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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 3838509, member: 18716&quot;]The style is called &#039;Renaissance revival&#039;, and this style of item was made popular at the great Victorian exhibitions where some of the notable bronze companies of the time exhibited.&nbsp; The first versions date to the 1850&#039;s and interest waned in the 1880&#039;s.&nbsp; There are some very fine examples around and some very weak ones.&nbsp; They are mostly French, although they were made elsewhere, there was also a revival in the 1960&#039;s with some pretty rough Bohemian ones from this period.</p><p><br /></p><p>They often incorporate design cues from the masters such as Duquesnoy along with mask heads etc.&nbsp; Usually they are just decorative, sometimes part of a garniture set, occasionally a lamp base.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit to add, the ladies singles trophy at Wimbledon is in this style and made by Elkington, they also made a ewer which matched, and you can get a plate &amp; ewer set (rarely come to market though).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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