Légende

Kettle with warmer, by André Aucoc, goldsmith; tableware, kettle; 1887–1911; Paris, France; vessel; height 39 cm, width 27 cm, depth 17 cm, A large ornate metal vessel with a tall decorative handle and a matching lid sits on an elaborate stand, all rendered in a metallic gold color with subtle areas of darker gold shading; the vessel has a bulbous body with a pair of curved spouts on either side that end in stylized animal-head shapes, and the body is covered with raised floral and scrollwork motifs and repeating leaf designs; the hinged lid has a sculpted finial and ribbed decoration, and the handle is carved with flowing curves and leafy embellishments; the stand features curved legs with scroll feet, openwork ornamentation, suspended small chains, and a rounded burner-like component beneath the vessel, all sharing the same gold tones against a plain light gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A09_410

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (2.5Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kettle warmer André Aucoc goldsmith tableware kettle 1887–1911 Paris France vessel height 39 cm width 27 cm depth 17 cm large ornate metal vessel tall decorative handle matching lid sits elaborate stand rendered metallic gold color subtle areas darker gold shading bulbous body pair curved spouts side stylized animal-head shapes body covered raised floral scrollwork motifs repeating leaf designs hinged lid sculpted finial ribbed decoration handle carved flowing curves leafy embellishments stand features curved legs scroll feet openwork ornamentation suspended small chains rounded burner- component beneath sharing gold tones plain light gray background.