolls and/or ordinances. In all our years we have never seen an antique copy of these very rare Medieval Gothic boxes and to have found one in this original condition more than made our day. This handcrafted work-of-art-box even comes with the original, velvet lining. As you can see inside the lid and interior, this original lining is perfectly time-worn and that too ads too its Medieval look and feel. Whether this rare antique sells to a church, monastery or to a private collector, put on display it will look marvelous and it will never fail to impress. Our price for this rare and striking Gothic box includes perfect packing and also free shipping from our store to your door in just 4 to 6 days. No matter where you live on our beautiful planet. Maximum width x depth x height when closed: 11.7 x 4.2 x 3.15 inches. Weight: 2.35 kilo or 5.2 pounds lbs. We have a passion for the unique, for quality, for stylish and meaningful and for craftsmanship of years gone by. Your purchases will be extremely well packaged and we look forward to serving you (again).

Dimensions:

Height: 3.15 in (8.01 cm)Width: 11.7 in (29.72 cm)Depth: 4.2 in (10.67 cm)

Style:

Gothic Revival (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Brass,Bronze,Velvet,Cast,Hand-Crafted,Patinated,Polished

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1880

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. This rare, antique work of beauty is as strong and stable as the day it was hand-crafted and the strong lid hinges perfectly as well. Please also read our item description.

Seller Location:

Lisse, NL

Reference Number:

Seller: FiGQ98392994usfree1stDibs: LU2341332880402

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