Louise Brongniart

Miniature flask; pointed base, flattened body, thick lip. Intact, except for tip of base; exterior has been cleaned, iridescence on interior and dirt clump in body of vessel....

Miniature flask; round, flattened body, cut off at neck. Iridescence, dirt accretions in neck....

This “master of animals” finial depicts a stylized man with an (attacking?) animal on each side. The man has a fungiform cap, open at the center for insertion of a pin. The man, wh...