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Pair of French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Bronze Medusa Hall Trees

Name: Pair of French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Bronze Medusa Hall Trees
Price: 19500 USD
Availability: InStock

$19,500

epoca san francisco

San Francisco, CA

Condition Notes: in good antique condition with minor wear to gilding and bronze; some oxidation to bases in good antique condition with minor wear to gilding and bronze; some oxidation to bases less

Description: each tall and finely crafted fluted bronze hall tree adorned with finely detailed gilt-bronze neoclassical decoration with berry finials, bows, … more each tall and finely crafted fluted bronze hall tree adorned with finely detailed gilt-bronze neoclassical decoration with berry finials, bows, ribbons, and tassels centering a trophy with lyre; the dramatic medusa mask emanating writhing snakes (for coats) with coiled snakes further down the shaft (for umbrellas); all over a square openwork base; purchased in 1994 from Leah's Antique Gallery, New York City (receipt attached).
Medusa, while originally thought of as a monster who turned men into stone when they looked upon her, has morphed over time into a figure of beauty and represents the strength and power of women. less

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San Francisco, CA

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