Live Auction 19024The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue
A LOUIS XIV ROUGE LANGUEDOC MARBLE BASIN
Lot 10

A LOUIS XIV ROUGE LANGUEDOC MARBLE BASIN

CIRCA 1700, THE SOCLE AND PEDESTAL OF A LATER DATE

Closed27 January 2021

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USD 50,000

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A LOUIS XIV ROUGE LANGUEDOC MARBLE BASIN
CIRCA 1700, THE SOCLE AND PEDESTAL OF A LATER DATE
With an oval body above a waisted socle and marble and white-painted pedestal
52 in. (132 cm.) high, 24 ½ in. (60 cm.) wide, 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) deep, overall

Acquired as one of a pair by Mrs. Charles Wrightsman from a dealer in Versailles, and reputedly originally from the château de Versailles.
Installed in the entrance hall of her residence Blythedunes, Palm Beach.
A gift from Mrs. Charles Wrightsman to the present owner.

Specialist note

The pair to this urn was sold from The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman, Christie's, New York, 14 October 2020, lot 25 ($175,000).