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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 515135, member: 2844&quot;]The Indonesian islands of Java and Madura have a distinct colonial Art Nouveau and Art Deco style, both in architecture and applied arts. </p><p>The flowers on this mirror are vaguely reminiscent of Madurese Art Nouveau, but their floral decorated items generally didn&#039;t have that roughly carved look and the flowers would be placed asymmetrically. The general look would be more refined and elegant.</p><p>I can&#039;t find a floral example, but here is a Madura keris sheath (not mine) with some carved foliage to give you an idea:</p><p><img src="http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=13623&amp;stc=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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