A Fine Pair of French Empire Bronze Perfume Burners c.1810

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A Fine Pair of French Empire Bronze Perfume Burners c.1810Origin: French Period: Empire Provenance: The Collection of Lady Lanesborough; Swithland Hall, Leicestershire, UK Date: c. 1810 20 Base Diameter: 2. 5 inches Height: 4. 25 inches (each) The pair of Empire perfume burners fashioned in the classical style in bronze having pierced domed covers with foliate gilt metal covers of flowing fruits and vines surviving from Empire period France The condition of the burners is very good. The gilding is retained

especially with asthmatic tendency

Rene the cat

and of course to Minns

Each example has repair work to it with some joining work though having said this they are both still stable and useable in their current condition

and all around the lower edge

fitted into a shadow-box arched frame

‘Parocchetto Nero a Tromba’ or Black Horned Parakeet

A bonafide untouched sculptural gem

there is some wear in places to the japanning but this is entirely consummate with age

having a large yellow bill

the timber yard

been relegated to ash heaps and thrown away