RARE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT ENGLISH MID to LATE 19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE CIRCA 1870'S MAHOGANY with DECORATIVE BRASS HARDWARE, ORNATE COAL SCUTTLE, featuring BRASS CENTER MEDALLION LID FACIA, with BLOOMING SUNFLOWER & ADJACENT FOLIAGE on CARVED, FOOTED WOODEN SIDE PANELS ACTING as LEGS & ORIGINAL INTERIOR TIN COAL PAN
[Simply beautiful. Very well preserved. The rear brass square stock handle is present but broken at one of the outside corners. This occurs in the rear of the coal scuttle & doesn't interfere with viewing the piece or its functioning & performance. No attempt has been made to repair or replace this piece of original brass hardware for the coal scuttle. It remains as it was found, when it was discovered in the finely appointed South Shore, Massachusetts estate it was removed from. This English made, Aesthetic Movement, mid to late 19th century, circa 1870's antique coal scuttle, is especially decorative, with its fancy top brass & turned mahogany wooden handle, as well as the raised, bas-relief center medallion on the scuttle's hinged front, sloped door. The pressed brass plate only has a very slight push on the interior seed portion of the blooming sunflower. This is present but is barely noticeable. During the Aesthetic Movement, beauty was the primary concern, dictating design & was clearly emphasized, at the expense of other aesthetic concerns. 135 to 150 years old. Very handsome.]
(Circa 1860-1895)
Aesthetic Movement mid to late 19th century English antique highly decorative & ornate mahogany & tooled polished brass fancy coal scuttles
DIMENSIONS:
15" Height x 12 ¾" Width x 18" Depth
Weight: 19 lbs. 7 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
Simply beautiful. Very well preserved. The rear brass square stock handle is present but broken at one of the outside corners. This occurs in the rear of the coal scuttle and doesn't interfere with viewing the piece or its functioning and performance. No attempt has been made to repair or replace this piece of original brass hardware for the coal scuttle. It remains as it was found, when it was discovered in the finely appointed South Shore, Massachusetts estate it was removed from. This English made, Aesthetic Movement, mid to late 19th century, circa 1870's antique coal scuttle, is especially decorative, with its fancy top brass and turned mahogany wooden handle, as well as the raised, bas-relief center medallion on the scuttle's hinged front, sloped door. The pressed brass plate only has a very slight push on the interior seed portion of the blooming sunflower. This is present but is barely noticeable. During the Aesthetic Movement, beauty was the primary concern, dictating design and was clearly emphasized, at the expense of other aesthetic concerns. 135 to 150 years old. Very handsome.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.