Antique Pair French Champlevé Enamel Ormolu Gilt Bronze Cassolettes Urns Vases

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Antique Pair French Champlevé Enamel Ormolu Gilt Bronze Cassolettes Urns Vases

About the Item

An exceptionally stylish pair of French bronze dore and Champleve Cassolettes of outstanding quality. Third quarter of the Nineteenth century. This magnificent pair of Vases are wrought from Gilt Bronze and Champleve enamel in the distinctive, visually striking Renaissance Revival style. Each ovoid form body is profusely adorned with champleve enamels which is fashioned into scrolling arabesques, flowers and other geometrical motifs, all executed in colours of navy, iron red, sea green and ivory enamels. Each vase is raised on three hoof feet and stands on a circular ormolu base supported on three toupie feet. Condition: Professionally restored. No losses to champleve decoration, nice surface patination. COMPLETE with their original gilt chains, which are usually lacking whenever these are offered. Measures: Height: 9.5” (24cm). Width: (at base) 3.75” (9.5cm). Depth: (at base) 3.75” (9.5cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. History of Champlevé Enamelwork No one knows exactly when champlevé was first invented, although it is likely that the process first emerged during the phase of Hellenistic Art (c.323-30 BCE) spreading northwards into the Black Sea region of Russia, before being adopted and carried into Europe by migrating Celts. At any rate, champlevé on bronze is closely associated with the La Tene style of Celtic culture. Interestingly, during the era of Roman art, the method was practiced almost exclusively in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire that were formerly occupied by Celtic tribes. (See, for instance, the Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, c.150 CE.) Celtic enameling endured in northwest Europe, especially in Ireland, where it influenced Medieval Christian art up until the 12th century. The main colours seen in Celtic enamelwork included a red, which some experts believe was intended as an imitation of red coral (see, for instance, the Witham Shield); along with bright yellow and blue; while the base was usually bronze. Other specialties of Celtic enamellers were their use of millefiori glass, which they fused into a ground of coloured enamel, and their increasingly ornate penannular brooches. Nearly all Late Celtic enamelwork featured the champlevé technique together with curvilinear designs.

Dimensions:
Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)Depth: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Alabaster,Bronze,Ormolu,Cast
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Mid-19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1840-1860
Condition:
Please see full Condition Report within the item description.
Seller Location:
Dublin, IE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5035229530222