19th Century Russian Dore Bronze & Jewel Mounted Bloodstone Jasper Tray

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A magnificent 19th century Louis XVI style Russian Dore bronze and jewel mounted bloodstone jasper tray/decorative dish/centerpiece. This is an extraordinary quality object de virtue and is made with one of the rarest and most beautiful stones, bloodstone jasper. The hand-carved, beveled bloodstone insets are mounted on the finest quality of dore bronze. The oval shaped dore bronze mount consists of two snake form handles on either end of the tray. The dore bronze is striking when see in person; perfectly hand-chiseled, hand-chassed, and finished with a matte appearance, dore bronze with this quality is either from the early 19th century (1800's) or 18th century (1700's). The inside of the tray is lined with red gemstones, each mounted on dore bronze mounts. The oval body rests on four fine quality dore bronze scrolling legs, which are all finely finished. Bloodstone, also known as Heiotrope, is a type of dark green extremely rare stone which usually includes well-defined small red spots. As bloodstone is a very delicate and difficult stone to find in the highly red spotted variety, this suggests that only a formidable stone sculptor of the Imperial Russian Empire was decreed to craft these masterpieces.

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