Live Auction 1113The Opulent Eye - 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE URNS
Lot 2 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY (LOTS 1-25)

A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE URNS

ATTRIBUTED TO RAINGO FRÈRES, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed14 March 2013

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A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE URNS
ATTRIBUTED TO RAINGO FRÈRES, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each modelled as three putti supporting a spirally-fluted vase, on a circular base with three block feet
23 in. (59 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

This pair of urns, originally conceived as candelabra, formed a garniture with the previous impressive clock by Raingo Frères (lot 1), hence their attribution to the same maker.