A pair of Empire style decorative pitchers
A pair of Empire style decorative pitchers
Ormolu and burnished bronze vessels cast in several parts and screw-mounted. Amphora vases with pointed spouts and bird's head handles. H 43.2 cm.
19th C.
Provenance
Private collection Berlin.
Acquired from an art dealer by the current owner in 2009.
Literature
Cf. Ottomeyer/Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen. Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, vol. I, Munich 1986, fig. 5.12.6.
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A pair of Empire style decorative pitchers
Ormolu and burnished bronze vessels cast in several parts and screw-mounted. Amphora vases with pointed spouts and bird's head handles. H 43.2 cm.
19th C.
Provenance
Private collection Berlin.
Acquired from an art dealer by the current owner in 2009.
Literature
Cf. Ottomeyer/Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen. Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, vol. I, Munich 1986, fig. 5.12.6.
