Lot 11
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE MODEL OF A VASE
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE MODEL OF A VASE

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY CLAUDE BALLIN FOR THE PARTERRE DU MIDI, VERSAILLES

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AN ITALIAN BRONZE MODEL OF A VASE
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY CLAUDE BALLIN FOR THE PARTERRE DU MIDI, VERSAILLES
The handles cast with Janus heads and boars' masks, the sides with shells, Greek key and oak leaf decoration, on waisted fluted stems and square platform bases
16¾in. (42.5cm.) high
Provenance
Ven House, Somerset, Christie's, 21-22 June 1999, lot 59.
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Lot Essay

In 1687 the stone mason Deschamps enclosed the Parterre du Midi by low retaining walls to the north, east and west. The Royal goldsmith Claude Ballin (b.1615-d.1678) produced six vases for the northern wall, different in design from those already made for the Parterre du Nord, with handles featuring Janus heads, dragons, chimaeras, satyrs, sphinxes and lion heads.

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