Pair of Russian Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Rhodanite Cassolettes

Product Description

A Marvelous and Gorgeous pair of Russian Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted hand-carved Rhodonite Cassolettes. Each section, from the urn to the plinth, is exceptionally hand-carved and hand-polished to create a vibrant sheen and shine. The plinth is beautifully fluted and rests on a circular acanthus leaf decorated dore bronze mount, which rests on a stepped base with canted angles. The upper vase body is decorated in gorgeous dore bronze mounts with dore bronze handles and a dore bronze acorn finial. The top transforms from a fluted rhodonite top to a dore bronze candlestick. Each aspect of the dore bronze is beautifully cast with the finest detail. The dore bronze mounts are decorated in two-tone 24k hand-chiseled, hand-chased, matted and burnished gold.
Russian, Circa: 1840.

Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
Width: 3 in (7.62 cm)
Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)