A Napoleon III gilt-bronze mounted breccia marble covered urn, third quarter 19th century
A Napoleon III gilt-bronze mounted breccia marble covered urn, third quarter 19th century

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A Napoleon III gilt-bronze mounted breccia marble covered urn, third quarter 19th century
in the Egyptian revival manner, the cover modelled as a female head with Egyptian head dress, inscribed with pseudo hieroglyphs around the border, with tapering ovoid body mounted to the sides with Horus head handles, on spreading plinth base, inscribed to the inner rim M.ON ALPH GIROUX PARIS -- 9in. (25cm.) high

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