A LARGE PAIR OF FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND BLACK-PAINTED CAST-IR...

A LARGE PAIR OF FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND BLACK-PAINTED CAST-IRON URNS ON PEDESTALS
CAST BY J.J. DUCEL, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
A LARGE PAIR OF FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND BLACK-PAINTED CAST-IRON URNS ON PEDESTALS CAST BY J.J. DUCEL, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Each campana shaped urn with foliate guilloche rim, above satyr masks flanked by trailing ivy and floral garlands, flanked by a pair of Bacchante-form handles, on a cylindrical pedestal headed by a frieze of dancing putti, the column cast with a pair of Bacchic mask roundels alternating with musical trophy pendants The urns: 40 in. (101.5 cm.) high The pedestals: 70½ in. (179 cm.) high (2)