A pair of French stone finials

CIRCA 1740

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A pair of French stone finials
Circa 1740
Each surmounted by a flame terminal above a circular spreading neck, the waisted body surmounted by an overhanging laurel frieze, flanked by four scrolling brackets, on a circular stepped socle
24 in. (61 cm.) diameter; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

The design for these finials may be found in Jacques-Franois Blondel's DE LA DISTRIBUTION DES MAISONS DE PLAISANCE, ET DE LA DECORATION DES EDIFICES EN GENERAL, published in 1738 for Monseigneur Turgot, Marquis de Sousmons, Conseiller d'Etat, where it is described as a Vase l'usage de la dcoration des btiments l'Italienne.

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