"Large Bronze-mounted Cup With Antique Shepherd Decoration Signed Richard, 19th Century"
Large bronze cup on feet, 19th century, signed Alfred Pierre Richard (1844-1884) Bronze with medal patina Cup mounted on 4 feet surrounded by volutes Base sculpted with gadroons and palmettes Made in the style of Viollet-Le-Duc Frieze of palmettes surrounding a pastoral scene in the taste of antiquity with a shepherd watching over his sheep, his dog beside him and a cornucopia at his feet Cup signed Richard lower left d : 31 cm long : 41 cm h : 11.8 cm