A Wonderful Pair of Mid-20thC Ornamental Verdigris Cast Bronze Standing Herons c.1950-60 sub-Antiques Period: Louis XIII

Period: Louis XIII

There are other examples of this type of work on both sides of the Channel

Surely to remain untouched these achingly beautiful portraits are our favourite pair yet

Masters of design and colour and with a long and intricate history

and lacquer were favoured rather than the ebony and ormolu that had been used at Carlton House for instance

A Wonderful Pair of Mid-20thC Ornamental Verdigris Cast Bronze Standing Herons c.1950-60 sub-Antiques Period: Louis XIIIOrigin: Unknown Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 60 The Taller: 36 high x 6. 75 wide x 19 deep The Smaller: 30. 5 high x 9. 5 wide x 19. 5 deep The hugely decorative life size patinated verdigris hollow cast bronze models of herons, well cast, one with mouth agape and the other closed, and free standing without bases, showing a healthy patina and surviving from the third quarter of the twentieth century. The herons have the expected