Lot 142
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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY TWO-TIER JARDINIERE
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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY TWO-TIER JARDINIERE

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY TWO-TIER JARDINIERE
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The circular bronze basin supported by a winged Sphinx, on shaped legs with lion-paw feet atop a triform base
44¼ in. (112.5 cm.) high; 17¼ (44 cm.) diameter
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This jardinière is after the model made for Joséphine de Beauharnais' refurbishment of the Château de Malmaison, which is described as an 'Anthénienne de l'Impératice Joséphine' and illustrated in E. Dumonthier, Le Meuble-Toilette, Paris, 1923, p. 47.

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