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Pair of French Bronzed Spelter Urns with Bacchic Masks and Putti, Circa 1880
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Pair of French Bronzed Spelter Urns with Bacchic Masks and Putti, Circa 1880

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Pair of French Bronzed Spelter Urns with Bacchic Masks and Putti, Circa 1880

A decorative and finely modelled pair of late 19th-century French urns, cast in spelter with a dark bronze patination.

Each urn of lobed baluster form, mounted with Bacchic masks wreathed in fruit and flowers, and adorned with entwined vine handles. The domed lids are surmounted by seated putti, while the bases feature playful cherubs gathering grapes beside baskets and musical instruments, all raised on circular turned wooden plinths.

Both measure 26 x 25 x 49 (height) cm

Good decorative condition overall. Some old repaired damage and surface wear consistent with age; one urn with damage and repair to the upper rim, as pictured. Both show holes to the base, suggesting at some point a lamp conversion. Patination with some wear; wooden bases with typical age-related scuffs. Both lids present and removable. Present well

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Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated these French Bronzed Spelter Urns to the 1880s.

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Pair of French Bronzed Spelter Urns with Bacchic Masks and Putti, Circa 1880
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A decorative and finely modelled pair of late 19th-century French urns, cast in spelter with a dark bronze patination.
Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd

Each urn of lobed baluster form, mounted with Bacchic masks wreathed in fruit and flowers, and adorned with entwined vine handles. The domed lids are surmounted by seated putti, while the bases feature playful cherubs gathering grapes beside baskets and musical instruments, all raised on circular turned wooden plinths.

fig 1. A pair of dark bronzed spelter urns with lids topped by seated putti figures, featuring Bacchic masks, relief garlands, and bases supported by sculpted cherubs.
fig 1. Pair of French Bronzed Spelter Urns with Bacchic Masks and Putti, Circa 1880

Both measure 26 x 25 x 49 (height) cm

Good decorative condition overall. Some old repaired damage and surface wear consistent with age; one urn with damage and repair to the upper rim, as pictured. Both show holes to the base, suggesting at some point a lamp conversion. Patination with some wear; wooden bases with typical age-related scuffs. Both lids present and removable. Present well

Date of Manufacture

Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd has dated these French Bronzed Spelter Urns to the 1880s.

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Treasure Trove Worcester Ltd
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Archive I A pair of dark bronzed spelter urns with lids topped by seated putti figures, featuring Bacchic masks, relief garlands, and bases supported by sculpted cherubs.

Pair of French Bronzed Spelter Urns with Bacchic Masks and Putti, Circa 1880

Archive II A pair of dark bronzed spelter urns with lids topped by seated putti figures, featuring Bacchic masks, relief garlands, and bases supported by sculpted cherubs. View II
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A pair of dark bronzed spelter urns with lids topped by seated putti figures, featuring Bacchic masks, relief garlands, and bases supported by sculpted cherubs.
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French bronzed spelter urns are decorative vessels produced during the late Victorian era, cast in a zinc alloy and finished with a dark bronze patina to imitate cast bronze, frequently depicting Classical and Dionysian allegorical motifs.

These decorative objects were cast in sections using zinc-based white metal alloys known as spelter, which allowed for intricate detail in relief work, before receiving an electroplated or painted patinated finish and being assembled on weighted bases.

Spelter is significantly lighter in weight than solid bronze and softer to the touch; examining areas of surface wear reveals a silvery white alloy beneath the dark surface patina rather than the reddish-yellow hue of cast bronze.

Sculptural classical urns provide strong vertical symmetry when placed in pairs on a fireplace mantelpiece, sideboard surface, or entryway console table to add visual weight and historical structure.

Dust surfaces gently using a dry, soft-bristled brush to remove accumulation in raised relief areas, avoiding liquid solvents, abrasives, or chemical polishes that can permanently remove the applied dark surface patination.
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