Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ewers by Maison Giroux

A fine pair of empire gilt and patinated bronze ewers in the manner of Claude Galle. French, Circa 1820.

A Large And Rare Pair of ‘Neo-Grec’ Style Multipatinated Bronze Amphora Vases by Ferdinand Levillain and Ferdinand Barbedienne. Signed to the cast ‘F. Levillain Fecit 1880’ and ‘F. Barbedienne’. This large pair of multipatinated vases are of amphora form modelled in the ‘Neo-Grec’ style with trumpet shaped necks and scrolling handles terminating in masks; the vases are raised on circular spreading bases put down on plinths. Each vase is finely ornamented with laurel leaves and garlands to the neck, the main body with a superb banded frieze cast in low relief depicting the Centauromachy. In the Centauromachy, the Lapiths battle with the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous. An enduring classical theme linked with the idea of culture versus nature, the Centauromachy was widely depicted in ancient Greece from the Southern Metopes of the Parthenon Freieze to the Temple of Apollo Epikourious at Bassai, it also appears as a subject on numerous Attic vases such as the Ilioupersis krater. A popular theme for artists from the Renaissance onwards it was depicted by amongst others, Michelangelo, Piero di Cosimo, Luca Signorelli, Sebastiano Ricci...

A Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Ewers The scrolled lip above a slender neck and bulbous body cast with Bacchic putti, the scrolled handle mounted with a...

Pair of antique (19th century) ewers in the Renaissance style, likely of French or Italian origin, measuring an impressive 22 3/4 by 10 by 6 inches and featuring extensive neoclassic...