Edwardian Sterling Silver Card Case with Stag and Monogram
Early Edwardian sterling silver card case, hallmarked Birmingham, 1901, C&N (Crisford & Norris), of rectangular form with a hinged top cover, decorated to front with repousse stag and two kids within a scrolled foliate design, verso with central reserve containing three character monogram, total weight 64gm, 3.94 in. x 2.76 in.
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Edwardian - The Edwardian period of English furniture and decorative arts design is named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. It follows the Victorian period, in turn was followed by the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. In Australia, designs of this period are also known as being in the Federation style.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
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