104. Set of five period bronze pieces from the first half of the 19th century: a pair of veilleuses, a table mirror a casket and a veileuse The pair of night lights is decorated with scrolling foliate ornament and ram's heads, resting on fluted columns adorned with acanthus leaves, on oval-shaped bases (wear and one bowl missing) The tilting table mirror is supported by Dionysus on a quadrangular base (wear and distortions) A rectangular casket in gadrooned glass with bronze and brass friezes (damage to one side) A swan-neck night light on a pierced triangular base (threading needs attention) Le miroir : H. 38 cm (14 1/2 in.)- L. 24 cm (9 in.) - P. 9 cm (3 1/2 in.) Les veilleuses : H. 32.5 cm (12 1/2 in.) - L. 13.5 cm (5 in.) - P. 8 cm (3 in.) Le coffre : H. 8 cm (3 in.) - L. 15 cm 5 1/2 in.) - P. 8 cm (3 in.) La veilleuse seule : H. 20.5 cm (8 in.) The Greek god of wine and vineyards, festivity and theatre, Dionysus is a deity of ecstasy, transformation and mystery. His cult, marked by collective exaltation, shaped the calendars of cities and provinces and profoundly influenced ancient culture. Often represented carrying a kantharos or accompanied by a goat, he is above all recognised by his wreath of vine leaves, his thyrsus, and the vines, ivy and clusters of grapes that provide ideal decorative motifs.