Lot Essay
For a note on Picard, see lot 267.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MRS. SYDELL BALLON AND THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK BALLON
A Napoleon III ormolu and malachite urn and cover
IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY HENRY PICARD, CIRCA 1860
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A Napoleon III ormolu and malachite urn and cover
In the Louis XVI style, By Henry Picard, Circa 1860
The lobed cover with acanthus finial, lifting to a brass-lined interior, with a beaded and laurel-wreath collar, the angles suspending laurel wreaths, each side with a rectangular malachite panel, with lobed underside and spreading flowerhead-footed socle, the rectangular base stamped H. PICARD to one foot
18¾ in. (37.6 cm.) high
In the Louis XVI style, By Henry Picard, Circa 1860
The lobed cover with acanthus finial, lifting to a brass-lined interior, with a beaded and laurel-wreath collar, the angles suspending laurel wreaths, each side with a rectangular malachite panel, with lobed underside and spreading flowerhead-footed socle, the rectangular base stamped H. PICARD to one foot
18¾ in. (37.6 cm.) high