Spelter
Spelter is a synonym for a zinc alloy. Figurines, candlesticks, and other pieces were made of spelter and given a bronze or painted finish. Early twentieth-century Art Nouveau and Art Deco figures and lamps were often made of spelter. The metal has been used since about the 1860s to make statues, tablewares, and lamps that resemble bronze. Spelter is soft and breaks easily. To test for spelter, scratch the base of the piece. Bronze is solid; spelter will show a silvery scratch.
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Image Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Spelter Sculpture Tower White Removable Lid Marble Base Italy 20 In. 2011 Spelter Tobacco Jar Dog Seated Open Mouth Painted Copper Finish 5 In. 2011 Spelter Vase Flower Form 7 x 6 In. 2011 Spelter Sculpture Woman,Seated,Isoprene Head,Hands,Gilding,Art Deco,c.1920,10 x 15 In. Illustrated 2011 Spelter Clock Listening Stag, Bronzed, Marble Plinth, Rocky Base, Marked, T. Cartier, 33 In., Illustrated 2010 Spelter Bust Napoleon, Military Dress, Gilded, Square Socle, Marble Base, c.1915, 17 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Arab Figure On Horse, Signed, Guillemin, 19th Century, 32 x 24 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Cupid With Bow, Patina, Auguste Moreau, Stamped, VICI, France, 12 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Diana, Holding Bow, Wood Base, Patina, Early 20th Century, 18 1/8 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Distress, Woman Standing, Waving, Brown Patina, Marked, Mestais, France, 20 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Fawn, Lying Down, Marble Base, c.1930, 5 x 8 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Lioness, On Rock, Stamped, T. Cartier, 24 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Man, Sowing Seeds, Plaque, Psalm 126:6, Signed, F. Milliot, 1899, 40 x 14 x 15 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Man, With Sword, Marble Base, Signed, Hip Noreay, 1900, 28 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Nude Female, Seated, Plinth, Marked, Kathodian Works, 1910-16, 9 1/2 x 5 In. 2010 Spelter Sculpture Penelope, c.1880, 12 In. 2010 Spelter Lamp Light Fitment, Cupid, Hanging, Electric, 6 In., illustrated 2009 Spelter Epergne Pink To White, c.1870, 11 x 10 In. 2009 Spelter Figure Bull Fighter, Marble Base, 6 x 12 1/4 In. 2009 Spelter Figure Golfer, Marble Base, c.1900, 10 In. 2009 Spelter Urn Daisies, Lily Of The Valley, Putto, Handles, Bronze Patina, c.1900, 11 x 7 In. Pair 2009 Spelter Urn Victorian, Rococo Style, Red, Footed, Handles, Late 19th Century, 19 x 11 1/2 In. 2009 Spelter Vase Flower Form, 7 x 6 In. 2009 Spelter Figure Fawn, Lying Down, Marble Base, c.1930, 5 x 8 In. 2008 Spelter Figure Mercury, Marble Base, c.1900, 12 In. 2008
