DANS LE GOÛT D'EUGÈNE CORNU (1827 1899)
DANS LE GOÛT D'EUGÈNE CORNU (1827 1899)
CUP IN ONYX FROM ALGERIA France, Second half of the 19th century Gilded
bronze and onyx marble from Algeria
H. 21 cm, D. 34 cm
Standing on four console feet with lion protote motifs ending in a claw, the bowl recalls the rediscovery of onyx quarries in Algeria in 1849 by Jean-Baptiste del Monte, a marble mason from Carrara.
Used by great sculptors such as Charles Cordier or Ernest Barrias, Algerian onyx was also used to create decorative works of great luxury. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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DANS LE GOÛT D'EUGÈNE CORNU (1827 1899)
CUP IN ONYX FROM ALGERIA France, Second half of the 19th century Gilded
bronze and onyx marble from Algeria
H. 21 cm, D. 34 cm
Standing on four console feet with lion protote motifs ending in a claw, the bowl recalls the rediscovery of onyx quarries in Algeria in 1849 by Jean-Baptiste del Monte, a marble mason from Carrara.
Used by great sculptors such as Charles Cordier or Ernest Barrias, Algerian onyx was also used to create decorative works of great luxury. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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