A French ewer, emblematic of Wine and Water, with seated figures of a satyr and a Triton their hands gripping a ram's head or a dolphin suspending garlands of fruiting vine and streams of water on waisted foliate stems and beaded borders (after designs by John Flaxman)
French School
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Gilt, Ormolu
Measurements
38.0 cm (H)22.5 cm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
NT 1529969.1
Summary
Gilt bronze ormolu, A French ewer, emblematic of Wine and Water, with seated figures of a satyr and a Triton their hands gripping a ram's head or a dolphin suspending garlands of fruiting vine and streams of water on waisted foliate stems and beaded borders (after designs by John Flaxman), French School. One of a pair of French jugs/ewers after models by Flaxman, emblematic of Wine and Water, modelled and mounted with chased ormolu and giltmetal seated figures of a satyr and a Triton their hands gripping a ram's head or a dolphin suspending garlands of fruiting vine and streams of water on waisted foliate stems and beaded borders.
Makers and roles
French School, sculptor after John Flaxman (York 1755 - London 1826), designer