GRAS et ÉTIENNE in ANGERS after Jules BRATEAU (1844-1923). - Lot 257

GRAS et ÉTIENNE in ANGERS after Jules BRATEAU (1844-1923). A finely chased pewter ewer and display stand with allegorical Arts decoration. The ewer is baluster-shaped with an upside-down helmet-shaped spout edged with gadroons, the anthropomorphic handle featuring Truth brandishing its mirror, the central part of the body featuring the figures of Wisdom in the guise of Minerva, surrounded by Science and Poetry, themselves surrounding the Vices caused by Ignorance. The lower part suggests allegories of the four seasons in the form of garlands of fruit, flowers and foliage. The circular pedestal is decorated with a wave frieze and linked to the base by four small scrolled brackets. Marked by the potter GRAS et ÉTIENNE in Angers, with a copy of the Jules BRATEAU mark and the inscription "Étain d'Art, Titre Légal" on the reverse. 33.5 x 13 x 10 cm. The circular display case, divided into four compartments, is centrally decorated with a Renommée seated on a winged helmet, her feet on a wheel and holding a palm and trumpet, surrounded by a frieze of cherubs punctuated by phylacteries inscribed with the names of great artists. Each compartment contains allegorical figures and attributes of Architecture, Sculpture, Music and Painting. The border is decorated with a wave frieze. Marked by the potters GRAS and ÉTIENNE in Angers, with a copy of Jules BRATEAU's mark and the inscription "Étain d'Art, Titre Légal" on the reverse. Diameter: 43.5 cm. Renaissance style, mid-20th century. Overall height in place: 36.5 cm. Note: High-quality reissue of Jules BRATEAU's major work.