Lot Essay
The present model is copied from one of the seven pairs made to designs by the Royal goldsmith Claude Ballin in 1665 for the Parterre Du Nord, Versailles.
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SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, CAST BY THE DURENNE FOUNDRY, SOMMEVOIRE, AFTER THE DESIGN BY CLAUDE BALLIN
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A PAIR OF FRENCH CAST IRON URNS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, CAST BY THE DURENNE FOUNDRY, SOMMEVOIRE, AFTER THE DESIGN BY CLAUDE BALLIN
Each with two cast stamps A DURENNE, SOMMERVOIRE
34in. (86.4cm.) high; 29½in. (75cm.) wide overall; the bases -- 13in. (33cm.) square (2)
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, CAST BY THE DURENNE FOUNDRY, SOMMEVOIRE, AFTER THE DESIGN BY CLAUDE BALLIN
Each with two cast stamps A DURENNE, SOMMERVOIRE
34in. (86.4cm.) high; 29½in. (75cm.) wide overall; the bases -- 13in. (33cm.) square (2)
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