Arts and Crafts Copper Repousse Hand Decorated Box, Circa 1900 in a William Morris Style

This very stylish and sharply executed handmade copper box dates to the late 19th century. It is raised onto splayed shaped bracket feet which are attached to the base which is finished with a neat small rolled edge. The front face of the box is beautifully hand decorated with an intricate Arts and Crafts William Morris style panel of a stylised vine with fruit. The reverse of the box is plain as are the sides apart from the addition of a fine hand made rope twist ring handles with hand worked leaf back plates.

The top of this fine piece has a stepped edge with a matching rolled edge boarder which holds the magnificent Arts and Crafts repousse panel, again following a William Morris inspired design of a leafy branch bearing three apples finely raised and hand worked in the copper with engraved detailing and a hand punched background and boarded edge. It is finished in two toned dark and light original patination. The top is located with an inner raised flange which is a precise fit with the box. When lifted off it reveals a mahogany lined interior.

This very fine Arts and Crafts box is well made in a good heavy gauge of copper sheet. It is in excellent original condition and has never been cleaned or polished.

A rare survivor, English circa 1900.

Height 9cm x width 18cm x depth 12cm

Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing service has ceased to operate because of moving online.

You can contact Robert and Wendy by email or telephone to discuss items from their extensive catalogue of attractive pieces and make purchases. Customers can rest assured that the long-established dealership is continuing to run in an exceedingly professional way, selling genuine and high-quality items which are guaranteed to please the most discerning collector, decorator or homeowner.

All items will be personally hand packaged to a high standard. Small items are extensively wrapped using the best materials and are often double boxed. Items are then shipped with DHL or Royal Mail fully insured and often with next day delivery. Larger items would be personally delivered or sent with a specialist antique delivery firm, or for outside the U.K, a professional shipping company.

Please enjoy viewing their collection of rare and interesting pieces and have the assurance that Robert and Wendy will do their utmost to make sure your experience is exceptional, as has been recognised by many customers who have bought with confidence regularly over the years.

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