A Large Bronze Tazza. Ferdinand Levillain, Menalcas Mopsus. Barbedienne Fondeur. Circa 1870.

A Large Bronze Tazza. Ferdinand Levillain, Menalcas Mopsus. Barbedienne Fondeur. Circa 1870.-photo-3

A Large Bronze Tazza. Ferdinand Levillain, Menalcas Mopsus. Barbedienne Fondeur. Circa 1870.-photo-4

A Large Bronze Tazza. Ferdinand Levillain, Menalcas Mopsus. Barbedienne Fondeur. Circa 1870.-photo-1

A Large Bronze Tazza. Ferdinand Levillain, Menalcas Mopsus. Barbedienne Fondeur. Circa 1870.-photo-5

A Large Bronze Tazza. Ferdinand Levillain, Menalcas Mopsus. Barbedienne Fondeur. Circa 1870.-photo-6

Object description :

"A Large Bronze Tazza. Ferdinand Levillain, Menalcas Mopsus. Barbedienne Fondeur. Circa 1870."

A large gilt-bronze tazza with two handles with heads of Silenus, depicting Menalcas Mopsus after Virgil. Signed F. Levillain and marked on the reverse by the founder F. Barbedienne.

Ménalque sits and listens thoughtfully to Mopsus playing the flute. A column surmounted by a kantharos is behind them.

Second half of the 19th century, circa 1870.
Width: 48 cm X Height: 15.5 cm.

Price: 800 €

Artist: Ferdinand Levillain
Period: 19th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Bronze
Width: 48 cm
Height: 15,5 cm

Reference: 1132968