Center of table in bronze
XIXth –
in perfect condition
gold bronze.
Gilt bronze centerpiece
19th century – Louis XV style
Several quotes in old French engraved under the cup:
Hunger comes with eating, said Anguston, but thirst goes away with drinking.
Drink always, you’ll never die, and if I don’t drink, I’m dry.
Let’s sing, let’s drink a mottet: let’s intone, where is my funnel?
I wet, I sniff, I drink, and all will die.
A great eternity of drinking and a drinking of eternity.
By the devil, pour down, pour it all, my tongue is full.
Magnificent cup, 24 cm diameter / 24 cm high.
Bronze with patina, featuring,
on the base and the stand, cherubs, rams’ heads, masks of kings and queens, dolphins, etc.
In the cup, a scene of jubilation around the wine.
Dimensions: diameter: 24 cm height: 24 cm
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