Description
EWER AND ITS BASIN IN GILT. Ewer lined with a series of small pearls. Neck decorated with acanthus leaves above a frieze decorated with winged lions framing harps and water leaves at the base. On pedestal decorated with friezes in suite. Handle in mermaid with wings of dragonfly drinking from a bunch of grapes. Beautiful model (restoration at the foot). Deep oval basin, with a wide border bordered with inlays of acanthus leaves, decorated with a frieze of winged lions, harps and flowers, on an enamelled background, enriched with two masks representing Mercury. Ewer overall : 38 cm. Net weight : 1197 g Basin : 40 x 26,5 cm. Net weight : 1048 g Hallmarks of title 1 950 and of average guarantee 1809-1819. Goldsmith's hallmarks of Marc Augustin LEBRUN In its oval case covered with green morocco bordered with friezes of acanthus in gold. Foldable handle for transport. Sheathed inside with orange skin. Closing by two locks. 43 x 23,5 cm.
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EWER AND ITS BASIN IN GILT. Ewer lined with a series of small pearls. Neck decorated with acanthus leaves above a frieze decorated with winged lions framing harps and water leaves at the base. On pedestal decorated with friezes in suite. Handle in mermaid with wings of dragonfly drinking from a bunch of grapes. Beautiful model (restoration at the foot). Deep oval basin, with a wide border bordered with inlays of acanthus leaves, decorated with a frieze of winged lions, harps and flowers, on an enamelled background, enriched with two masks representing Mercury. Ewer overall : 38 cm. Net weight : 1197 g Basin : 40 x 26,5 cm. Net weight : 1048 g Hallmarks of title 1 950 and of average guarantee 1809-1819. Goldsmith's hallmarks of Marc Augustin LEBRUN In its oval case covered with green morocco bordered with friezes of acanthus in gold. Foldable handle for transport. Sheathed inside with orange skin. Closing by two locks. 43 x 23,5 cm.
