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A Russian Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Perfumer

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Decorative Arts Start Price:4,500.00 USD Estimated At:18,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD
A Russian Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Perfumer
<B>A Russian Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Perfume Burner</B></I><BR><BR>Unknown maker, possibly St. Petersburg, Russia<BR>Late Nineteenth Century<BR>Gilt bronze, lapis lazuli and marble<BR>Unmarked<BR>26 in. high x 10 in. diameter<BR><BR>The rounded and lobed vessel with shield form reserves and roundels fitted with panels of lapis lazuli, having a pierced openwork cover surmounted by a stylized finial with bezel-set lapis lazuli discs; all supported upon three gilt bronze Bacchus figures raising standards and terminating in cloven hooves; the whole raised upon a tri-lateral form carved white marble socle with giilt bronze filets and elongated cartouche panels framing lapis lazuli insets.