19th Century Rococo Style Brass Keyhole Escutcheon Vintage

19th Century Rococo Style Brass Keyhole Escutcheon VintageAdditional Description: A finely cast brass escutcheon plate designed to frame a keyhole opening on an antique cabinet or desk. The design features symmetrical Rococo foliate scrollwork with a decorative shell like motif beneath the keyhole aperture. The front displays detailed relief casting while the reverse retains the rough casting surface typical of period furniture mounts. Escutcheons served both decorative and functional purposes, protecting

The pierced brass gallery

” indicating the design originates from Potter

especially if it fluoresces under UV light

1890–1915 (Victorian into Edwardian)

Circa 1940-60

1884-1959)

The reddish-brown ink and delicate ornamental linework are characteristic of late-18th-century French decorative engravings intended for designers

philosophy

or even repurposed as a display bar for textiles or scarves

Oil on panel

Era: 1851 (19th C)

often painted by French artists documenting the royal estates