PAIR OF NAPOLEON III GILT BRONZE AIGUIERES
3 300€
Important pair of Napoleon III ewers in chased gilt bronze with rich relief decoration of stylized foliage, palmette friezes and vine shoots framing a frieze of putti representing the quadrivium (the four mathematical sciences in ancient theory: arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy). The handle is adorned with a cherub in the round and vine scrolls, ending in a Satyr's head. Each ewer stands on a round foot decorated with fluting and vine shoots.
Napoleon III period
Circa: 1870
Dim: W:23cm, D:20cm, H:47,5cm.
Condition report: very good. Original gilding with light wear.
Period:
19th century, Napoleon III
Style:
Napoleon III
Materials:
Gilded bronze
Identifier Exists
False
LP :
2959
Availability :
Object available
Width :
23
(cm)
Height
48
(cm)
Depth
20
(cm)
