Late 19th C Victorian Figural Bronze Tazza Vintage

Late 19th C Victorian Figural Bronze Tazza VintageVictorian Pedestal Compote Late 19th Figural bronze or spelter tazza (leaning bronze) Wide shallow dish (tazza) supporting by sculptural base Three full length cherub figures or cayatids or muses Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival styles populate in late 1800s Circa 1870 1900

including watches

surrounded by putti (cupids)

French decorative arts embraced opulence

The pierced brass gallery

Ormolu mounts with foliate and scroll motifs

Kerner's press was active from the late 1600s through mid-1700s and known for theological and satirical reprints

confirming the back and frame are made of solid sterling silver rather than silverplate

Romantic figural tapestry in the style of Aubusson or Beauvais

History: During the second half of the 19th century

These inscriptions appear later than the miniature itself and should be considered family or collector annotations rather than confirmed identification

old-world decorative element

A striking and usable example—equally suited for display or continued use in traditional wax sealing