Fine quality pair of early 19th century French Empire period �Retour d�Egypte� library busts. Beautifully cast iconic fire gilt ormolu pharaonic bronze heads with pineapple finials remounted on lovely figured stepped Portoro marble slab bases. Probably from a substainial good quality piece of Empire furniture. A rare and decorative good sized pair. Heads and finials circa 1810, bases probably Art Deco period.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we lo...