AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND VERDE ANTICO POT POURRI

CIRCA 1804

Details

AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND VERDE ANTICO POT POURRI
Circa 1804
Of vase form with lid, with snake handles, on stepped square base with laurel wreath, on bun feet
14in. (35cm.) high, 8½in. (21cm.) wide

Provenance

Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766-1841)
By descent to the 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, K.T., sold Sotheby's, London, 12 June 1992, lot 304.

Lot Essay

These urns were probably purchased by Thomas 7th Earl of Elgin from the Parisian marchand-mercier Martin-Eloi Lignereaux (c. 1750-1809) around 1804. Elgin, the Ambassador to Constantinople from 1799 to 1803 is best known today for having removed whole sections of the frieze from the Parthenon to bring back to England.