Centrepiece - Gilt bronze

Important decorative vase in cut crystal, with a flared body and richly adorned with geometric motifs, stars and diamond-point accents. The mount in gilded bronze features two swans facing each other with wings spread, forming side handles, resting on finely chiselled figurative supports.

The whole rests on a quadrangular base with beveled corners, adorned with a gilded bronze frieze. A central oval element completes the ornamentation of the structure.

This remarkable piece combines the transparency and brilliance of crystal with the decorative richness of gilded bronze, in a neoclassical spirit characteristic of French decorative arts from the early 19th century.

The upper part is gilded bronze and the base is gilded metal.

French work of the 19th century

Note: small chip at the vase neck.

Height of vase + structure: 35 cm
Height of structure: 21 cm
Diameter: 15 cm