Pair of French Renaissance-Style Gilt Bronze Ewers

A pair of Napoleon III ewers in gilt bronze, richly decorated in a relief of stylised foliage, circa 1870. Friezes of palmettes, vine branches, and grapes frame a band of chased putti realising the quadrivium (the set of four mathematical sciences in the ancient theory: arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy). The handle is decorated with a cherub holding a chalice and more foliage, and is connected to the body with a Satyr face. Each ewer rests on a round foot, decorated with flutes and grape vines.

Dimensions: 58cm H  x 27cm W x 17cm D

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