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A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU VASES
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A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU VASES

CIRCA 1795-1800, POSSIBLY BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE

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A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU VASES
CIRCA 1795-1800, POSSIBLY BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE
Each of circular tapering shape with gadrooned waisted neck flanked by satrys, above a sphinx and on lion flexed legs and paw feet, on a hexagonal base, originally mounted on a further base
13 in. (33 cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

The distinctive lion-mask monopodia relate to those on a pair of mounted Sèvres porcelain vases in the Royal Collection ('Carlton House - The Past Glories of George IV's Palace', Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1991, no.1660). The Royal vases most closely relate to a design in the Sèvres archives entitled 'Vase Serpent Boizot.....fait pour monte par Monsieur Tomier du 4 Mars 1785'. It has been suggested on that basis, therefore, that the ormolu mounts on the Royal vases are by Pierre-Philippe Thomire.

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