AUGUSTE-MAXIMILIEN DELAFONTAINE (1813-1892), COVERED VASE, LES ENFANTS DE BACCHUS, NAPOLÉON III Epoch of baluster form in gilt bronze and brown patina, decorated with torsos grooves centered with grained ears of corn, a frieze of intertwined ribbons, alternating lanceolate leaves of budding lilies, acanthus leaves, grooves and gadroons. The belly is decorated with a frieze of bacchic children playing with a goat and picking grapes. The handles formed of intertwined foliage and vine branches. It rests on a pedestal with a square base with curved angles. The cover has a putto grip holding falling horns of plenty. Monogrammed AD for Auguste Delafontaine. The Children of Bacchus, covered baluster shaped vase in gilt bronze with brown patina, monogrammed AD for Auguste Delafontaine. HEIGHT. 55 CM - WIDTH. 28 CM - DEPTH. 20 CM - 21 5/8 X 11 X 7 7/8 IN.