Pair Of 19th Century English Terracotta Piedouche Bowls In Imitation Of Ancient Greek Style

Rare and beautiful pair of terracotta piedouche cups with Greek relief and medallion framed in a rosette, polychromed in the image of Ancient Greece, from the Victorian period. These remarkable ornamental cups are of high quality and of a beautiful polychromy of satin black, aged red and blue-grey, with a marvelous patina, these two cups are curiosities in the "Neo-Classical" spirit and constitute a beautiful decorative element for table presentation or on display on a console, as a pair of garnishes. The cup and foot contours highlighted by these Greek reliefs on a pale pink ground give an effect, just like the profile medallion of the God Pan surrounded by an admirable openwork rosette on a blackened background of a slightly bluish whitened matt color, a certain and assumed decorative effect for these unusual pieces with strong decorative and chic value, all in the spirit of the Villa Kérinos... (otherwise intact and healthy pieces).