Beautiful good quality early 19th century French Empire period gilt bronze ormolu figure of the Roman goddess Ceres, protector of the harvest, agriculture, fertility and motherhood. Ceres is depicted using her classical robe to hold the fruit and flowers she has harvested and a laurel in her other hand. Presented on a later substantial green marble or ‘marbre vert’ block base. Mercury gilded and finely cast and chased. France, circa 1815.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 ...