An Interesting and Rare Late 19th Century Bronze and Onyx “Athenian” Pedestal Table By Georges Servant
Item # VB55
Georges Emile Henri Servant
The removable gilt polychrome bronze and onyx round top very finely decorated with vines, leaves and foliage, above a tripod pedestal base designed with lion heads and acanthus leaves as well as shell shapes surrounded by vine tendrils and flowers, leading down to shell-shaped tray stretcher with C-arms and a flame vase, standing on lion paw feet.
Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-1890) took over his fathers foundry and workshop at 137, rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris, in 1855. He specialized in the production of Egyptian and Greek revival styles.
He exhibited at many of the international exhibitions of the period including the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and at London in 1862, where he was praised for the high quality of his work. His success was confirmed at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition where he was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian models. In 1874 he was awarded France s highest honour the Ordre national de la Legion d Honneur .
Details:
Height – 37.5 inches / 95cm
Diameter – 18 inches / 46cm
