Pair of gilded bronze and blue opaline Parrot Jewellery Stands
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Pair of gilded bronze and blue opaline Parrot Jewellery Stands
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Pair of gilded bronze and blue opaline Parrot Jewellery Stands:
the parrot, with hook in beak, atop an urn-shaped blue opaline glass
stem on a foliate-decorated circular gilded base.
French, circa 1880 and restored.
| Height: | 5¾" | - | 14.5cm |
| Width: | 2½" | - | 6.5cm |
Glossary Words
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
opaline
Fine semi-opaque, white and coloured glass, developed by the French in the first half of the 19th century, with a translucent quality.
foliate
This word is often used of decoration in our descriptions and means leafy.
