Art Nouveau centerpiece with lovebirds, ca. 1900.

Modernist table centerpiece with lovebirds, ca. 1900.
Gilded bronze.
Signed on the body: "A. DE WEVER".
Measurements: 25 x 23 x 20 cm.

Centerpiece in gilded bronze, hemispherical cup elevated on foot and quadrangular base. The piece presents a rich applied decoration of naturalistic inspiration, with lizards distributed on the surface of the recipient and the shaft. On the upper rim there are two child figures or putti, modeled in round bulk, which give the composition a playful and ornamental character. The irregular texture of the metal and the vegetal and animal repertoire link the work to the modernist taste of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.