Very fine quality and larger than usual pair of Grand Tour patinated and gilt bronze Neoclassical tazzas or ''vide poches'' by Barbedienne, after the antique. Often referred to as Athéniennes, they are inspired by the Greek caryatids of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis in Athens. Stamped ''F. Barbedienne Fondeur'' with the Reduction Merchanique seal of Achille Collas on the reverse. French, circa 1870.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 love ...