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A Large Vintage Chinese Blanc De Chine Punch Bowl, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Vintage Chinese Blanc de Chine Punch Bowl, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 22cm.
Dimaneions: 47cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
A Vintage Large Natural South Pacific Giant Clam Shell
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Large Natural South Pacific Giant Clam Shell
The giant clams are the members of the clam genus Tridacna that are the largest living bivalve mollusks. The giant clam lives ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Australian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Shell
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 19th Century
With flower motif to the center and borderd by abstract floral pattern.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
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Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Earthenware
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
Depiciting a hare on abstract floral ground.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 3cm.
Diameter: 33.8...
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Earthenware
A Delft Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Delft Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century
With scenic tondo bordered by floral marly.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 4cm.
Diameter: 35.5cm....
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Earthenware
A Meissen Blue Porcelain Plate with Openwork Floral Rim, Early 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Blue Porcelain Plate with Openwork Floral Rim, Early 20th Century
Description:
A Chinoiserie design in the center and a pierced, reticulated (lace-like) border.
Provenance: Priva...
Category
Early 20th Century German Chinoiserie Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 19th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A Vintage Lidded Cork Basket with Wooden Handle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Lidded Cork Basket with Wooden Handle
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 12cm.
Diameter: 18cm.
Category
20th Century Australian Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood, Cork
A Large Spanish Hand Painted Lebrillo Bowl, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Spanish Hand Painted Lebrillo Bowl, 19th Century
Description:
A Large hand-built terracotta bowl with rabbit motif to the tondo within a banded rim, underglaze painted in tu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Origin and Function:
These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A Large German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
These dishes were originally used as everyday flatware by the wealthy during the Medieval period, serving for food or for holding water for hand-washing. They also served as a display of wealth and status. When they went out of fashion in the later 17th century, many were donated to churches and used as collection plates, which is how they acquired the name "alms dishes".
Purpose:
While historically used for collecting donations for the poor and charitable purposes, they were also commonly used as offertory plates in churches for collecting offerings during services.
Historical Use:
In medieval times, these brass dishes served as everyday flatware for the wealthy, used for food or holding jugs for hand-washing. They also served as displays of wealth and status.
Transition to Alms Dishes:
When they fell out of fashion as domestic items in the later 17th century, many were donated to churches and used as collection plates, leading to the name "alms dishes".
Decorative Function:
European paintings of home interiors...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century
These dishes were originally used as everyday flatware by the wealthy during the Medieval period, serv...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Baroque Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
An Irish Crystal Standing Fruit/Salad Bowl Attributed to Waterford, 18th Century
By Waterford Crystal
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Irish Crystal Standing Fruit/Salad Bowl Attributed to Waterford, 18th Century
The bowl cut with tiers of festoons below an inverted scallop rim, standing on a pedestal with a cen...
Category
Antique 18th Century Irish Georgian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
A Large Glass Punch Bowl
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Glass Punch Bowl
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 33cm.
Diameter: 40cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
$1,140
A Glass Punch Bowl
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Glass Punch Bowl
With a reeded body raised on a facetted foot.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 23cm.
Diameter: 30cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
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