Paris, Circa 1830 - Troubadour Table Bell, Neo-gothic Style - Patinated And Gilded Bronze

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Table bell
Bronze with medal and gold patina
Dimensions: H. 16 ; W. 8,5  (cm.)
Paris, circa 1830

A rare “box” with a table bell on top. With its architectural shape and resting on a green Alpine marble base, it incorporates all the troubadour clichés in vogue during the Restoration: Gothic arcature reliefs, trefoils, chevrons, niches containing figures in the round...

Historicism
The publication of Jules Michelet's collections during the Restoration and the creation of a “National Novel” to lend credibility to the regime in power, as well as the artistic emulation surrounding the writer Walter Scott and the painter Fleury-Richard, created a veritable “neo-Gothic” or “Gothic revival” artistic vogue.

Condition report: the patina and gilding are very fresh, and the bell has a clear, pure sound.