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19th-Century Grand Tour Bronze Jardiniere on Concave Rouge Griotte Marble

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  • 19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne
    By Ferdinand Barbedienne
    Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    A French silvered-bronze athénienne by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, last quarter 19th century with a revolving liner, the frieze applied with bucrania suspending ribbon-tied berried laurel swags above a border of bellflowers on a stippled ground above three seated female sphinxes issuing stylised foliage and scrolls on lion monopodia cast with the mask of Hercules, scrolling foliage and anthemions joined by stretchers, raised on a concave-sided triform marble base on a further thin silvered-bronze base, inscribed to the tripod base 'F. BARBEDIENNE' Measures: 103.3cm. high, 41.5cm. diameter; 3ft. 4 3/8 in, 1ft. 4 1/4. This impressive athénienne is a key reminder of the longevity of a particular model and design’s success from Antiquity through to the 19th century and up until this day. Typically known as the ‘Trépied du Temple d’Isis’, this athénienne is designed after the Roman antique originally found at Pompeii and now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (fig.1). From being for example an inspiration for the baptismal font of Napoléon’s son in 1811, this model was the inspiration to many highly skilled makers throughout the 19thcentury such as the Manfredini brothers from Milan and of course the Parisian well-established bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne who executed the present example. The Temple of Isis was a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and was among one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764. Certainly considered as one of the most elegant examples of antique tripods, the existence of this model was then popularized to the rest of Europe via prints, one of the first being by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1779. This type of tripod was also popularised by an engraving in C. Percier and P. Fontaine’s, Receuil de Décorations Intérieures of 1801. Interestingly, there is also a watercolour now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, showing this type of tripod displayed at the 1801 Exposition des Produits de L’Industrie in the Louvre. The passion for Greek and Roman Art in the 19th century. The discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum around the middle of the 18th century gave rise to a new passion for Antiquity and the excavated masterpieces renewed the repertoire of fine and decorative arts and served as models for Neoclassicism. Members of the aristocracy as well as connoisseurs, particularly in England, completed their education by undertaking a ‘Grand Tour’ of Italy and often fell victim to the recently unearthed Greek and Roman artefacts...
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    Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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  • 19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet Depicting Italian Architecture
    Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    A fine mid-19th century serpentine grand tour micro mosaic tablet or paperweight of the iconic St Peter's Vatican, The Colosseum of Rome, The Pantheon, The Ruins of The Roman Forum a...
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    Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Art

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    Belgian Black Marble

  • A Gillows George IV Regency Carved Mahogany Grand Tour Specimen Marble Table
    By Gillows of Lancaster & London
    Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    The base is attributed to Gillows, England circa 1820 and the top, Italy, circa 1820. With its characteristically figured mahogany frieze, carved to the base and handsome design, t...
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    Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Side Tables

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  • 17th Century Lantern Alarm Clock by Johannes Quelch, Oxford
    Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    An English 17th century lantern clock made of brass and iron, circa 1665-1670. The clock consists of going and striking trains, as well as a...
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    Antique 17th Century British Baroque Wall Clocks

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  • An unusual late 17th early 18th century Delft jug
    Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    A Rare and Highly Attractive Late 17th/Early 18th Century Delft Jug with Loop Handle. Circa 1690-1710 The body painted in a naive manner with medallions of ...
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    Antique 1740s Danish Dutch Colonial Vases

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  • Fine Pair of George III Grand Tour Influenced Silver-Gilt Salts by William
    By William Fountain
    Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    A Fine Pair of Twin Handled George III Grand Tour Influenced Silver-Gilt Salts of Bath Form by William Fountain, London 1808. Each lined in gilt and finely tooled with leaf clasp ...
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    Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Tableware

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    Silver

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