Handmade Objects
Pair of French Chinoiserie-Style Jardinières on Gilt-Bronze Stands
· 20th century
Price Upon Request
About the Item
A pair of French chinoiserie-style jardinières, each with a flared trumpet-form body in red lacquer hand-painted with butterflies and insects, mounted with gilt-bronze handles and raised on scrolled bronze tripod legs. A dramatic orientalist statement in the 19th-century French taste. Dimensions: 12 in W x 23 in H each (30 x 58 cm) — read from tape measure; sold as a pair No maker marks visible. Described as French taste rather than French manufacture.
Details
- Creation Year:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Lacquered metal/wood and gilt bronze
- Period:
- 20Th
- Condition:
- Offered in the condition shown in the photographs.
- Reference Number:
- VO-361