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Item 684 of 2719

Vintage tin box with wood texture and heraldry, coat of arms

SKU: BT-2573-19

Vintage tin box with wood texture and heraldry, coat of arms.


Description
Rectangular vintage tin box with imitation structure of wood. The tin has a spherical hinged lid with a coat of arms. The tin is decorated with various types of fittings in relief.

This tin has a closure that can be closed with a padlock (not supplied). Furthermore, this tin stands on four semicircular feet that are expressed at the bottom of the tin. This tin is also decorated with a coat of arms in the combination of gold and green on the front, back and sides.

Condition
This tin is in a neat vintage condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear.

Size

  • Height: 9.5 cm.
  • Length: 24 cm.
  • Width: 12 cm.

Heraldry is a broad term, encompassing the design, display, and study of armorial bearings (known as armoury), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank, and pedigree. Armoury, the best-known branch of heraldry, concerns the design and transmission of the heraldic achievement. The achievement of armorial bearings usually includes a coat of arms on a shield, helmet, and crests, together with any accompanying devices, such as supporters, badges, heraldic banners, and mottoes.

Although the use of various devices to signify individuals and groups goes back to antiquity, both the form and use of such devices varied widely, and the concept of regular, hereditary designs, constituting the distinguishing feature of heraldry, did not develop until the High Middle Ages. It is very often claimed that the use of helmets with face guards during this period made it difficult to recognize one's commanders in the field when large armies gathered together for extended periods, necessitating the development of heraldry as a symbolic language, but there is very little actual support for this view.

The beauty and pageantry of heraldic designs allowed them to survive the gradual abandonment of armour on the battlefield during the seventeenth century. Heraldry has been described poetically as "the handmaid of history", "the shorthand of history", and "the floral border in the garden of history". In modern times, individuals, public and private organizations, corporations, cities, towns, and regions use heraldry and its conventions to symbolize their heritage, achievements, and aspirations.


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Country of origin
The Netherlands - Holland

Kind of object
Tin box with wood imitation

Theme
Tin - Coat of Arms - Heraldry - Wood Texture

Category
Vintage tins

Color
Brown - black - gold - green - metal

Material
Tin - metal

Particularities
Hinged spherical lid

Quality
Good vintage condition

Height
9,50 cm

Lenght
24,00 cm

Width
12,00 cm

Shipping method
Parcel post with track & trace

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