AFTER THE ORIGINAL MODEL BY PIERRE GOUTHIÈRE

This urn was probably produced by Paul Sormani after Gouthière's original of 1780. A similar example, signed by Sormani was sold at Christie's King Street in the sale of 19th Century Furniture and Sculpture, on 1st October 2002, lot 275

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Pierre Verlet Les Bronzes Dorés Francais du XVIII Siecle, Grands Manuels Picard 1987.
Hans Ottomeyer & Peter Proschel Vergoldete Bronzen, Klinkhardt & Biermann, Munich, 1986. Cf illustration 4.3.4 on p.237.