Fine French Japonisme Cloisonné Enamel Bronze Centerpiece Attributed to Ferdinan

Origin: French Date: 19th century Signature: Stamped ‘BH’ Dimension: 6 3/4 in x 15 in.

A fine quality French gilt-bronze champlevé enamel nine-light chandelier attributed to Barbedienne Maker: Attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) Date: 19th century Orig...

Important Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut Glass Figural Centerpiece att. to Baccarat An important centerpiece reflective of French luxury, in the opulent Louis XVI style, attri...

Fine Quality French Gilt Bronze centerpiece Jardiniere with Mermaid Figural Handles and Floral Garlands Date: circa 1890 Origin: Fre...

A fine artist-signed, hand painted ormolu-mounted Cobalt blue porcelain centerpiece with winged seraph handles. Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 21 in x 23 in.

A fine quality large sevres-style and gilt bronze centerpiece. Hand painted porcelain with frolicking putti in landscape. Surrounded by heavy bronze mounts with winged female caryat...

French bronze cloisonné centerpiece bowl. Has patina and an onyx base.

A very large and very fine quality bronze and crystal centerpiece consisting of a central bowl and a pair of vases on either sides. Attributed to "Baccarat".  

Exceptional centerpiece in silvered and gilded bronze, composed of a naiad riding a dolphin, supporting a chiseled shell decorated with reeds, adorned with the head of a river god on its bow and on which a winged love blows in a conch. The whole rests on a pedestal decorated with dolphin heads and cut-out leathers, ending with a porphyry base with molded steps. Historical and artistic context Centers and naves of tables are attested in France from the Middle Ages in order to present spices and other condiments brought from distant lands around the Mediterranean or from the trade of the Silk Roads. The importance of their presence on prestigious tables will be confirmed throughout the decorative arts, evolving during the 19th century in centerpieces, becoming a central element of decoration. Here we find a true virtuosity in the composition and representation of the human figure which is reminiscent of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. Indeed, the fluidity of the lines of the naiad can be compared to the nymph of Fontainebleau by Benvenuto Cellini preserved at the Louvre museum and dated 1545, while the naturalist representation of the marine setting refers to the work of Wenzel Jamnitzer...

Elegant centerpiece attributed to Baccarat, composed of an oval cut-crystal cup and two circular cut-crystal cups decorated with stylized palmettes on a grid background, resting on a...

Very fine quality French, 19th century opaline glass bronze-mounted centerpiece attributed Baccarat. Hand-painted on both sides with neoclassical portraits.

Great quality Murano Art Glass bowl, attributed to Seguso. Perfect condition, heavy clear body with purple stripe. Substantial and impressive centerpiece bowl.