CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN

Brass Inlay

During the Regency period it was very much the height of opulence to inlay delicately shaped pieces of brass design into wood.

Inspired from the French Napoleonic style, this art form was only attained by the most skilled and patient craftsman. Not only would the brass itself have to be carefully hand fretted and filed into ornate and fluid designs, it would then have to be precisely inlaid into the wood without fault. The richer coloured woods like Mahogany, Rosewood, Kingwood and Coromandel were often favoured for use with brass inlay work as these combinations really emphasised and contrasted each other with great effect.

As Victorian styles began to change, the use of inlaid brass was more often reserved for personalising boxes with decorative monograms and escutcheons, rather than overall box decoration.

Magnificent Antique Jewellery Box in Coromandel with Engraved Brass Inlay and Concealed Drawer.
1. Magnificent Antique Jewellery Box in Coromandel with Engraved Brass Inlay and Concealed Drawer. VIEW THIS BOX →
Engraved floral, foliate and scrollwork design brass inlay on an antique jewellery box in coromandel.
2. Engraved floral, foliate and scrollwork design brass inlay on an antique jewellery box in coromandel.
Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Engraved Brass Inlay.
3. Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Engraved Brass Inlay. VIEW THIS BOX →
An inlaid and engraved brass design consisting of scrollwork, foliation, bees and bee skeps (beehives) from an antique jewellery box in rosewood.
4. An inlaid and engraved brass design consisting of scrollwork, foliation, bees and bee skeps (beehives) from an antique jewellery box in rosewood.
French Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Grapevine Brass Inlay, by Aucoc.
5. French Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Grapevine Brass Inlay, by Aucoc. VIEW THIS BOX →
Brass inlay design depicting grapevines from a French antique jewellery box by Aucoc.
6. Brass inlay design depicting grapevines from a French antique jewellery box by Aucoc.
Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay, Attributed to Edwards.
7. Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay, Attributed to Edwards. VIEW THIS BOX →
Geometric and floral brass inlay from an antique jewellery box in rosewood.
8. Geometric and floral brass inlay from an antique jewellery box in rosewood.
French Antique Jewellery Box in Ebony with Yellow & Rose Brass Inlay.
9. French Antique Jewellery Box in Ebony with Yellow & Rose Brass Inlay. VIEW THIS BOX →
Yellow and rose brass foliate and scrollwork inlay from a French antique jewellery box in ebony. Yellow brass (standard brass) contains about 67-70% copper whilst rose brass contains about 85% copper hence the pinkish appearance.
10. Yellow and rose brass foliate and scrollwork inlay from a French antique jewellery box in ebony. Yellow brass (standard brass) contains about 67-70% copper whilst rose brass contains about 85% copper hence the pinkish appearance.
Antique Jewellery Box in Kingwood, by Wells & Lambe.
11. Antique Jewellery Box in Kingwood, by Wells & Lambe. VIEW THIS BOX →
Greek key design brass inlay from an antique jewellery box in kingwood by Wells & Lambe.
12. Greek key design brass inlay from an antique jewellery box in kingwood by Wells & Lambe.
Foliate Brass Inlay on an Antique Kingwood Jewellery Box.
13. Foliate Brass Inlay on an Antique Kingwood Jewellery Box. VIEW THIS BOX →
Brass inlay on an antique kingwood jewellery box.
14. Brass inlay on an antique kingwood jewellery box.
Antique Jewellery Box in Coromandel by Leuchars.
15. Antique Jewellery Box in Coromandel by Leuchars. VIEW THIS BOX →
Inlaid and engraved brass monogram and coronet from an antique jewellery box in coromandel by Leuchars.
16. Inlaid and engraved brass monogram and coronet from an antique jewellery box in coromandel by Leuchars.
Antique Jewellery Cabinet in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay and Ten Drawers.
17. Antique Jewellery Cabinet in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay and Ten Drawers. VIEW THIS BOX →
Foliate brass inlay from an antique rosewood jewellery cabinet.
18. Foliate brass inlay from an antique rosewood jewellery cabinet.
French Antique Jewellery Box in Ebony with Brass Inlay by Alphonse Giroux & Cie, Paris.
19. French Antique Jewellery Box in Ebony with Brass Inlay by Alphonse Giroux & Cie, Paris. VIEW THIS BOX →
Engraved foliate brass escutcheon from a French antique jewellery box in ebony with brass inlay by Alphonse Giroux & Cie, Paris.
20. Engraved foliate brass escutcheon from a French antique jewellery box in ebony with brass inlay by Alphonse Giroux & Cie, Paris.
Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay.
21. Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay. VIEW THIS BOX →
Inlaid and engraved foliate brass designs on an antique jewellery box in rosewood.
22. Inlaid and engraved foliate brass designs on an antique jewellery box in rosewood.
Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay, by Austin of Dublin.
23. Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay, by Austin of Dublin. VIEW THIS BOX →
Inlaid foliate brass designs on an antique jewellery box in rosewood by Austin of Dublin.
24. Inlaid foliate brass designs on an antique jewellery box in rosewood by Austin of Dublin.
Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay, by Charles Essex.
25. Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood with Foliate Brass Inlay, by Charles Essex. VIEW THIS BOX →
Inlaid foliate brass designs on an antique jewellery box in rosewood, by Charles Essex.
26. Inlaid foliate brass designs on an antique jewellery box in rosewood, by Charles Essex.

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