{"title":"Homepage featured box","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selection of favorites of the moment - Cindy's weekly product spotlight\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pair-of-bronze-medici-vases","title":"Pair of Bronze Medici Vases","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of finely cast Medici bronze vases with dark patination, each decorated with bold acanthus leaves to the upper body and a lower register of floral panels. The flared rims have a gadrooned edge, and the vases are raised on turned socles over square ocre Sienna marble plinths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Medici vase, first conceived in ancient Rome and rediscovered during the Renaissance, became one of the most celebrated classical urn forms. Named after the powerful Medici family, who displayed the original in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, it epitomized the Renaissance passion for antiquity. Its harmonious proportions, flaring rim, and acanthus-leaf decoration inspired countless reproductions from the 18th century onward, especially during the Grand Tour era \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e17th to early 19th century custom of a traditional trip through Europe\u003cspan\u003e, with Italy as a key destination -\u003c\/span\u003e when smaller versions in marble and bronze were highly prized as symbols of culture and refined taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Patina consistent with age, minor wear to high points, both vases with a small area of surface loss to the patina; marble bases with light edge wear and natural veining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Late 19th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:  \u003c\/strong\u003eFrance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:  \u003c\/strong\u003eBronze and Marble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Unknown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  4.7H x 3.3W in | 12H x 8.5W cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cindy Greene NYC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46347324457129,"sku":"P0118S","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/2628\/1897\/files\/PatinatedBronzeMediciVasesonSiennaMarbleBases-1.jpg?v=1758239084"},{"product_id":"prisoner-in-plymouth-etching","title":"Prisoner in Plymouth Etching","description":"\u003cp\u003eWitty Napoleonic-era satirical print depicting the supposed presentation of the French officer “Duguay-Troum” as a prisoner at Plymouth. The figures — two fashionably dressed ladies and three somewhat caricatured uniformed officers — are identified beneath the image as Sir Biftech, Milord Boston (severely built), and Mr. Detallinadas (carpenter), suggesting a playful jab at British manners and physique. \u003cbr\u003eFinely outlined and delicately hand-colored in soft washes of red, blue, and ochre, the scene blends fashion-plate elegance with light political humor — typical of Franco-English caricature at the turn of the 19th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven toning and a few light creases; color slightly faded. 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While the precise workshop remains unidentified, the crisp relief, weight, and satin-etched surface place the pair firmly within the vocabulary of French molded glass of the late 1920s–1930s, when ateliers such as Lalique, Etling, Hunebelle, and Verlys turned to stylised nature motifs and matte finishes to express a new decorative modernism. The encircling doves, symbols of peace and fidelity, are rendered with a refined rhythmic symmetry, typical of the period’s fascination with stylised organic forms. 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