Ferdinand Barbedienne 1810-1892 "DIONYSOS", a large Neo-Grec gilt and patinated bronze presentation stemmed kylix France, third quarter 19th century, after a design by Ferdinand Levillain

the charger centered by a roundel with the seated god of wine serving a young disciple and titled in Greek cursive letters DIONYSOS, the rim with a berried laurel wreath and a frieze with high relief masks and Bacchic attributes, inscribed F. BARBEDIENNE and F. LEVILLAIN

overall in good condition with usual tarnishing and wear to gilt bronze, please not that the enders have no gold left and such consistent with touching and holding
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