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 carving retains crisp detail throughout

Signature style was common by professional but not elite painters during the 19th C (those selling at fairs

featuring a luminous mother-of-pearl shell bowl cradled within an ornate gilt metal frame of scrolling Rococo-inspired design

adjusting watch parts

Gilding: The gold rim and accents align with known Harrach designs from the late 1800s

supplying finely crafted objects to aristocratic and imperial clientele during the reign of Napoleon III

and interior fabric wear

decorative fireplace accessories became fashionable additions to well-appointed homes

The sheet includes multiple printed credits:

a 19th-century artist known for romanticized depictions of historic European church interiors

or within a classical vignette

emphasizing the dimensional folds and organic movement characteristic of classical architectural carving