Stunning Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse Bust of a woman, terra cotta sculpture Italian Pair of Mid-Century Murano Venetian

Pair of Mid-Century Murano Venetian ribbed lilac glass lamps with controlled bubbles

Late 19th Century

decorated with pastoral scenes and floral panels

Central urn cartouche flanked by musical instruments having a cobalt border and gilt accents

Height  45

Stunning Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse Bust of a woman, terra cotta sculpture Italian Pair of Mid-Century Murano VenetianStunning neoclassical bust of an aristocratic woman, Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse (French 1824 1887), Signed A. CARRIER to the reverse, mounted on an ebonized wooden base, an exquisite example of Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuses ability create highly textured and often sinuous fabrics out of firm materials. The intricate and delicate tracery of her crown is reminiscent of an example depicting the Comtesse de Castiglione, in the collection of Lucile