A French bronze tazza

MARKED F. BARBEDIENNE AND F. LEVILLAIN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

细节
A French bronze tazza
marked F. BARBEDIENNE and F. LEVILLAIN, second half 19th Century
The central medallion with the mask of medusa, twin waisted handles with classical figures within cartouches scrolled at the sides, in relief, on waisted stem
8in. (22.2cm.) diameter

拍品专文

Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905) exhibited at the Salon from 1861, winning a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. Examples of his work are in the Museum of Modern Art in Paris and in the Lyons Museum.