Pair of Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Female Medallion Furniture Mounts

Sculpture, biscuit group, gilt bronze mounting, Germany, 19th century, Napoleon III period Bisque group, sculpture, gilt bronze mounting, 19th century, Napoleon III period, Germany....

Of superb quality. Each figure beautifully cast and chased in bronze. Mounted on a Rosso Antico base.

An animated, gilt bronze eagle arrests the moment of takeoff: shoulders thrust forward, primaries flared, and the head canted to the left with the beak parted in a cry. The compositi...

Important pair of Napoleon III ewers in chased gilt bronze with rich decoration in relief of stylized foliage, friezes of palmettes, and vine branches framing a frieze of putti reali...

A Pair Of Napoleon III Patinated-Bronze Figures, Modelled As Classically Robed Maidens Bearing Urns, by Victor Paillard. The models attributed to Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887). Each with oval stamp 'VOR PAILLARD / FANTS DES BRONZE / A PARIS' France, Circa 1865 Victor Paillard (French, 1805-1886) Paillard first exhibited his work at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie in 1839. He had been experimenting with gilt and silvered bronze since...

This sophisticated gilt bronze mantel clock is an elegant piece of mid-19th century design, beautifully cast and gilded and set with two delicate Sèvres style porcelain panels. The clock case's finest feature is the charmingly naturalistic scene at its top, showing a full-length sculpture of a female figure sitting with a basket and two doves. They are displayed on a naturalistic, oval-shaped plinth, which is decorated all around its exterior with painstakingly intricate foliate motifs. Either side of the plinth there are two Sevres style porcelain panels, each of which shows a winged putto. One putto is shown writing, while the other is shown holding a dove. Each is set inside a turquoise blue border decorated with delicate gilt scrolls. In the centre of the plinth sits the clock dial, which is enamelled and contains Roman numerals. It is signed 'Prize Medal 1851 / Miroy Fres Brevetes / Paris' after the clock's maker, Miroy Freres...

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Sevres Blue Ground Porcelain Mounted Clock, mid-19th century, the painted dial centered by Cupid, the movement strike on bell, surmounted by a footed bow...

1. Professional and Artistic Description: We are pleased to present for sale a superb and richly detailed ornamental Cup, testifying to the zenith of French Decorative Arts during ...

Pair biscuit sculptures of eagles. Work from the second half of the 19th century, bearing the incised mark "Mre. Imple. de Sèvres" (not guaranteed). Important pair of porcelain bisc...

Bronze sculpture of a seated woman, stamped by Barbedienne, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Bronze sculpture of a seated woman, 19th century, Napoleon III period, Barbedienne fou...