IN THE EMPIRE STYLE, THE BRONZE CAST FROM A MODEL BY JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A French gilt-bronze and marble encrier
In the Empire style, the bronze cast from a model by Jean-Léon Gérôme, late 19th Century
Surmounted by an Imperial eagle perched on a rock, holding pennants representing Napoleon's victories, signed J. L. GEROME and with the foundry inscription SIOT. PARIS, the verde antico marble base with bowed front and a pair of foliate-cast ink-wells, each with an acorn finial, on bun feet
16¾in. (42.5cm.) wide; 10in. (25.4cm.) high; 8¼in. (21cm.) deep
In the Empire style, the bronze cast from a model by Jean-Léon Gérôme, late 19th Century
Surmounted by an Imperial eagle perched on a rock, holding pennants representing Napoleon's victories, signed J. L. GEROME and with the foundry inscription SIOT. PARIS, the verde antico marble base with bowed front and a pair of foliate-cast ink-wells, each with an acorn finial, on bun feet
16¾in. (42.5cm.) wide; 10in. (25.4cm.) high; 8¼in. (21cm.) deep