Lot Essay
A related pair of vases was sold anonymously at Sotheby's Monaco, 24 June 1985, lot 895
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
(Lots 51-2)
A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY URNS, 19th Century
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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY URNS, 19th Century
Each with domed lid with fruiting finial above a gadrooned rim, the urn-shaped body with a satyr's mask within a fruiting vine at either side hung with conforming swags, on a gadrooned and acanthus brace and waisted circular socle with fruiting laurel wreath, on a square stepped base with beaded band
10¾in. (27.5cm.) high (2)
Each with domed lid with fruiting finial above a gadrooned rim, the urn-shaped body with a satyr's mask within a fruiting vine at either side hung with conforming swags, on a gadrooned and acanthus brace and waisted circular socle with fruiting laurel wreath, on a square stepped base with beaded band
10¾in. (27.5cm.) high (2)