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An important pair of gilded bronze and onyx cassolettes in the Neo-Byzantine style.
The rich decoration consists of stylized flowers and leaves, scrolls, and medallions depicting the profiles of young men surrounding, within a medallion, the face of a bearded man with long hair.
The scroll-shaped handles on the sides feature the head of Dionysus, god of the vine.
The lids are topped by a handle depicting a handsome man’s head with a finely carved beard and a crown.
The cassolettes rest on a substantial and elegant onyx base.
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