{"product_id":"pair-of-green-porphyry-brule-parfums","title":"Pair of Green Porphyry Brule Parfums","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EXBURY HOUSE PAIR OF ORMOLU AND EGYPTIAN GREEN PORPHYRY BRULE-PARFUMS AFTER A MODEL BY FRANCIS JOSEPH BELANGER AND PIERRE GOUTHIERE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrance early 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExceptional condition with original mercury gilding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach decorated with a grapevine, domed cover and pierced frieze above Satyr monopodia supports, centred by an entwined serpent on a circular base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHeight: 46.7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvenance\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) The Red Room at Halton House, Buckinghamshire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEdmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Trustees of Exbury House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis model is based on the celebrated ormolu mounted jasper vase recorded in the sale catalogue of Louis Marie-Augustin, Duc d’Aumont, on the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e December 1782\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ewhich is now in the Wallace Collection.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003eThe Duc d’Aumont was the First Gentleman of the King’s Bedchamber and commissioned his architect, Belanger, to design many of the fixtures and fittings for his houses.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese incorporated hardstones and porcelains, many of which were mounted in gilt bronze, often by Gouthiere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe design of the jasper vase and hence the brule-parfumes is though to be based on a marble bas-relief at the entrance to the Cesi Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century it was believed that the chapel was designed by Michelangelo and as such was a building frequently studied, drawn and referenced in designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe rare green porphyry utilised in these Brule-Parfums is from Gebel Dokhan (Mons Porphyrites) Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExamples of which can be found in ancient architectural elements both in Rome and Constantinople.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMarmi Antichi\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEdizione De Luca page 278\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eillustration 120\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOne of these Brule-parfums is shown in a photograph of Alfred’s Red Room, Halton House.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Outred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45939020038330,"sku":"18007","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0239\/2991\/3424\/files\/18007PairB-parfums.jpg?v=1780417766","url":"https:\/\/www.outred.co.uk\/products\/pair-of-green-porphyry-brule-parfums","provider":"Anthony Outred ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}