Late 19th C Ornate Bronze Fan and Medallion Wall Swag / Furniture Mount - JW Foundry Antique

Late 19th C Ornate Bronze Fan and Medallion Wall Swag / Furniture Mount - JW Foundry AntiqueOrnate Bronze Wall Furniture Swag with Heavy Drapery with middle Medallion, Bows and Florals Late 19th C French gilt bronze furniture mount or architectural applique Signed J. W. Depose Numbered 258 Centered on a fan and ribbon motif flanked by floral garlands and shells classic Louis XVI revival composition symbolizing refinement and decorative arts Likely designed as a crested ornament for a mirror, console, or commode J. W. Depose maker's or

C 1960s-70s

Large Opaline Vase with Gilded Painting with Crown

royal emblem on each title page (crown with fleurs de lis and scientific instruments signifies state-sponsored science - science as service to the monarchy) - makes this edition/collection much more collectible

Bone or ivory veneer laid in radial segments in sunburst deisng

ridicules the mock-solemn "religious processions" of the League

Late 19th Century Printing

Webster & Son when his son joined the firm

The book retains its original silver-toned metal clasp

Signed "Rossi" is left margin - relatively common signature among Italian miniature painters

Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry W Longfellow

Crafted in Louis XV style so fashionable during teh Second Empire and early Belle Epoque

most famous image in the entire work and one of the great satirical engravings of the early modern era