Cake Stands in Gilded Bronze and Cut and Colored Crystal, Austria, Late 19th Century, Set of 2

Description

Pair of Raises in Gilt Bronze and Molten and Colored Crystal Austria Second Half of 1800. Delightful cupcake stands made … more Pair of Raises in Gilt Bronze and Molten and Colored Crystal Austria Second Half of 1800. Delightful cupcake stands made with two half-naked cherubs in cast bronze and fire-gilt gilding, erected on a circular base decorated with ribbed motifs and geometric engravings, resting on an octagonal base with a shaped apron.

The two half-naked cherubim have their hair adorned with wreaths of vines and bunches of grapes, iconographic symbols of abundance and wealth, a belt with vine leaves on their bellies, and support, with their arms raised, a dodecagonal dish made of ground crystal and decorated with polychromatic floral and geometric motifs and colored in shades of green, red, and blue.

One of the two has a small weld at the drapery.

On the base, these two 19th-century-era artifacts bear the inscription Austria, relating to the country of origin. less