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Works of Art du 19th century
Pair of porphyry potpourris, Rome circa 1800-1810
DIMENSIONS : H. 10.63 .in
MATERIAUX : Egyptian porphyry
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?Rare pair of potpourris in imperial purple porphyry from Egypt and finely chiseled bronze gilded with mercury.
The square porphyry pedestals are surmounted by bronze pedestals with radiant decoration bordered by heart-rays.
They support palmette bases that hold the ovoid porphyry bodies. The latter are embellished with two lateral mascarons decorated with women's heads wearing laurel leaves in a frame of acanthus scrolls.
The rim of each body is encircled by a double neckline in bronze finely openworked with a circular frieze framed by two friezes of pearls.
Above, small porphyry domes ending in gripping sockets in the shape of seed pellets act as plugs. The interior of the porphyry bodies are hollowed out and lined with small gilded metal compartments.
Very nice to preserve, original mercury gilding with double patina and shiny.
Roman work from the Neoclassical period around 1800-1820.