Beschreibung:

A French gilt-bronze mounted white porcelain and porphyry bowl the gilt bronze socle and base second quarter 19th century, the porcelain Samson and circa 1880the bronze upper rims and handles later, on a waisted socle decorated with guilloche and paterae, raised on a square base and a later porphyry square base, with fleur de lys mark and double struck with TH for Palais de Tuileries, the porcelain with Samson blue crossed swords marks26cm. high, 27cm. wide (across handles), 21.5cm. deepSquare base: 9x9cm.Condition reportIn overall good condition. The Samson white porcelain with one minor break to a branch and another branch with one loss, otherwise very minor chipping to the edges of petals. The gilt-bronze is in overall good condition, with minor rubbing and tarnishing to gilding. The porphyry base in very good condition. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The