LARGE FRENCH BRONZE-DORÉ AND CLOISONNÉ FLOOR VASE BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE,Circa 1880; signed F. Barbedienne. In the Chinoiserie taste. Bronze-doré urn-form vase; with cloisonné relief-molded decoration allover, applied rosettes; the shoulders fitted with cat-form mounts, draping similarly decorated handles. The whole on black marble pedestal base - 37 in. high. Estimate $10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Maryland. The London Shop Antiques, Baltimore, Md, 1985
The vase with minor rubbed patination throughout. The interior has minor pitting. There are minor losses to the cloisonné. The vase only is 25 in. high. The pedestal base with fleabites and small chips along the edges throughout.
