French Champleve Enameled Porcelain Vase with Ormolu Mounts in the Islamic Taste

Circa 1880s, elaborate foliate cast strap handles with lion masks and medallions flanking an Islamic style vase, the body featuring a putto vignette to one side, theatre and musical theme swag to the opposite, decorated within ornate gilt cartouche reserves and a diapered ground, the and upper and lower panels with floral champleve, set with a foliate relief gilt framing, over an attached round dish basin with conforming decoration and ormolu rim.

21 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.

For a similar example, please see Christie's catalog Nov. 20th, 2012, Christie's Interiors: Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I, Lot 27.

Dent to one side of dish edge; some rubbing to gilt and enamel surfaces.