Pair of glasses: France, late 19th century.

Pair of cups: France, late nineteenth century.
Gilded bronze and marble.
Measurements: 41 x 21 x 14 cm (x2).
Pair of ornamental goblets of historicist style, whose forms are inspired by the Empire style. They consist of a periform vessel in maroon marble, with expressive white veining, and the mounts are in gilded bronze, cast in relief and with cold chiseled details. They consist of a typically Empire base, prismatic, sharp-edged and smooth, and on it is placed directly on the foot, composed of a tight laurel wreath, worked with the synthetic and refined style typical of around 1800. The bronze ornamentation stands out especially for the quality of the chisel work, which reproduces with great expressiveness the texture of the leaves. Over the shape of the body there is an intermediate neck that forms the union with the recipient, following classicist models, and the lateral finials that are arranged under the anthropomorphic form of a goat's head are also noteworthy.
This type of pieces reached great popularity during the 19th century, becoming an object of luxury and social significance, in such a way that its quality and good taste distinguished the taste of its owner.