Sulphide Portrait Bust Of Frederick, Duke Of York
Stock No
3957
2015
- £1,450.00
- €1,696 Euro
- $1,812 US Dollar
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Item Description
A fine and large sulphide portrait bust of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827) within the original frame.
In 1819 Apsley Pellatt Junior (1791-1863) took out a patent (No 4424) for crystallo - ceramie or glass incrustation following his learning from a 'foreigner' how encase articles in glass for the purposes of decoration. Decanters with cameos on the side and in the stoppers, scent bottles, 'tea–caddy' sugar basins, lids of trinket boxes and snuff boxes, lustres for lamps and paper weights are sometimes met with. Other works of art extraordinarily decorated with objects encased in glass are mentioned in Apsley Pellatt's book - The Origin , Progress, and Improvement of Glass Manufacture (1821) but perhaps never seen.
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Seller
Seller Location
London, London
Item Dimensions
H: 20cm W: 17cm
Period
19th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
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