French Alabaster & Gilt Bronze Dove Wall Plaque

French Alabaster & Gilt-Bronze Dove Wall Plaque

Description:

A romantic wall plaque in the Louis XVI manner — a shield of softly clouded alabaster mounted with a finely cast gilt-bronze dove bearing a laurel sprig, the emblem of peace and devotion, hung from a tied ribbon bow and a swag of gilt-bronze flowers. The quality of the ormolu casting is what carries it. A quiet, sentimental object with real presence for its size. Hand-sourced in France. (Condition: a diagonal crack to the lower alabaster, consistent with age and hand-carrying — priced accordingly.)