Pair of French gilt-metal zoomorphic bonbon dishes, 19th century
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LOT 55
Pair of French gilt-metal zoomorphic bonbon dishes, 19th century
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ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
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ZAR 5 856
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About this Item
Pair of French gilt-metal zoomorphic bonbon dishes, 19th century
each cast in the form of a tortoise surmounted by a talon foot entwined with a serpent supporting a clam-shaped dish, impressed foundry mark
(2)
height: 22,5cm
Notes
These elaborate bonbon dishes were made in France at the height of the 'Naturalist Movement' in decorative arts. This movement, which emerged in the mid-19th century, was a reaction against rigid historic styles and placed nature at the centre of design.
The combination of a tortoise and a serpent was popular among French sculptors influenced by mythological and allegorical themes.
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