Art Nouveau Style Lidded Bronze Mounted Casket with Floral Motif

Mustard glaze, cream leaves, and a bronze cradle that wraps around like a lyre.

This Art Nouveau style lidded bronze mounted casket with floral motif comes from the Netherlands and dates to the 20th century. It is painted bronze and porcelain. Art Nouveau design, which flourished at the turn of the 20th century, favored flowing organic lines, plant motifs and the pairing of ceramics with sculpted metal mounts. The squared porcelain body is glazed mustard yellow, with cream leaves and a central palmette in relief. The lid rises to a scrolling bronze finial. Below, a bronze stand holds the body on a stepped rectangular base. It is 7.5 inches wide and 12.75 high.

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