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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY, MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID AND PARQUETRY JARDINIERES**
Late 19th Century
Each tapering waved oval basin with copper-inset and pierced rocaille acanthus and C-scroll gallery above geometric mother-of-pearl-inlaid panels with beaded surrounds, the angles with dolphin and bullrush mounts, the ends with asymmetrical rocaille scroll handles
7½in. (19cm.) high, 17½in. (44.5cm.) wide, 12in. (30.5cm.) deep (2)
Late 19th Century
Each tapering waved oval basin with copper-inset and pierced rocaille acanthus and C-scroll gallery above geometric mother-of-pearl-inlaid panels with beaded surrounds, the angles with dolphin and bullrush mounts, the ends with asymmetrical rocaille scroll handles
7½in. (19cm.) high, 17½in. (44.5cm.) wide, 12in. (30.5cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Collection of John Kluge, Marl Lodge, Scotland; sold Christie's London, 16 May 1991, lot 33, £3,300.
Collection of Lord and Lady White of Hull, Los Angeles; sold Christie's New York, 30 April 1997, lot 13, $3,220.
Collection of Lord and Lady White of Hull, Los Angeles; sold Christie's New York, 30 April 1997, lot 13, $3,220.
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
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