A Pretty French Verdigris Patinated Copper Campana Urn c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects Alpaca were once thought to

Alpaca were once thought to be descended from llamas but new DNA research shows the vicuña as the alpaca''s ancestor

finely made and unusual example of a torchère of which we cannot find another alike having been sold

and displays a nice healthy patination

surviving from the first quarter of the twentieth century

A Pretty French Verdigris Patinated Copper Campana Urn c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects Alpaca were once thought toOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Height: 11. 25 Base: 5. 5 Width: 8 (at handles) Having a superb aged patination, the small table top campana shaped urn in verdigris copper having foliate scrolled handles on a four footed base, each foot moulded with green man type masks surviving from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The whole is in well aged condition with the metal now encrusted by a beautiful