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Antique English Brass String Holder

Antique English Brass String Holder

$300.00 CAD
$300.00 CAD
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About This Piece

A cast brass string box built for a desk or a shop counter, made to hold a ball of twine out of sight and feed it up through the little spool guide on the lid. The whole surface is worked in scrolling leaves and flowers in the Renaissance Revival taste, with plain shield cartouches left blank so an owner could have them engraved. It still keeps its ball of string inside, threaded and ready, right where the last person to use it left it.

Details
Dimensions
3 in. diameter x 4 in. H
Weight
Heavy for its size, solid cast brass
Surface
Original brass with warm aged tone, light verdigris spotting to the base
Primary Material
Cast and chased brass
Period
Antique
Date
Early 20th century, per dealer attribution at time of acquisition
Origin
English, assessed from the blank shield cartouches and supported by acquisition in England
Style or Movement
Renaissance Revival
Also Known As
string box, twine holder, ficelle holder
Maker, Mark, or Attribution
No maker's mark or number found. Dated to the early 1900s on the attribution of the English dealer from whom it was acquired
Construction or Technique
Cast body and lid with chased and repoussé decoration, friction-fit lift-off lid, tubular spool guide finial through which the string feeds
Function
Desk or counter string dispenser
Condition

Good and honest condition throughout. The brass has a warm, aged tone with some darkening in the recesses of the decoration, which is normal for old brass and part of the look. There is light green verdigris spotting around the base rim, visible in the photographs. The plain shield cartouches are blank and were never engraved. The lid lifts off with a friction fit and sits correctly. The spool guide on top is intact and the string feeds through it as intended. The interior is plain brass with expected age spotting. The ball of string shown is included. No cracks, no splits, no repairs found. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.

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