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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE BISCUIT PORCELAIN VASES
Lot 249

A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE BISCUIT PORCELAIN VASES

20TH CENTURY

Closed24 October 2012

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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE BISCUIT PORCELAIN VASES
20TH CENTURY
Each ovid case decorated with mythological figures and lotus flower, flanked by beard-mask handles, on a circular socle and square base, one vase with interlaced L's
25¾ in. (65.5 cm.) high, 21 in. (53.5 cm.) wide (2)

Specialist note

The dramatic gilt-bronze mounts on the present vases (lots 257 and 258) are based upon a design for cassolettes displayed in Louis XV's appartement at Versailles.