‘Battersea Works, England’ Foundry Gold Assay Crucible Collection c.1890s

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‘Battersea Works, England’ Foundry Gold Assay Crucible Collection c.1890sA fantastic collection of various sized Gold Assay crucibles from the Battersea Works Foundry. These crucibles found their way all over the world and in the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s they were traded for their actual weight in gold. They have even been found as far flung as Tasmania! Measurements for the largest crucible.

The work is not only a still life but a window into a contemplative space where past and present quietly converge

Involved highly with understanding her media the mussel shell is a reference to a time when artists created paint by hand and mussel shells held the precious paint

with smoky atmosphere of rough paint and masterful light

textured arrangement of sunflowers

red) and starboard (right

“Dusk light accorss silvered pools of water in St Ives Harbour

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Unusual French composite stone crucifix c

High fired Terracotta with glaze and wire detail

Almost 300 years of wonderful patina

This huge scale Frejus storage jar echos of trade and connecting cultures

Original unrestored condition

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