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CIRCA 1795
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A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, BRONZE AND RED GRIOTTE MARBLE VASES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1795
Each with berry finial above a domed removable lid with milled borders, the pierced collar above a tapering campana vase with playful putti frieze and rams mask scroll handles with rope twist, the acanthus pierced cup above a spreading milled socle, on square stepped base wtih stiff-leaf border, one handle replaced and one finial repaired
20 in. (51 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1795
Each with berry finial above a domed removable lid with milled borders, the pierced collar above a tapering campana vase with playful putti frieze and rams mask scroll handles with rope twist, the acanthus pierced cup above a spreading milled socle, on square stepped base wtih stiff-leaf border, one handle replaced and one finial repaired
20 in. (51 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Purchased by George Byng Esq. M.P. (d.1847) in 1823 and by descent.
Literature
'List of Furniture, Porcelain, Paintings & C., purchased by George Byng Esq., for Wrotham Park, 1816-43', '1823 A pair of Medici Urns on red granite pedestal and glass shades £56 14s 0d'
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.