A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE VASES
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE VASES

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Fermé8 October 2020

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE VASES
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Each ovoid vase with entwined serpent handles, on a square foot, regilt
19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) high

Galerie des Arts, Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris.

Note du spécialiste

The inspiration for these vases comes from several 18th century ormolu-mounted candelabra. For another pair of 19th century vases of this model, in griotte marble, see H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, p. 315.