Lot Essay
Related Sèvres vase garnitures in apple-green porcelain were in the collection of Sir Philip Sassoon, sold Houghton, Christie's London, 8 December 1994, lot 37.
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FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLEU-DU-ROI POT-POURRI VASES AND COVERS
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each with shallow domed cover and pine cone finial above a pierced frieze, with twin entwined serpent handles and spreading foliate socle on concave-sided plinths, on late 19th Century white marble bases with panels of scrolling foliage, one cover restored
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high (2)
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each with shallow domed cover and pine cone finial above a pierced frieze, with twin entwined serpent handles and spreading foliate socle on concave-sided plinths, on late 19th Century white marble bases with panels of scrolling foliage, one cover restored
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high (2)
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