Flower holder

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.2600.1
Date of production:
second half of the 19th cent.
Place of production: Austria (presumably)
Materials: gilt copper
Techniques: pierced; pressed
Dimensions:
length: 14,5 cm
diameter: 3,5 cm
The flower holder part of the bunch holder is horn- shaped, tapering, decorated with flowers, leaves, rocailles and the half figure of four angels, leaning on their elbows, enclosed by thin strips of blue enamel. A pin hangs down from the end of the horn, on a short chain. The handle of the bunch holder is made of mother-of-pearl, jointed with rings.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Dózsa Katalin, Hergovich Marianne: Zeit des Aufbruchs. Budapest und Wien zwischen Historismus und Avantgarde. Wien - Milan, 2003. - Nr. 4.3.63
  • a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 461. (Békési Éva)