An Unusual c.1895 Serpentine & Bronze Mounted Jar & Cover antiques with some areas of browning

with some areas of browning

especially the drawing

wallpapers and the whole range of upholstery and soft furnishings as well as furniture

set against a resplendent and fantastical backdrop watercolour scene of his favourite trees

An Unusual c.1895 Serpentine & Bronze Mounted Jar & Cover antiques with some areas of browningOrigin: Probably Italian Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Base Diameter: 5. 75 inches Height: 8 inches The octagonal serpentine jar and cover, applied with four bronze lizards to the facetted sides and a crab to the rimmed cover, surviving from the zeniths of nineteenth century Italy. The condition of the jar is relatively good. There are two chips to the cover and two chips to the jar itself though they arent