Gilded Bronze And Crystal Flower Vase Late 1800s Italian single-flower vase made of gilded bronze and clear ruby crystal dates back to the late 1800s. The combination of mercury gilt bronze and crystal gives the vase a unique elegance and luster.

The flower vase is decorated with fine gilded bronze work that creates floral and ornamental motifs, while the transparent crystal allows one to see inside the vase and admire the flowers placed in it.
Thanks to its timeless beauty and top-quality craftsmanship, this Italian hand-finished gilded bronze and crystal single-flower vase is destined to become a precious collector’s item for lovers of art and beauty.

This single-flower vase in clear crystal with ruby-colored inserts rests on a beautiful tripod base with circular fittings and floral and geometric decoration and geometric. Handles with dolphin heads and racemes are affixed to the vase by means of a lower circular beaded ferrule and an upper gasket secured by two screws.
The fire gilding is in good condition apart from minimal discoloration on the raised parts of the base in which there is a fine chisel finish.
Minor chip on the apex of a crystal festoon at the top, consistent with use and age dating to 1890 circa. Italian provenance.