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Centerpiece

1860
Designed by Jean-Jacques Feuchère (French, 1807–1852) Made by P.-H.-Émile Froment-Meurice (French, 1837–1913)
This centerpiece--part of an elaborate silver table service that included candelabra, footed dishes, salt cellars, and platters--was made for a Spanish nobleman, the sixteenth duke of Medinaceli. It is adorned with aquatic images taken from Italian Renaissance sources, including Neptune and Venus, Roman mythological deities, and a nymph, a female nature spirit from Greek myth.

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