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 Stenciling using metallic powders became one of the most popular and widespread methods of decorating furniture after about 1815. It developed as a less expensive alternative to gold ormolu mounts and gilding and was favored as a flexible means of decorating even difficult areas on furniture. The effects could be as complex or as simple as desired, depending on the number of stencils used and the variety of metallic colors. Ornamentation on the boxes often reflects overall trends in the decorative arts, and some boxes featured the rosewood graining that became the preferred ground color on furniture of the Empire period. The rich dark red and black graining became a perfect foil for elaborate stenciled and free hand painted elements in metallic powders including several shades of bronze, gold, silver, zinc and brass. Many of the decorated boxes below are reproductions of nineteenth century stenciled boxes. (Please Click on Any Photo for More Information)
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