Pair of tripod incense burners, France, first half of the 19th century

h 55 (without lamp) x 25 cm

Surmounted by grotesque figures of young musicians in burnished bronze, decorations of festoons and garlands along the structure in gilded and chiseled bronze, resting on three griffins. Vase and base in Fior di Pesco marble. Adapted to lamps.

Reference bibliography:
H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen , Munich, 1986, Vol. 1, p. 269, pl. 4.9.15.