Lot 171
A FRENCH NAPOLEON III SILVERED AND GILT BRONZE JARDINIÈRE
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The Line of Beauty: A Collector’s Pursuit
Auction: 01 July 2026 from 10:00 BST
£2,794
Description
of cylindrical form, the body cast with a continuous relief depicting putti at play, flanked by stiff scroll handles terminating in rams heads with loop rings, raised on acanthus cast scroll legs terminating in claw feet
Dimensions
38cm high, 35cm wide
Footnote
For a comparable example, see Sotheby's New York, 22 October 2008, lot 74