Antique marble tray with gilded bronze elements — Louis XVI style (5115)

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Length — 34 cm Width — 26.5 cm Price is for 1 item.

Antiquarian Green Marble Tray with Gilt Bronze Ribbon Handles — Louis XVI Style

This exceptional 19th-century French decorative display tray is a quintessential testament to period elegance, crafted from a rich oval slab of deeply veined green marble (gilt bronze marble tray). The natural stone exhibits a magnificent interplay of dark and light green bands, securely encased within an intricately cast gilt bronze or brass gallery rim decorated with classical palmette reliefs. The most striking artistic features are the two heavy, masterfully chased handles realistically sculpted as traditional laurel wreaths bound by exquisite knotted ribbons (rubans noués). The underside is reinforced with a solid protective metal backing plate, and the entire structure rests gracefully on four low-profile turned bronze feet to protect your furniture. This sophisticated piece perfectly exemplifies the historicist revival of the Louis XVI style popular during the Napoleon III era. Ideal as a desk accessory for letters or as a vanity tray for perfumes, it introduces an authentic touch of Parisian high-society luxury to any refined interior. The condition is pristine with gorgeous genuine patina. The condition of the item is fully reflected in the photographs.

Louis XVI Style snapshot: Princess Mathilde Bonaparte (Mathilde Bonaparte) sat in the twilight at her heavy writing desk, where candle flames cast long shadows across the room’s walls. Her gaze lingered for a long time on the dark, deep surface of the green marble, whose polished coolness seemed to hold an imperturbable peace. The cold, smooth stone base beneath the princess’s fingers contrasted with the sharp edges of the gilded laurel wreaths, which shimmered in the warm light at the ends of the handles. The quiet, rhythmic scratching of a quill against paper merged with the nocturnal rustling of the garden outside the window, and every wax seal of a letter placed upon this luxurious base became part of the aristocratic salon ritual.