Large C19th French campana-shaped cast bronze vase or wine-cooler in the neo-classical style after Clodion.
The tapering body cast with a bacchanalian scene of cavorting cherubs or amorini harvesting grapes for wine-making. The sides with boldly cast horned ram’s-head handles . The rim of the vase with ovolo or ‘egg-and-dart’ detail and having a band of grape-vines beneath.
The vase body supported on a turned and fluted spreading socle , with a further vine-cast ring onto a square plinth base with re-entrant corners.
Of impressive scale and proportions, in excellent original condition with a rich consistent colour, patina and surface to the bronze .
The design after the celebrated French sculptor Claude Michel , known as Clodion (1738-1814) .
H 12”
W 12”
D 9”
D (interior of body) 5.5”
France c.1860
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Internal Reference: ML 256
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1149486
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 30cm (11.8inches)Width is 30cm (11.8inches)Depth is 22cm (8.7inches)
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