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CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO
CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO
21.191.1
Imperial Ekaterinburg Lapidary Factory (Attributed to)
1829
Large sections of lapis were pieced onto an iron rod to create a lapis lazuli column that tapers upward toward a carved Ionic capital. A winged figure of victory in gilt bronze stands on the globe...
CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO
CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO
21.191.2
Imperial Ekaterinburg Lapidary Factory (Attributed to)
1829
Large sections of lapis were pieced onto an iron rod to create a lapis lazuli column that tapers upward toward a carved Ionic capital. A winged figure of victory in gilt bronze stands on the globe...
PERFUME BOTTLE
PERFUME BOTTLE
21.248
Unknown
Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.
The perfume bottle has an egg-shaped crystal urn which is engraved around the top and rests on a pedestal foot. At the top is a gold mounting engraved with a laurel wreath topped by a crystal...
MANTEL
MANTEL
22.17
Unknown
ca. 1780
Just under the shelf of the mantel is a narrow band of the egg and dart motif in gilt bronze. The panel across the top has a vine scroll in ormolu on either side of a wreath, and at either end of...
VASE (ONE OF TWO)
VASE (ONE OF TWO)
22.1.1
Matthew Boulton ((Possibly))
ca. 1770-1780
The urn-shaped vase with a flaring neck and a splayed foot stands on a square base. Two raised bands around the shoulder frame an applied ormolu band of vine scrolls and flowerettes. A mask is...
VASE (ONE OF TWO)
VASE (ONE OF TWO)
22.1.2
Matthew Boulton ((Possibly))
ca. 1770-1780
The urn-shaped vase with a flaring neck and a splayed foot stands on a square base. Two raised bands around the shoulder frame an applied ormolu band of vine scrolls and flowerettes. A mask is...
URN (ONE OF TWO)
URN (ONE OF TWO)
22.2.1
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Attributed to)
late 18th Century
Made of red marble, these urns have fluted necks and bottoms. Mounts in the form of satyrs' heads are linked with fruit-laden grapevines, and a band of guilloché encloses a rosette in each...
URN (ONE OF TWO)
URN (ONE OF TWO)
22.2.2
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Attributed to)
late 18th Century
Made of red marble, these urns have fluted necks and bottoms. Mounts in the form of satyrs' heads are linked with fruit-laden grapevines, and a band of guilloché encloses a rosette in each...
BATHING FIGURINE (ONE OF TWO)
BATHING FIGURINE (ONE OF TWO)
22.4.1-2
Unknown (Sculptor)
18th c.
Each represents a female nude seated on a robe on an oval plaque. The one on the left raises her left hand to her head and holds in her right hand a tambourine on top of some grapes and grape...
BATHING FIGURINE (ONE OF TWO)
BATHING FIGURINE (ONE OF TWO)
22.4.3-4
Unknown (Sculptor)
18th c.
Each represents a female nude seated on a robe on an oval plaque. The one on the left raises her left hand to her head and holds in her right hand a tambourine on top of some grapes and grape...
Lamp
Lamp
23.410
Unknown
19th c.
The body of the lamp made from clear glass with a large bubble in the center and little bubbles all over. Its overall shape is a large oval. It has a baluster stem and round ridged base in bronze.
BACCHANALIAN GROUP (BACCHUS PORTE PAR LES BACCHANTES)
BACCHANALIAN GROUP (BACCHUS PORTE PAR LES BACCHANTES)
24.166
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
c. 1770
The term "biscuit" refers to the unglazed body of the porcelain. This technique, introduced in the mid-1750s, helped to preserve the crisp modeling, which had previously been blurred by the...