ANTIQUE BRONZE PEDESTAL COMPOTE BOWL

An English piece, circa 1880's, with 18 high quality Scottish agates inset aroung the rim. Each agate is polished with a perfect half-sphere shape, beautiful veining and intense, clear colours, tightly set in its rope design rim. It has an elaborate, larger rope-twist border on the outer and inner edges of the bowl and a series of intricate tassels engraved around the upper edge of the bowls itself. This compote measures 12" diameter and 4" high, and weighs approx. 5 lb. $350