Welcome to my Store. Antique French Gilt Bronze and Marble Centerpiece Jardiniere Bowl by F. It is truly a masterpiece, a beautiful original, and one of a kind. Circular bowl in molded black marble, encircled by chiseled and gilded or silvered bronze. The curvilinear handles in silvered bronze, attached to a ring and adorned with gilded florets, originate beneath the bowl from stylized palmettes. They are decorated with mascarons of bearded men crowned with serpents and topped with palmettes. The black marble basin is adorned with a double band rhythmized by gilded bronze female masks standing out, and stylized motifs of interlacing and ovolos rest on a molded black marble pedestal. Signed Barbedienne on one of the rings. France, Napoleon III era. Accidents: wear in the bowl and around a palmette under the bowl. Materials: Marble and gilded and silvered bronze. Height: 17cm bowl, 21cm handles. This is lovley item own or to give as specail gift. Condition as on the photo, Please examine the Photos for details. Please view all photos along with reading this description. If There’s anything you need to clarify, feel free to ask questions. I have other antique and vintage items for sale at the moment and shall be listing others over the following few days. So please keep checking my items for sale. Please note that all the items we offer for sale are either vintage, antique, or pre-owned. We make every effort to describe any damage or issues of which we are aware in our listings, and we provide numerous clear photographs that are an integral part of the description. We take pride in our excellent customer service and have hundreds of happy customers who have bought with confidence. I guarantee a quality packaging!