Lot Essay
A identical pair of vases also by Millet, though lacking covers, was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 28 October 1998, lot 261.
THE MOUNTS BY THÉODORE MILLET, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE VASES AND COVERS 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE TURQUOISE-GROUND VASES AND COVERS
THE MOUNTS BY THÉODORE MILLET, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE VASES AND COVERS 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each tapering vase set with a circular cover with pierced foliate-cast finial, flanked by a pair of scrolled handles cast with reeds and bulrush, on a pierced rocaille foot, the underside of each inscribed MB
30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm.) high (4)
THE MOUNTS BY THÉODORE MILLET, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE VASES AND COVERS 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each tapering vase set with a circular cover with pierced foliate-cast finial, flanked by a pair of scrolled handles cast with reeds and bulrush, on a pierced rocaille foot, the underside of each inscribed MB
30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm.) high (4)
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