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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY URNS, MOUNTED AS LAMPS
Details
In the Louis XVI Style, circa 1870
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY URNS, MOUNTED AS LAMPS
Each flanked by bacchante female term handles and mounted with stiff leaves, the rectangular bases mounted with ram's heads suspending garlands of fruiting grape vines, fitted for electricity
19 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, excluding fitment;
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high, overall
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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY URNS, MOUNTED AS LAMPS
Each flanked by bacchante female term handles and mounted with stiff leaves, the rectangular bases mounted with ram's heads suspending garlands of fruiting grape vines, fitted for electricity
19 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, excluding fitment;
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high, overall
(2)
Provenance
H.M. Luther Antiques, New York.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, New York, 24-25 April 2013, lot 1273 ($22,500).
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, New York, 24-25 April 2013, lot 1273 ($22,500).
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