French Cast Metal Metronomes, Circa 1905
Two French cast metal metronomes, patent number 34104, circa 1905, both cases comprise pairs of hinged doors enclosing metronomes, decorated in C scrolls, shells and foliate, and raised on scroll feet, tallest 7.28 in. high
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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- metronomes 31
