French gilt-bronze and black fossil marble two-tier gueridon with eagle-head terminals and bird-talon feet, circa 1880
Alternate view of a French gilt-bronze and black fossil marble two-tier gueridon, circa 1880
Overhead detail of the circular black fossil marble top of a French gilt-bronze gueridon, circa 1880
Detail of projecting eagle-head terminal holding a loose ring on a French gilt-bronze gueridon
Profile detail of a projecting eagle-head terminal and ring on a French gilt-bronze gueridon, circa 1880
Detail of a large bird-talon foot with foliate and scroll ornament on a French gilt-bronze gueridon
Detail of cast foliate rosette centered on the tripartite stretcher of a French gilt-bronze gueridon
Close detail of a large bird-talon foot on a French gilt-bronze gueridon, circa 1880
French gilt-bronze two-tier gueridon with black fossil marble top and lower tier, circa 1880

French Gilt-Bronze and Black Fossil Marble Two-Tier Gueridon, circa 1880

$8,500

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Description

A gilt-bronze gueridon with a circular black fossil marble top set within a molded bronze rim and a conforming lower tier also inset with black fossil marble. Three curved supports have projecting eagle-head terminals, each holding a loose ring in its beak, and terminate in large bird-talon feet with foliate and scroll detail. The supports are joined by an incurved tripartite stretcher centered by a cast foliate rosette. French, circa 1880.

Height: 29 in. (74 cm.)
Diameter: 29 in. (74 cm.)

Provenance: From a John Wheatman-designed Presidio Heights residence, San Francisco.

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