A GILT-BRONZE AND ROCK CRYSTAL BOWL IN THE SHAPE OF DEER FOOT, DATED 1835 AND SIGNED DENIERE A PARIS |

topped with a rock crystal bowl (accidents to the rim and the base), the mount with coat-of-arms, marked GS for Jean-Georges Schickler (1793-1843) and inscriptions Tayau / Hallali / Attaqué le 6 novembre 1835 près de Bonnelles / Porté bas près de Sèvres ; with a silvered-bronze plaque beneath describing the attack of the deer; in its parcel-gilt leather box; (the cabochons missing)

The photograph is slightly too bright, the gilt-bronze is actually more tarnished and rubbed. As said, the crystal glass is damaged with losses to the rim and the base, and the cabochons are missing on the neck of the deer foot stand. The silvered-bronze plaque underneath with oxidations. The leather box with wear, tiny holes, marks and scratches as expected. However, attractive and historical object testifying for Baron Schickler's passion for hunting, by one of the most famous 19th century bronziers.
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Baron Georges Schickler was an accomplished hunstman who had his own hunting crew, depicted by Horace Vernet in a 1834 painting (now in Senlis museum). He used to hunt in the Rambouillet forest, including the Bonnelles estate.