Jewellery box - rectangular - Copper - Arts & Crafts
05
days
09
hours
48
minutes
53
seconds
Current bid
€ 1
No reserve price
Expert
Selected by Michel Karis
Art historian with extensive experience working at various auction houses in antiques.
Estimate € 150 - € 200
 | €1 |
|---|
Catawiki Buyer Protection
Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details
Trustpilot 4.4 | 137393 reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.
Hand‑driven copper rectangular box in Art Deco style, dating circa 1900–1910, with a wooden interior, gold colour, dimensions 22 × 15 × 7 cm and weight 712 g, of German origin and in good condition with minor signs of aging; the lid features repoussé depictions of numerous lizards among stylised flowers and leaves, and the hinge works with the right-hand segment broken.
AI-assisted summary
Description from the seller
Hand driven copper box with lizards Jugendstil / Arts & Crafts, ca. 1905-1925.
The lid is richly decorated with hand driven (repoussé) ornamentation of numerous different lizards among stylized flowers and leaves.
No serial production. All lizards are individually worked out.
The sides are equipped with a characteristic hammered finish.
High-quality construction method, typical of artisanal copper work.
The quality of the repoussé work is notably high. Wooden interior.
The box is unsigned; based on style, technique and construction, a dating of around 1905-1925 is considered plausible.
Origin: probably German-Austrian Jugendstil atelier or English Arts & Crafts atelier.
Length 22 cm. Width 15 cm. Height 7 cm. Weight 712 grams.
Good antique condition with normal signs of use and aging. Beautiful natural patina.
Hinge works, the last segment on the right is broken.
This lot will be carefully packed and shipped via POST NL.
Hand driven copper box with lizards Jugendstil / Arts & Crafts, ca. 1905-1925.
The lid is richly decorated with hand driven (repoussé) ornamentation of numerous different lizards among stylized flowers and leaves.
No serial production. All lizards are individually worked out.
The sides are equipped with a characteristic hammered finish.
High-quality construction method, typical of artisanal copper work.
The quality of the repoussé work is notably high. Wooden interior.
The box is unsigned; based on style, technique and construction, a dating of around 1905-1925 is considered plausible.
Origin: probably German-Austrian Jugendstil atelier or English Arts & Crafts atelier.
Length 22 cm. Width 15 cm. Height 7 cm. Weight 712 grams.
Good antique condition with normal signs of use and aging. Beautiful natural patina.
Hinge works, the last segment on the right is broken.
This lot will be carefully packed and shipped via POST NL.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
712 g
Title additional information
Arts & Crafts
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Germany
Material
Copper
Model
rectangular
Style
Art Deco
Colour
Gold
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
7 cm
Width
22 cm
Depth
15 cm
Estimated period
1900-1910
Sold by
