EXCEPTIONAL LOVE CENTERPIECE EMPIRE PERIOD 3-piece centerpiece in matte and bright mercury gilt bronze, finely chased. It is composed of a pair of gilded bronze bowls and a central "amours" basket. The pair of round, openwork basket-shaped bowls, the lower part of which is supported by crouching, bow-wielding loves, resting on a pedestal decorated with garlands of flowers, fruit and palms on a base with Corinthian capital feet. Original mercury gilding. - Basket Height: 35.5 cm Diam: 28.5 cm - Cups Height: 35.5 cm Diam: 17 cm Sold by designation

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