Divine 19th. Century French Napoleon III era Eglomise & Bronze Souvenir Casket of
THE ESCORIAL in Spain.
The Escorial
A remarkable building in Spain situated on the south-eastern slope of the Sierra Guadarrama about twenty-seven miles north-west of Madrid. Its proper title is El Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial, Escorial being the name of a small town in the vicinity. The structure comprises a monastery, church, pantheon or royal mausoleum, a palace intended as summer and autumn residence of the court, college, library, art-galleries, etc., and is called by Spaniards the eighth wonder of the world. It was begun in 1563, at the order of Philip II, by the architect Juan Bautista de Toledo, assisted by Lucas de Escalante and Pedro de Tolosa, and was intended to commemorate the Spanish victory over the French at the battle of St-Quinten in 1557. Probably another reason was that Philip II was obliged by the will of Charles V to erect a royal mausoleum. The Escorial is a treasure-house of art and learning. The civilized world was searched to stock the library with great books and fine manuscripts. Greece, Arabia, and Palestine contributed, and the collection was at one time the finest in Europe, the Arabic documents being among the most remarkable of the manuscripts. From the Inquisition the library received about one hundred and forty works. It contains 7000 engravings and 35,006 volumes, including 4627 manuscripts; among the last named are 1886 Arabic, 582 Greek, and 73 Hebrew manuscripts, besides 2086 in Latin and other languages (cf. Casiri, Bibliotheca arab.-hisp. Escur., Madrid, 1760-1770, 2 vols.). Among its manuscript treasures are a copy of the Gospels illuminated in gold on vellum, and the Apocalypse of Saint John richly illustrated. It also contains a large collection of church music, included in which are compositions of the monks, del Valle, Torrijos, and Corduba, besides many of the musical works of Antonio Soler. The most important tapestries of the Escorial are in the palace; many of them were designed by Goya and Maella. The weaving was done chiefly in Madrid, but those designed by Teniers were made in Holland. Since 1837 the finest pictures of the large collection of paintings have been placed in the museum at Madrid. Among the famous artists whose works were or still are in the Escorial are: Carducci, Giordano, Goya, Holbein, Pantoja, Reni, Ribera, Teniers, Tibaldo, Tintoretto, Titian, Velasquez, Zuccaro, and Zurburán.
On November 2, 1984, UNESCO declared The Royal Site of San Lorenzo of El Escorial a World Heritage Site. It is an extremely popular tourist attraction, often visited by day-trippers from Madrid.
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Wonderful French Souvenir Eglomise Jewelry Casket / Miniature Vitrine, with beautiful thick glass LID. These boxes were all French made, and distributed to other cities from which the painted architectural 'remembrances'.
Great old eglomise (back painted glass) on the top panel with THE ESCORIAL. This lovely and old box has a red original Silk . Back to the lid and in the base, has a mirror that reflect clearly. Is standing on four delicate feet.
Dimensions:
* Length 3 1/2" (9 cms.)
* Width 2 1/8" (5,5 cms.)
* Tall 2 1/8" (5,5 cms.)
Condition: In very good condition as pictured for its age and use. The deep glass is all in perfect condition without chips or damage. The interior lining is in vintage condition. The hinges and clasp work in very good order. We add several pictures in great details. See!!!
This Antique item would make a WONDERFUL addition to any collection. Don´t lose the opportunity to acquire an antique piece, over 100 years old.
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SHIPPING COST:
Buyer pay delivery from South America. I use professional packing to deliver this item. We pack to very high standards, using international wrapping materials, plenty bubble bag, polystyrene popcorn and secure special hard boxes so that they will arrive safe & sound. Packaging is free!
By REGISTERED MAIL(approx. 12-15 days) UNINSURED: usd 15.- to U.S. & Canada. To Europe total cost usd 19.- Other countries, please ask. You can track the package with the Air Guide number.
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