A plated Belle Epoche petit bronze (Britannia metal) jug in the form of the head of Neptune as the pouring lip and the vessel as a net under the sea. A marvellous and bizare work of art, the handle being a sea nymph lifting a net with a putti clinging to the underside of the net. With-in the net are fish, crustaceans and molluscs caught in a swirling, twisting sea and net combination.
Unmarked but surely French.
330mm high. 155mm dia.
Some repairs to the foot and some wear to the relief casting. Condition is generally good.
MARINE "LA BELLE EPOQUE" ALE JUG.
$755.00Price