Lot Essay
See lot 148 for a note on Barbedienne.
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BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880
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A French ormolu and cloisonne-mounted rouge marble vase
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, Circa 1880
The waisted cloisonné neck with overhanging scalloped rim, the tapering body with a pair of scrolled acanthus-cast handles terminating in a female mask, on four splayed tapering cloisonné legs each headed by a lion-mask, on flat lotus-shaped feet, inscribed to the base of the neck F. BARBEDIENNE. PARIS
25¼in. (64.3cm.) high
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, Circa 1880
The waisted cloisonné neck with overhanging scalloped rim, the tapering body with a pair of scrolled acanthus-cast handles terminating in a female mask, on four splayed tapering cloisonné legs each headed by a lion-mask, on flat lotus-shaped feet, inscribed to the base of the neck F. BARBEDIENNE. PARIS
25¼in. (64.3cm.) high