A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CASSOLETTES 19TH...
Each cast as a winged putto raising a laurel-hung Classical vase, its cover reversible to convert into a candle-nozzle, on a spreading rectangular base cast with acanthus and laurel
133⁄4 in. (35 cm.) high, with the candle nozzles concealed
Provenance
Acquired from Atelier Bruno Desnoues, Paris.
Literature
R. Schafer, "French Splendor", Luxury Home Quarterly, Spring 2012, p. 102.
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Each cast as a winged putto raising a laurel-hung Classical vase, its cover reversible to convert into a candle-nozzle, on a spreading rectangular base cast with acanthus and laurel
133⁄4 in. (35 cm.) high, with the candle nozzles concealed
Provenance
Acquired from Atelier Bruno Desnoues, Paris.
Literature
R. Schafer, "French Splendor", Luxury Home Quarterly, Spring 2012, p. 102.