SET OF BRASS 19TH CENTURY BRITISH
CABINET OR DRESSER DRAWER PULLS COMMEMORATING THREE
FAMOUS NAPOLEONIC ERA BATTLES – SET OF SIX COMPLETE
PULLS: This interesting set recently surfaced
in an old estate. It consists of six matching stamped
brass drawer pulls embossed with a military themed
panoply of arms and the surmounting banner is stamped
with the names of three major Napoleonic Wars battles
which resulted in significant British Navy victories –
Trafalgar in 1805, the Nile in 1798, and likely the
First Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. In all three of
these engagements the British naval forces were led by
Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, so this design may well
have been commissioned to commemorate his victories.
I have not been able to determine when these were made,
but they have all the character of 19TH
Century English furniture hardware. All six pulls are
full form and are complete with the original plates,
finger pulls, nuts and bolts, and are ready to be used
as is to finish off a cabinet or dresser in your
collection room. All the plates have the design stamped
in high relief, all are full form, and show no damage or
wear save for a small hole in the face of one of the
plates.
This is a very attractive set and would be a nice
addition to the sort of cabinet that many of us have to
store the small pieces in our collections. (0203) $50
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