PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1860, APPARENTLY UNMARKED
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A NAPOLEON III SILVER JARDINIERE
Probably French, circa 1860, apparently unmarked
Oval, resting on four scroll and foliage feet, the lower part of the body partly fluted and pierced, the upper part chased with a band of bacchanalian scenes, the fluted border with beaded band, the body also applied with two open-winged swans, the handles capped by two seated female bacchantes, one pouring wine into a glass, the other taking grapes from a dish, with plated liner
65 cm. (25 5/8 in.) long
3,000 gr. (96 oz)
Probably French, circa 1860, apparently unmarked
Oval, resting on four scroll and foliage feet, the lower part of the body partly fluted and pierced, the upper part chased with a band of bacchanalian scenes, the fluted border with beaded band, the body also applied with two open-winged swans, the handles capped by two seated female bacchantes, one pouring wine into a glass, the other taking grapes from a dish, with plated liner
65 cm. (25 5/8 in.) long
3,000 gr. (96 oz)