Title: Handcrafted bronze oak leaf Dish
Shipping: $29.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
History: N/A
Origin: N/A
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1800 to 1900
Item ID: 3411
This is a 19th century little handcrafted bronze oak leaf dish. A old Roman design, I was wondering where the artist could have taken his inspiration. This dish helped me broaden my knowledge of Roman design and art bronzes of two thousands years ago.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze
Bronze is widely used for cast metal sculpture . Common bronze alloys often have the unusual and very desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling in the finest details of a mould. Bronze has resistance to corrosion by sea water along with several bronze alloys. Bronze also has very little metal-on-metal friction, which made it invaluable.
