Description: GILT SOLID EXCEPTIONALLY CAST BRONZE Jardiniere. French Bacchus/ Bacchanalian Gilt Bronze Jardiniere Ornate 19th Century heavy cast gilt bronze jardiniere, applied grapes and vines and 3 Bacchanalian heads on each of the 3 legs with trailing grape vines, each ending in cloven feet. Classic Acanthus leaves around the top opening. Previously purchased in Paris for twelve thousand dollars ($15K). This is a solid bronze piece very heavy Approximately 42.5 inches high by 16 inches wide In ancient Greek religion and myth, Bacchus/Dionysus(/da.nass/;Ancient Greek:Dionysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility,festivity, insanity, ritual madness,religious ecstasy, and theatre. He was also known as Bacchus(/bks/or/bks/;Ancient Greek:Bacchos) by the Greeks (a name later adopted by the Romans) for a frenzy he is said to induce called baccheia. As Dionysus Eleutherios("the liberator"), his wine, music, and ecstatic dance free his followers from self-conscious fear and care and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful. Histhyrsus, a fennel-stem scepter, sometimes wound with ivy and dripping with honey, is both a beneficent wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose his cult and the freedoms he represents. Those who partake of his mysteries are believed to become possessed and empowered.
Price: 9000 USD
Location: Spring Hill, Florida
End Time: 2023-11-02T18:09:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Pattern: Bacchus Grapes Leaves Vines
Color: Gilt Bronze
Material: Gilt Bronze
Subject: bacchus fruit grapes vines leaves
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Planter
Item Height: 42.5 inches
Style: Baroque/Rococo
Original/Reproduction: Original
Time Period Manufactured: 1800-1849
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Finish: Gilt Bronze
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 16 in
