A Fantastic Ferdinand Levillain Tazza

Description

A fantastic Ferdinand Levillain Tazza (1837-1905),
Paris, circa 1890.
In the celebrated neo-Grec fasion, the tazza in gilt and patinated bronze, signed F. Levillain.
Height 9 in.;
Diameter 16 in.
22.8 cm; 40.6 cm
catalogue note:
The source of inspiration for the design of the present lot comes from the Grecian antique, giving birth to new decorative influenced and trends that became fashionable in Europe during the third quarter of the 19th century.
Ferdinand Levillain(1837-1905) exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1861. He was awarded a Silver Medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, and was made by the French state Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1982Paris, Circa 1890.In the celebrated neo-Grec fasion, the tazza in gilt and patinated bronze, signed F. Levillain.Height of the tazza 9 in.;Diameter 16 in.22.8 cm; 40.6 cmThe source of inspiration for the design of the present lot comes from the Grecian antique, giving birth to new decorative influenced and trends that became fashionable in Europe during the third quarter of the 19th century. Ferdinand Levillain(1837-1905) exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1861. He was awarded a Silver Medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, and was made by the French state Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1982.