French Bronze Urn on Marble Base, 19th Century
A French bronze urn on a marble base, 19th century, the Napoleon III urn vase with pendant fruits, rococo cartouches and a pierced rim raised on espagnolette supports with paw feet to a triangular veined red marble base, height 11.22 in.
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- Espagnolette - An espagnolette is female mask with a ruff round the head and under the chin, it was a popular motif in 19th-century British and French furniture, ceramics and silver.
- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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