Ferdinand Barbedienne 1810-1892 "Trépied du Temple D'Isis", a gilt and patinated bronze revolving jardinière Paris, late 19th century

raised on a rouge de France marble base, the concave tripartite bronze base signed F. BARBEDIENNE

GM Richter, The Furniture of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, London 1966 p. 14 pl. 1.

In good condition and presentation. Very finely cast. The marble base with minute chips. One curled stretcher joining the finial is a later replacement. The department encourages interested parties to use our online e-catalogue's zoom function to enjoy magnified and alternate views of this lot.
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This tripod is based on a Roman original found at Pompeii now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.The original model of the present lot was the model for a tripod used at the baptism of Napoleon's son, the king of Rome in 1811 (now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).

A tripod stand was also presented to the Empress Marie-Louise by the citizens of Milan in 1913, made entirely of lapis lazuli and came from the workshop of Luigi and Francesco Manfredi. (See GM Richter, p. 14 pl.2

This type of stand was widely copied during the 18th and 19th century and the present lot is a fine example.