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Grand Tour Style Cast Iron Charger Circa 1890
Beau Nash Bath
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Grand Tour Style Cast Iron Charger Circa 1890

19th century
For Sale by Beau Nash Bath
Description

This impressive Grand Tour-style charger is a masterful example of 19th-century decorative metalwork, designed to evoke the heroic spirit of the Renaissance. The large-scale plate features an incredibly detailed high-relief scene, depicting a dynamic mythological or historical battle. The composition is teeming with classical figures, billowing drapery, and intricate muscular definition, all spiraling toward a central figured medallion.

The outer rim is elegantly finished with a repetitive scroll and foliate border, providing a refined frame for the chaotic energy of the central frieze. With its deep, bronzed-iron patina and substantial weight, this charger serves as a sophisticated wall-hanging or centerpiece, capturing the intellectual and artistic curiosity of the Victorian traveler.

Physical Dimensions
Height
4cm (1.57")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Declaration

Beau Nash Bath has dated this Victorian Cast Iron Charger to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1203978
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AA286
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This impressive Grand Tour-style charger is a masterful example of 19th-century decorative metalwork, designed to evoke the heroic spirit of the Renaissance.
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The large-scale plate features an incredibly detailed high-relief scene, depicting a dynamic mythological or historical battle.
Beau Nash Bath

The composition is teeming with classical figures, billowing drapery, and intricate muscular definition, all spiraling toward a central figured medallion.

fig 1. A circular dark cast iron Grand Tour charger featuring intricate classical relief scenes surrounding a central medallion.
fig 1. Grand Tour Style Cast Iron Charger Circa 1890

The outer rim is elegantly finished with a repetitive scroll and foliate border, providing a refined frame for the chaotic energy of the central frieze. With its deep, bronzed-iron patina and substantial weight, this charger serves as a sophisticated wall-hanging or centerpiece, capturing the intellectual and artistic curiosity of the Victorian traveler.

Height
4cm (1.57")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Date of Manufacture

Beau Nash Bath has dated this Victorian Cast Iron Charger to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1203978
Dealers Internal Ref
AA286
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Archive I A circular dark cast iron Grand Tour charger featuring intricate classical relief scenes surrounding a central medallion.

Grand Tour Style Cast Iron Charger Circa 1890

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A circular dark cast iron Grand Tour charger featuring intricate classical relief scenes surrounding a central medallion.
Grand Tour style cast iron charger circa 1890
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A circular dark cast iron Grand Tour charger featuring intricate classical relief scenes surrounding a central medallion.
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A Grand Tour style cast iron charger is a decorative metal plate or plaque produced during the nineteenth century, inspired by classical Roman and Greek antiquity. These pieces were created as art objects and souvenirs for travellers undertaking educational tours across continental Europe.

These chargers were manufactured using sand-casting or lost-wax techniques, where molten iron was poured into intricate moulds to create detailed high-relief classical scenes. Once cooled, the surface was finished with patination, bronzing, or dark lacquer to prevent oxidisation and enhance visual detail.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces display substantial weight, fine crispness in the relief details, and natural surface patination or subtle oxidisation in crevasses. They typically feature hand-finished reverse sides with period mounting loops or casting marks rather than modern screw fittings.

Mount the charger as a focal point on a focal wall above a console or fireplace mantel to introduce historic depth. Alternatively, display it on a plate stand on a sideboard or within a dark academia bookshelf arrangement among vintage volumes and brassware.

Dust regularly using a soft, dry brush to clean out intricate relief crevices. Keep the metal away from high humidity to avoid rust, and occasionally apply a thin coat of clear microcrystalline wax to protect the patinated surface.
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