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Box Base

1900-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Copper box base, round engine-turned, cut with press-tool from rolled sheet copper, then knitted together to form shape by interleaving folded fringe. Beaten smooth so joins invisible.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Copper, engine-turned
Brief description
Copper box base, Rue Béranger, Paris, probably 1900-50.
Physical description
Copper box base, round engine-turned, cut with press-tool from rolled sheet copper, then knitted together to form shape by interleaving folded fringe. Beaten smooth so joins invisible.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.3cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Credit line
Gift of Graus Antiques, New Bond Street, London
Object history
1975 remnants of entire department were sold due to lack of profit from the designs by Christian Richardier, owner of Samson & Co. at the time.
Bibliographic reference
See object file (for images etc.)
Collection
Accession number
C.9-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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