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Relief

first half 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is one of sixty three models in various shapes and sizes and of assorted subjects including Aesop's fables. These were models for bronze mounts made in the first half of the 19th century for use on furniture and in the interior decoration of the Spanish Royal Palaces around Madrid. The Spanish Royal Arms appear on one of the largest rectangular reliefs together with a design which is repeated with some variations on another example. This latter design appears on the central plaque of a table at the 'Palacio de Madrid.' A suite of rooms, fitted up by Angel Maeso between 1815 and 1830, is also decorated with small octagonal plaques in the same style. All the work was done by the Royal Workshop including a goldsmith and ironsmith called Ignacio Millan who may have been responsible for the mounts.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wax
Brief description
Relief, of red wax on brass, models for bronze mounts, by an unknown sculptor, Spain, first half of the 19th century
Physical description
Red octagnonal wax model on brass mount intended as a design for ormolu decoration of furniture.
Object history
All 63 reliefs were bought for £3 4s in 1864.
Summary
This is one of sixty three models in various shapes and sizes and of assorted subjects including Aesop's fables. These were models for bronze mounts made in the first half of the 19th century for use on furniture and in the interior decoration of the Spanish Royal Palaces around Madrid. The Spanish Royal Arms appear on one of the largest rectangular reliefs together with a design which is repeated with some variations on another example. This latter design appears on the central plaque of a table at the 'Palacio de Madrid.' A suite of rooms, fitted up by Angel Maeso between 1815 and 1830, is also decorated with small octagonal plaques in the same style. All the work was done by the Royal Workshop including a goldsmith and ironsmith called Ignacio Millan who may have been responsible for the mounts.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1864. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 48
Collection
Accession number
425-1864

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Record createdFebruary 6, 2004
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