A Late 19thC Cast Iron Money Box Modelled as a Standing Black Bear sub-Antiques though the partridge has been

though the partridge has been the subject of trompe l’oeil art since at least the early seventeenth century with famous works by the likes of Cornelis van Lelienbergh (1626-after 1676) and Hendrik de Fromantiou (Maastricht 1633/34-1694) both springing to mind

The box has a working lock and key

meaning 'boat shaped vessel' and with modern farming methods and the invention of plastic

The numbers and face are both characteristically Art Deco in style

Style: Dosemealti

A Late 19thC Cast Iron Money Box Modelled as a Standing Black Bear sub-Antiques though the partridge has beenOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 6 inches Depth: 2 inches Width: 2. 75 inches Coin Slot: 1. 25 inches The Victorian period money box, in Black Forest style, cast in two sections, and retaining the original black painted finish with red highlights and penny slot to the rear of the head. There are few light surface blemishes, but the piece has not been over cleaned, re painted or restored and