19th Century Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Decorative Vases by Ferdinand Barbedienne | with Cranberry glass inserts Groom 5cm (7 1/4") tall

5cm  (7 1/4") tall

Moorcroft Kangaroo Paw vase

Lobiospiza Notabilis | Red-headed Parrotfinch fledgling | by Joseph Smit

Personally signed to base in gold by Moorcroft Chairman

About Hanau Silver: during the 19th century the city of Hanau produced vast quantities of copies of historic silver in the antique style (from the 16th to 18th centuries) in response to demand for lavishly decorated items

19th Century Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Decorative Vases by Ferdinand Barbedienne | with Cranberry glass inserts Groom 5cm (7 1/4") tallA highly attractive pair of late 19th century Neoclassical gilt bronze twin handled vases by French artisan Ferdinand Barbedienne c. 1880 The handle junctions feature Cherubs as against the body of the vase and the bodies feature superb floral detail on either side. The vases are completed by cranberry glass inserts. The vases exhibit excellent hand finished detail and rich golden colour, raised on circular rouge griotte marble bases. Both vases are