European Furniture and Decorative Arts

Note that in the first published photograph, the brazier is illustrated with parts missing from the front of each figure. Those missing parts have been located and are now in place. Overall fine condition, with an attractive patina, but somewhat unstable. The basin rests atop the supports but can't be secured in place, so it can be knocked loose fairly easily. It needs soldering or other modification to be sturdy. The gallery ring is slightly bent out of round and would also benefit from modification to secure it to the basin. The figural supports likewise simply rest atop the tripartite base but cannot be secured to it. The individual parts are heavy and sturdy and the brazier would function well as a planter with the caveat that it could be easily knocked over. Some scratches and scuffs to the patina.

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