A Good French Gilt Metal Renaissance Revival Wine Cistern c.1870 sub-Curios of the arch

of the arch

A Chelsea pensioner is an in-pensioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

the still life’s bordered by a classically painted frame with central fleur de lys motifs and arched tops are apparently unsigned

which had a maximum capacity of approximately 3

the specimens covering the entire carcass

A Good French Gilt Metal Renaissance Revival Wine Cistern c.1870 sub-Curios of the archOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 80 Height: 14 Width: 23. 5 The late nineteenth century French gilt metal wine cistern of large proportions, in Renaissance revival style, decorated with bands of scrolling vine leaves with central Bacchus masks, above scenes of Bacchanalian revelry involving putto, the handles formed as caryatids, the whole standing on paw feet. The condition of the cistern is good overall. The patina