Dihl (Paris) covered goblet & stand, Empire bronze silhouettes, 1795-1800

Magnificent French covered goblet & stand, in the Empire taste, with classical frieze decoration in a ‘bronzed’ colour scheme with gilt details, the handles as classical heads with matt gilt, the knop a pinecone. Underglaze blue ‘Dihl’ mark, also ‘5’ to stand, along with an incised ‘5’. Circa 1795-1800

Condition	restorations to cup, saucer hairline overpainted
Size	18cm high
References	It is possible the '5' on the stand, both incised and painted undeglaze, was to represent 'Year 5' in the Revolutionary re-writing of the calendar; this would date it to somewhere between 22nd September 1796 and 22nd September 1797, dates which match both the mark and the subject/style of the piece.

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SKU: 1018325 Categories: Stock Lists, Ceramics