8" Vintage Hand-Chased Brass Cachepot Jardinere – Peony & Chrysanthemum Engravings

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The warmth of brass overtones, this vintage mid-20th-century tripod jardinier planter combines functionality, beauty, and sculptural elegance into a cachepot … Read more The warmth of brass overtones, this vintage mid-20th-century tripod jardinier planter combines functionality, beauty, and sculptural elegance into a cachepot designed with intricate chased and etched floral scrollwork. Centered around prominent peony and chrysanthemum motifs, and elegantly supported by three stout, outward-tapered legs, the vessel is highly detailed, and its hand-chased artistry is characteristic of premium vintage Chinese export brassware, likely from Hong Kong. Dating from the mid-to-late 20th century, the motifs on this piece were created using a hammer and a blunt, wedge-like punch tool to push and compress the brass surface downward without removing any actual metal. It resulted in large, fluidly scrolling peonies and chrysanthemums bounded within prominent cloud-collar or ‘ruyi’ panels. These are specific asymmetrical botanical compositions and the classic hallmarks of traditional Chinese decorative art. As a jardiner, it's lightweight and under 2 lbs, a decorative cachepot meant to hold a pre-potted plant, has no drainage holes to protect fine wooden furniture, mantels, and tables from water damage, and a perfect element with an interior-layer warmth of metallic tones and historical character to fit Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, or Global Eclectic spaces. See less