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 rests on a round base 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.
- Reference :
- 2959
- Availability :
- Object available
- Width :
- 23 (cm)
- Height :
- 48 (cm)
- Depth :
- 20 (cm)
- Period::
- 19th century, Napoleon III
- Style::
- Napoleon III
- Materials::
- Gilded bronze
- Identifier Exists:
- False
