A pair of French Neo-Grec ormolu gueridons

POSSIBLY BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE, CIRCA 1880

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A pair of French Neo-Grec ormolu gueridons
Possibly by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Circa 1880
Each with circular veined black marble top, above an anthemion-incised frieze, supported on triple mythical beast monopodia united by 'X'-shaped stretchers, on circular flat feet
31½in. (80cm.) high; 15¾in. (40cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

At the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, the firm of Ferdinand Barbedienne won a Grande Medaille d'Honneur for its display of furniture, vases, coupes, candelabra and other ornaments, and in his report on the state of design at the exhibition, Richard Redgrave praised the company for its innovative designs "in the Greek style...of great merit and beautiful execution".

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