19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Gilt Bronze Figural Urn / Vide-Poche with Mask Antique

19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Gilt Bronze Figural Urn / Vide-Poche with Mask AntiqueAdditional Description: A striking 19th century French neoclassical revival gilt bronze urn, richly adorned with sculptural and architectural motifs. The vessel features a central theatrical mask in high reliefits expressive, open mouthed visage evoking classical dramaflanked by sweeping garland swags and rams head handles, a motif associated with strength and antiquity. The upper register is decorated with finely cast panels reminiscent of classical

Extraordinary presentation of European imperial history

legible text and attractive period formatting

French and Continental workshops often combined carved wood elements with applied decorative composition ornament to create richly layered surfaces at a range of price points

clustered columns

silk backing

A similar composition

and engravings after Roman Baroque masters like Cortona were widely circulated

” consistent with Hungarian painter Gyula Éder (1875–1945)

The form is both functional and ornamental

accounting annotations in the margins

” indicating late 20th-century production for export

History: During the 19th-century