Beautiful Pair Of Jardinières, Porcelain Mounted On Gilt Bronze, Sèvres Style, Paris 19th Century

An impressive pair of jardinières with painted porcelain plaques mounted on original gilt bronze. The casting and chasing of the bronze are of a high quality. The porcelain plaques are painted with floral reserves surrounded by a celestial blue background enhanced with gold in the Sèvres style. Freitels surmounting the corners, women's masks in the centre of each arch.
Size: H 30 cm x W 27 cm x D 27 cm with feet (20 cm x 20 cm vases only).
Paris, Napoleon III period.

Lit : Both functional and highly decorative, gilt bronze mounts and furnishing bronzes such as sconces, andirons, mounted porcelain and clocks played a very important role in the French interior from the late 17th to the 19th century. Renowned artists and sculptors were commissioned to design them, closely following the latest stylistic developments. A rigid guild system maintained high standards of craftsmanship and regulated the process of making gilded bronze.