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Directors Choice – The Viceroy of Italy’s Egoiste Coffee Pot
Bijoux and perfect is this splendid Egoiste coffee pot made for Eugène de Beauharnais. Resting on three sphynxes paw feet which terminate on the main ovoid body on fabulous palmettes. The main body with a frieze, stippled to its background with cast and applied Bacchic children holding festoons of grape and vines. The front and centre with the cast and applied arms of Eugène de Beauharnais as Viceroy of Italy. The stippled spout with Anthemion. The cover with egg and dart décor with an acanthus flower bud finial.
Superbly executed elements framed by plain surfaces, exquisite design and elegant proportions make this an easy Director’s Choice.
Superbly executed elements framed by plain surfaces, exquisite design and elegant proportions make this an easy Director’s Choice.
