Stylish Pair of French Bronze Dore and Champleve Cloisonne twin handle Vases of outstanding quality and compact size. Third quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
This magnificent pair of Vases are wrought from Gilt Ormolu and Champleve enamel in the distinctive, visually striking Renaissance Revival style, using old fashioned colours on a mid-blue ground, each ending on a stepped off-white Alabaster base with a bronze plate underneath. 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. Finely cast scrolling handles adorn each.
Condition: Professionally re-gold plated. No losses to champleve decoration anywhere, nice surface patination. Alabaster bases are perfect.
Height: 6.25” (15.5cm). Width: (at base) 2.25 (5.75cm). Depth: (at base) 2.25” (5.75cm).