Country of Origin:	France
Style:	Empire
Maker:	Henri Picard
Condition:	Mint
Year:	1840

Spectacular pair of bronze ormolu and marble "griotte" urns by H. Picard. The three draped women standing back to back figure is close to the "The Three Graces" a well known renaissance sculpture by Germain Pilon (now at the Louvre Museum). Henri Picard was based in Paris from 1831-1864. The firm supplied services for the work on the apartments of the Emperor Napoleon III now in the Louvre.