Oriental Style Cup Eugène Cornu (1827- 1899)

Pan-shaped cup in Algerian onyx marble, gilded bronze and polychrome enamels Signed E.CORNU PARIS on the barrel, Napoleon III period The neck of the vase is surmounted by a large gilded bronze band adorned with a very fine oriental decoration in "champlevé" enamels with dominant red, blue and white. Lotus flowers in “cashmere” frames alternate with a series of three flowery vases under a Moorish arch. A multitude of foliage scrolls stand out from the background. This decoration is underlined in the lower part by a frieze of flowers standing out against a red. Two handles in chiseled and gilded bronze are applied and take up this vegetal repertoire made of volutes and staples. The golden pedestal is also embellished with a very elegant enamel decoration of free hanging flowers or framed in a cartridge in the form of drops of great freshness of polychromy. The whole cup rests on a small circular marble base. In perfect condition W: 29 cm D: 18.5 cm H: 35 cm Weight: 7.2 kg * Louis-François-Eugène CORNU (1827-1899) Paris The very high quality of the decoration combined with the abundant use of marble onyx from Algeria allows this achievement to be attributed to Louis-François-Eugène Cornu, both a great designer, creator and manufacturer of decorative art objects during the reign of Napoleon III. With Ferdinand Barbedienne or Bernard-Alfred Meyer was considered one of the best manufacturers of Parisian luxury items under the Second Empire. A similar cut was sold attached the link for more details https://www.the-saleroom.com/fr-fr/auction-catalogues/marc-arthur-kohn-sas/catalogue-id-2862152/ lot-14067614