Damascened Domed and Footed Jewellery Casket, from a Toledo Workshop, AD 1800 - AD 1900
Bronze
11 x 14.5 x 8.7 cm
4 3/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 3/8 in
4 3/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 3/8 in
MS.1332
A stunning jewellery casket on four feet realised in the 19th century in Toledo. Damascening is the inlaying different metals into one another —typically, gold or silver are inlaid into...
A stunning jewellery casket on four feet realised in the 19th century in Toledo. Damascening is the inlaying different metals into one another —typically, gold or silver are inlaid into a darkly oxidized steel background—to produce intricate patterns, much similar to the technique of niello. In this case the decoration consists in a number of panels bearing floral and geometric decorations reminiscent of the intricate architectural details of the 19th century restoration of the Alhambra.