Description: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: SUPERB, AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE, HEAVY 1 LB+ BRONZE DOUBLE HINGED BOX FEATURING COLORFUL, EXOTIC, CLOISONNE ENAMELED BOTANICALS , JEWELED DEEP AMBER/RED COLOR CABACHONS, FINELY BRAIDED /TWIST EXTERIOR "FRAME" ACCENTS PLUS RARE & UNUSUAL: • DECORATED ALL 4 PANELS, INSIDE & OUT .. cover, interior L, R & back• RELIGIOUS CHRISTIAN FIGURALS, Mary & baby Jesus, EMBLEMS, MONOGRAM, right interior • HALLOWED LAMB, left interior cover• "IX" & CENTERED *MONOGRAM, exterior cover• JEWEL ENCRUSTED, 8 DEEP AMBER/RED CABACHONS MEASURES : 4 2/16" L X 3 1/4" D X 1/2" H *Per Wikipedia: "IX" "The IX monogram or XI monogram is a type of early Christian monogram looking like the spokes of a wheel, sometimes within a circle. The IX monogram is formed by the combination of the letter "I" or Iota for Iesous (Ιησους, Jesus in Greek) and "X" or Chi for Christos (Χριστος, Christ .." Unknown origins & creation date; appears to be handmade, possibly one of a kind & pre-Victorian. Aquired from a fine San Francisco estate; not a vintage repro. EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE; NO PAST REPAIR NOR IN NEED OF. UNTOUCHED ORIGINAL BRONZE PATINA. NO FLAKES TO ENAMEL; slightest, insignificant loss confined to L interior white letters & back white accents commensurate of use, age; does not distract. BOTH HINGES INTACT, WORKING CONDITION; box opens & closes smoothly. Four deep amber/red colored cabachons adorn cover; four more on interior left panel at ea corner; no mounting residue to either 2 centered red enameled flowers, i.e., appears no cabachon jewels were ever mounted here. Buyer will receive exact item photographed. PLEASE VIEW ALL DETAILED PHOTOS INCLUSIVE OF DESCRIPTION HEREIN, TAKING PRECEDENT. DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK ALL QUESTIONS prior to purchase, please. Full payment on an accepted offer is also due immediately. Sale is final; no return is offered. SHIPS FREE via USPS Priority mail, fully insured, adult signature required. Buyer will be direct messaged with ETA, Tracking no. day of ship. Thanks for Looking !
Price: 695 USD
Location: Los Gatos, California
End Time: 2024-12-23T04:34:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.95 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Unsigned
Antique: Yes
Shape: Rectangle
Occasion: Any
Size: 4 & 2/16" x 3 1/4" x 1/2"
Item Length: 4 & 2/16"
Item Height: 1/2"
Style: Byzantine
Features: Carvings, Hand Painted, Raised Relief, Cabachons, Enamel, Religious Emblems, Figures, Exotic Enameled Pattern, ALL 4 SURFACES DECORATED
Finish: Antique
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 3 & 1/4"
Pattern: Botanical
Signed: No
Color: Bronze, Blue, Grn, Ylw, White, Amber, Red
Material: Bronze, Enamel, Mixed Materials
Subject: Jesus
Brand: Unbranded
Type: BRONZE BOX
Era: Pre-Victorian (Pre-1837)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Nature & Christianity, Religion, Religious
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-Victorian, Far East Import ?
Production Technique: Hand made cloissone work, hand painted enameling, jewels' set
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Item Weight: 1 lb 2.6 oz weighed
