Two Late 19thC Dutch Diamond Cutting Machines c.1890-1900 sub-Decorative Objects simply stunning

simply stunning

active mainly in Tuscany

In Frame: 22

The whole has a good aged patination to the surface of both the glass and the pressed metal with the finish worn more heavily in some places than others

Two Late 19thC Dutch Diamond Cutting Machines c.1890-1900 sub-Decorative Objects simply stunningOrigin: Dutch Period: Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 The Larger: 13. 5 w x 7 d x 7. 5 h (resting position) The Smaller: 13 w x 5 d x 7 h (resting position) The sculptural nineteenth century diamond cutting machines of brass and cast iron construction, each with a cutting wheel and lead weighted brass counterweights, used for the cutting of diamonds in workshops in Amsterdam, and surviving from the zeniths of the nineteenth century. The