Featured Solid Brass Victorian String-Caddy (Ca. 1900)

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  1. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Been meaning to upload this for days.

    I bought myself another Victorian-era brass string caddy. Very Art Nouveau in style, I reckon, so I dated to the turn of the last century, sometime between about 1890-1910...

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    Here it is, next to the other caddy (on the left), which I bought last year, which some of you may remember...

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    I can't say how much I ADORE the decorations on these things, so elaborate for something so ridiculously mundane! :p
     
    Shangas, Jan 31, 2018
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  2. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    You must have been so excited when you found this! What a pair. :)
     
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  3. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    It was sufficient compensation for four hours' bargain-hunting out in the country on a boiling hot day.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Lovely Shangas. I first thought you had already posted it, but it is a pretty little sister to the first one, congratulations.
     
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  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Nice. To me, more Empire style than Nouveau, but ymmv in Oz.
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree, reminiscent of Empire. Edwardian may be a better term. The bigger one does have Art Nouveau motifs.
     
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  7. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    The bigger one is definitely A.N. That much I'm sure of. What exactly is the Empire style? I don't think I've heard of that one.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree, the bigger one is Nouveau.
    Empire is an early 19th century style, French neo-classic. Was also adopted and adapted in other countries, in England it became Regency.
    The more delicate Empire motifs became popular again during the Edwardian age, as a reaction to over-the-top Art Nouveau.
     
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  9. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Aaaaah OK.

    Yes I've heard of French Empire style. Yes this is all starting to sound familiar again. Art Nouveau was seen as too flamboyant and people wanted something more simple and clean. What eventually led to things like Arts-and-Crafts & Art Deco in the 10s, 20s and 30s...
     
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  10. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Bucket list - visit Shangas and go shopping!
     
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  11. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    What I would say, is that AN varies. Here, it was far less florid than in parts of Europe, say. Your larger one is a bit ornate for British AN.
     
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  12. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Tee hee!!!!!! GOOD plan!!!!!:D:D
     
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  13. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Well, I missed the first one, but both are VERY lovely!!!!!!:happy::happy::happy::happy::happy:
     
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  14. hamptonauction

    hamptonauction Well-Known Member

    Absolutely gorgeous.
     
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  15. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    I love them !! .. Joy.
     
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  16. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Whatever for!? :eek:
     
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  17. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Because you find the coolest things!
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Feb 3, 2018
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  18. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I haven't found two solid silver teapots yet, so I can't be that fantastic...
     
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