Very Fine Viennese Enamel Wine Barrel Form Perfume with Gilt Bronze Mounts 19th Century

A very fine late 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock The clock face is flanked by one child playing the French Horn, the other playing with finger cymbals, all raised on an ela...

A very fine late 19th century gilt bronze fireplace fender The centre of the fender with a wreath and scrolling foliage with berries, each end with a child reaching toward a flame...

Splendid continuous hand-painted scenes adorn these graceful and rare Viennese silver and enamel candlesticks. Adorned with scenes of gods and goddesses from classical mythology, these lights are executed with exceptional detail and artistry. A fantastic testament to the skilled artisans of Austria, they exemplify remarkable design and craftsmanship. Enameling is one of the oldest forms of decorative art with examples dating back almost 3,000 years to Mycenaean Greece. The methods used in the enameling process have changed very little since that time. Enamel is actually glass colored with metallic pigments that are fused to metal by firing. Because different colors fire at different temperatures, it was essential that the artist paint the colors that required the highest heat first, adding the others in descending order of their firing temperature. The forte of the Viennese enamellers...

A fine 19th century French Empire decorated plateau. Mirrored center panel. Fine gilt bronze decorated detail with leaf and Empire details.

A fine 19th century French Orientalist period Cloissone and bronze centerpiece.

A very fine 19th century French Chinoiserie and gilt bronze inkwell with a decorated scene. Fine gilt bronze detail with a patinated Oriental figure in the center and inkpots with mo...