ANTIQUE FRENCH BRONZE PLATTER TASSA SIGNED F. LEVILLAIN PATINATED
Evoke the classic decorating romance with Ancient Greece with this stunning and rare platter. This ANTIQUE BRONZE DIONYSIS TAZZA SIGNED FERDINAND LEVILLAIN PATINATED bronze Neoclassical style double handled tazza with circular figural scene on tondo is stunning, The piece depicts classical figures performing sacrifice,. The platter has scrolled leaf encrusted handles, and is supported on a circular foot. Lower right of center on tondo bearing "LEVILLAIN". Overall approximate height 3.4", width (across handles) 13.25", diameter of foot 4.75".
Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905) studied under the sculptor Jouffroy (1806-1882), before making his debut in 1861 at the French Artists Salon where he continued to exhibit until 1903. At the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris, he was praised for a Neo-Greek style bronze cup he made for the firm Blot and Drouard.
Evoke the classic decorating romance with Ancient Greece with this stunning and rare platter. This ANTIQUE BRONZE DIONYSIS TAZZA SIGNED FERDINAND LEVILLAIN PATINATED bronze Neoclassical style double handled tazza with circular figural scene on tondo is stunning, The piece depicts classical figures performing sacrifice,. The platter has scrolled leaf encrusted handles, and is supported on a circular foot. Lower right of center on tondo bearing "LEVILLAIN". Overall approximate height 3.4", width (across handles) 13.25", diameter of foot 4.75".
Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905) studied under the sculptor Jouffroy (1806-1882), before making his debut in 1861 at the French Artists Salon where he continued to exhibit until 1903. At the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris, he was praised for a Neo-Greek style bronze cup he made for the firm Blot and Drouard.
Evoke the classic decorating romance with Ancient Greece with this stunning and rare platter. This ANTIQUE BRONZE DIONYSIS TAZZA SIGNED FERDINAND LEVILLAIN PATINATED bronze Neoclassical style double handled tazza with circular figural scene on tondo is stunning, The piece depicts classical figures performing sacrifice,. The platter has scrolled leaf encrusted handles, and is supported on a circular foot. Lower right of center on tondo bearing "LEVILLAIN". Overall approximate height 3.4", width (across handles) 13.25", diameter of foot 4.75".
Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905) studied under the sculptor Jouffroy (1806-1882), before making his debut in 1861 at the French Artists Salon where he continued to exhibit until 1903. At the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris, he was praised for a Neo-Greek style bronze cup he made for the firm Blot and Drouard.
