A Napoleon III champlevé enamel and gilt bronze mounted onyx centrepiece
A Napoleon III champlevé enamel and gilt bronze mounted onyx centrepiece, in the manner of examples by Alphonse Giroux, circa 1870, the circular tray with twelve point enamel floral mount and conforming outer rim, rising from a cornucopia held aloft by a gilt reclining amorino, on oval section onyx and enamel base, 17.5 cm high
CATALOGUE NOTES:
For a similar example of an onyx centrepiece supported by putti see Christie's New York, Opulence, 13 April 2017, lot 134
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A Napoleon III champlevé enamel and gilt bronze mounted onyx centrepiece, in the manner of examples by Alphonse Giroux, circa 1870, the circular tray with twelve point enamel floral mount and conforming outer rim, rising from a cornucopia held aloft by a gilt reclining amorino, on oval section onyx and enamel base, 17.5 cm high
CATALOGUE NOTES:
For a similar example of an onyx centrepiece supported by putti see Christie's New York, Opulence, 13 April 2017, lot 134