Bouquet holder of carved and open-worked ivory adorned with cut steel beads, consisting of a stem with cannelures, a bud of accanthus leaves and palmettes on which fanning, pointed leaves closing with a loose ivory ring, Bouquet holder (posyholder, porte -bouquet) of carved and open-worked ivory decorated with cut steel beads, pointed leaves that close with a loose ivory ring. Model: A straight stem with deeper and shallow cannelures comes from an ornament of accanthus leaves. Hereby a bud composed of hanging accanthus leaves and upright palmettes, above which a ring with pointed shields in which a tripod. Six pointed leaves are placed between this ring and the round hole in the stem, which are closed by a loose, decorated ring. Decoration: The ornament at the bottom of the stem, the button and the loose ring are set with small faceted steel beads. The pointed leaves are cut into holes with a flower-like motif. When people used to go to a ball, it was common for the woman to receive a small book of flowers from her companion. For the sake of convenience, these flowers were placed in a holder that had a pin for securing the flowers and a chain with a ring that was put on the finger while dancing. Such a pin and chain with ring are missing in this case. Giving flowers was not only a nice gesture, but the pleasant scent of the bouquets had to drive the stuffy air out of the busy and warm room during the party., anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), c. 1820 - c. 1830, geheel, kralen, grinding, l 20.5 cm l 7 cm l 5 cm l 6.9 cm d 3.2 cm
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