Pair of Empire urns; c. 1810.

Pair of Empire urns; c. 1810.
Gilded bronze.
They show wear.
Measurements: 23 x 9 cm (x2).
Pair of decorative goblets completely made in gilded bronze to the mercury and decorated with fine chiseled floral theme, garlands of eggs and foliage. The cylindrical bases sit on a square base. Several moldings run along the turned stem, and the lampshade opens at its mouth with a protrusion outlined with a leaf fretwork.
This type of 19th century bronze tabletop objects were key pieces in decoration and interior design, as well as symbols of social status and refinement. Elaborately crafted and often adorned with artistic motifs, they perfectly reflected the bourgeois taste of the time, which popularized the production of such pieces as symbols of status and elegance.