A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY VASES
THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR (LOTS 802 - 809)
A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY VASES

THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY, THE PORPHYRY POSSIBLY EARLIER

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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY VASES
THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY, THE PORPHYRY POSSIBLY EARLIER
Each with lid above a stiff leaf rim, with floral garlands issuing from two Bacchus masks, leaf-decorated stand and plinth
11 in. (28 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Probably acquired by Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl and later 1st Marquess of Bristol (d. 1859), either for Ickworth House, Suffolk, or No. 6 St. James's Square, London.
Thence by descent to a member of the Hervey family, sold Christie's, London, 2 December 1997, lot 14.

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