Lot Essay
A pair of pedestals of the same design were sold at Sotheby's, New York, 26 March 1993, lot 32.
IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Details
A French ormolu-mounted verde antico urn and Spanish brocatelle pedestal
In the Louis XVI style, Last quarter 19th Century
The urn with gadrooned domed cover and berried finial with acanthus, above a waisted gadrooned body flanked to each side by a lion mask within an ormolu framework, on stepped base, the fluted truncated column with stepped top above a foliate-cast frieze with two female masks, on stepped foot with square base and plinth
The urn: 24in. (60cm.) high; 24in. (60cm.) diameter
The pedestal: 60in. (152.5cm.) high; 19in. (48.2cm.) square at base
In the Louis XVI style, Last quarter 19th Century
The urn with gadrooned domed cover and berried finial with acanthus, above a waisted gadrooned body flanked to each side by a lion mask within an ormolu framework, on stepped base, the fluted truncated column with stepped top above a foliate-cast frieze with two female masks, on stepped foot with square base and plinth
The urn: 24in. (60cm.) high; 24in. (60cm.) diameter
The pedestal: 60in. (152.5cm.) high; 19in. (48.2cm.) square at base