Very Large Gilt Bronze and Bohemian Blue Enameled Glass Centerpiece

19th century blue guilloché enamel and gilt-metal casket French, 19th Century Height 11cm, width 15cm, depth 10cm This exquisite piece highlights the expert designs emerging from ...

Antique blue Sèvres porcelain centrepiece French, 1876 Height 24cm, diameter 33.5cm Produced by Sèvres, this refined porcelain centrepiece is a superb expression of the factory’s ce...

Decorated with blue flowers, foliage and birds, the details highlighted in gold gilt, on milk white ground. This charming antique huqqa base is decorated w...

The large central circular form cloisonne enamel jardinière decorated with vari colored plum flowers and butterflies on a blue ground, with a pierced ormolu rim featuring a pineapple motif resting on a finely cast ormolu base with four legs in the form of winged Foo lions. The ormolu French, the enamel Chinese. This impressive jardinie`re is very much in the manner of objects in enamel produced by Ferdinand Barbedienne in Paris in the last quarter of the 19th century which proved universally popular. Often these pieces were designed by Edouard Lievre (d. 1886) in the Oriental taste. Ferdinand Barbedienne was a famous French metal worker and manufacturer. He presided over one of the most renowned and prolific foundries of Belle Époque Paris. His atelier created sculptures, clocks and bronze mounts of the highest quality, and his works were shown at numerous international exhibitions of the period, where he was rewarded with many medals. Among them the Grande Me´daille d'Honneur, in Paris in 1855 is particularly noteworthy. In 1838 he associated with the engineer Achille Collas (1795-1859) who had just invented a process to reproduce statues at a smaller scale. Together they founded in 1839 the company "Collas et Barbedienne" to reproduce casts of both contemporary artists and Greek and Roman antiquities. While working with Collas, Barbedienne actively pursued contracts with many sculptors of Paris contracting with David D'Angers, Jean-Baptiste Clesinger, and even producing some casts for Antoine Louis Barye as well as others. From 1860 to the years 1890, Barbedienne, eager to research new processes, experimented new techniques in champleve´ and cloisonne´-enamels, to compete with Japanese importations, very fashionable then. When Collas died in 1859, the business was left to Barbedienne as sole owner. The company who had over 300 employees was prosperous as well in the field of reproductions as in its department specialized in the casting of monumental bronzes. In 1865, he was appointed President of the Reunion of Bronze Makers until 1885. After the 1870 war...

The product is a 19th century Empire style compote featuring gilt bronze accents and cobalt glass. This decorative piece would make a stunning addition to any home décor, adding a to...

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...

This French centerpiece from the 19th century showcases the remarkable artistry of bronze champlevé work combined with the elegance of onyx. The centerpiece features a stunning onyx ...

Step into the splendor of the 19th century with this exceptional Empire-style tableware centerpiece, a captivating union of gilt bronze mounts and cut glass that epitomizes the opule...