Here's the formatted version of your text: This Empire Gilt Brass and Glass Tray exemplifies the grandeur and neoclassical elegance that defined the French Empire style, a design movement popularized during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century. Featuring a circular gilt brass frame of exquisite refinement, the tray is elevated by three finely cast gilt brass feet, each adorned with a classical male visage rendered in extraordinary detail. These faces, with their serene expressions and wreath-like hair, evoke the Greco-Roman influences central to the Empire aesthetic—a style heavily inspired by antiquity to symbolize power, order, and imperial grandeur.
The glass surface, framed by a delicately textured gilt brass rim, adds a sense of lightness to the otherwise richly ornamented piece, creating a harmonious balance between opulence and functionality. The careful attention to proportion and the restrained use of embellishment reflect the Empire period’s focus on symmetry and grandeur without excess. Such trays, often used for ceremonial or decorative purposes, were hallmarks of refined taste, serving as both practical and symbolic objects in aristocratic and imperial households.
Delivery and Returns
DELIVERY
All orders for US, EU and UK are delivered duty paid. We are pleased to offer complimentary standard shipping on qualifying orders (excluding furniture):
US orders over $100 | EU orders over €100 | UK orders over £150
Express orders are delivered in 1-4 business days. Ground orders are delivered in 3-7 business days. Delivery service is offered Monday-Friday.
RETURN POLICY
We want you to be delighted with your Cabana purchase and if for any reason you are not completely satisfied, we are happy to accept a return for refund on only qualified items. All costs relating to postage for returns are the buyer’s responsibility. To confirm if your item qualifies for return, please review our Return Policy:
Return must be initiated within 14 days from your delivery date.
All products must include the original brand tags, box, and/or dust bag.
Lifestyle items must be unworn, unwashed, undamaged.
Item is not final sale.
Please notify us by email at enquiries@cabanamagazine.com including your order number and request to return or refund within 14 days of receiving your order. You will then have a further 14 days to return the damaged items.
REFUNDS
Once your return is received, inspected and approved for refund, a credit will automatically be applied to your original method of payment, within 14 working days.
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