Applique Furniture Mount (France)

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Applique Furniture Mount (France)

This is a Applique furniture mount. We acquired it in 1904. Its medium is bronze. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Jacob H. Schiff. It is credited Gift of Jacob H. Schiff.

Staircase Model (France)

Staircase Model (France)
walnut.
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
2007-45-6

This object has not been digitized yet.

Lamp, La Tentation, 1920–26
bronze, alabaster.
Private Collection.
41.2016.2

This pill-shaped vanity case has an amber-covered snakeskin central section, with half-circle carved floral panels on black enamel at each end. The pebble-patterned snakeskin and smooth, flat orange surface contrast with the raised, cool-colored floral carvings. Centered on the snakeskin is a rectangular floral panel, matching the two floral half-circles. The smoothly-carved flowers, like anemones, have large lilac purple amethyst petals surrounding deep blue lapis lazuli centers set with purple-pink cabochon rubies. The jadeite foliage is mottled pale green and white. The stones have varying degrees of transparency and gleam softly. The central floral panel has a diamond border; the snakeskin panel has a line of diamonds separating it from the black enamel half-circles. The floral half-circles have a zigzag border of diamond triangles pointing out. There is an opening catch centered on the long left side. The case is laid flat on a white background, slightly angled with the rounded ends pointing up and down.

Vanity Case, Amber and Snakeskin, 1926
amber-covered snakeskin, amethyst, lapis lazuli, rubies, jadeite, diamonds,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.18

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 3.5 × 10.5 × 0.5 cm (1 3/8 × 4 1/8 × 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Applique Furniture Mount (France); bronze; H x W x D: 3.5 × 10.5 × 0.5 cm (1 3/8 × 4 1/8 × 3/16 in.); Gift of Jacob H. Schiff; 1904-20-20-a,b

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2AYUF/
Accession Number 1904-20-20-a,b
Object ID 18141743