Caption

Lock plate, ca. 1750. Brass furniture fitting, height 9 cm, width 9.8 cm, thickness 1 cm. Decoration: crowns, Saxony electoral/Wettyn coat of arms, coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, plant decoration., A decorative metallic ornament with a gold color finish, shaped with a central crown at the top and ornate scrolling elements below; the crown has rounded arches with bead-like details and rests above a pair of rounded medallion shapes with textured, embossed surfaces. On either side of the medallions are symmetrical wing-like leaf flourishes and curled scrollwork, creating a balanced, baroque-style composition. The piece shows subtle variations in gold tone and a slightly reflective surface against a pale, neutral background that appears off-white to light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_342

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.8Mb (1.1Mb) / 11.6in x 9.7in / 3468 x 2898 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lock plate ca 1750 Brass furniture fitting height 9 cm width 9.8 cm thickness 1 cm Decoration crowns Saxony electoral Wettyn coat arms coat Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth plant decoration decorative metallic ornament gold color finish shaped central crown top ornate scrolling elements crown rounded arches bead- details rests pair rounded medallion shapes textured embossed surfaces side medallions symmetrical wing- leaf flourishes curled scrollwork creating balanced baroque-style composition piece subtle variations gold tone slightly reflective surface pale neutral background off-white light gray.