19th Century Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Decorative Vases by Ferdinand Barbedienne | with Cranberry glass inserts Brand_Arzberg Never used

Never used

tourist quality Chinese Cinnabar on brass

In original Waterford box

It is not yet known whether William Moorcroft experimented in salt-glazed designs due to concerns over the toxicity of his own lead-oxide glazes

5cms (7") diameter

19th Century Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Decorative Vases by Ferdinand Barbedienne | with Cranberry glass inserts Brand_Arzberg Never usedA highly attractive pair of late 19th century Neoclassical gilt bronze twin handled vases by French artisan Ferdinand Barbedienne c. 1880 The handle junctions feature Cherubs as against the body of the vase and the bodies feature superb floral detail on either side. The vases are completed by cranberry glass inserts. The vases exhibit excellent hand finished detail and rich golden colour, raised on circular rouge griotte marble bases. Both vases are