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Louis-Constant Sévin
Jardinièrecirca 1860

Not on view
Large oval silver vessel with gilt interior, standing on four paw feet, decorated with lattice openwork, fluted body, a classical female face in high relief, and winged figural corner mounts
Silver centerpiece bowl with pierced latticework rim, raised on four paw feet with acanthus leaf mounts; lion mask and female mask decorations flank the sides, with loop handles at each end and reeded lower body panels.
Designer
Louis-Constant Sévin
France, Versailles, 1821-1888
Manufacturer
Maison Ferdinand Barbedienne
France, Paris, 1834-1954
Title
Jardinière
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Bronze with silvering and gilding
Dimensions
Overall: 10 × 24 × 18 in. (25.4 × 60.96 × 45.72 cm) a-b) Overall: 10 x 24 x 18 in. a) Liner: 3 7/8 x 18 x 13 5/8 in.
Credit Line
Gift of The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Accession Number
M.2011.116a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Townsend, Jen and Renée Zettle-Sterling. Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2017.