A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED RED AGATE TWO-HANDLED OVAL TAZZA, CIRCA 1870
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October 28, 02:02 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED RED AGATE TWO-HANDLED OVAL TAZZA, CIRCA 1870
the handles in the form of chimera
8cm. high, 21cm. wide across handles, 9cm. deep; 7⅛in., 8¼in., 7½in.
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A parcel gilt mounted agate bowl, of related design and dated 1870 by the Parisian craftsman Jules Wièse (1818-1890), was offered Sotheby's Paris, 1st December 2011, lot 129. Wièse trained in Berlin and moved to Paros where he worked with Jean-Valentin Morel. Subsequently in 1839, he became chef d'atelier and then partner with the Froment Meurice.