Finely Carved Translucent Milky Alabaster Crater Of Great Elegance, Charles X Period.

Beautifully sculpted and I weigh my words this remarkable crater vase with palmettes and upper crown of a "pearl necklace", on its low round column base with square base, of a slender finesse and fine and detailed sculpture, for this table piece, a curiosity from the beginning of the 19th century in the purest Charles X style; a perfect work certainly coming from Italy as much for the ornaments as for the silhouette, palmettes with beautiful ribbed and very decorative curves adorn the whole piece whether it is the base of the vase or the rich double movement neck. The side grips of chiseled gilt bronze, with a faun's head gives points of golden light on an immaculately white translucent piece, the soft material bathes this piece of Neo-classical spirit with a feeling of lightness and refinement, all the more embellished by the rich and very mastered sculpture; the Work of a great Artist sculptor marble worker passionate and having the sense of style for this type of work with high decorative value