CIRCA 1890

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED MARBLE VASES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1890
Each vase of baluster form, the gadrooned body flanked by scrolling acanthus handles centred by bulrushes, the foot of the vase secured by four acanthus clasps above a square base
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide; 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The present pair of vases copy a single example carved in porphyry, formerly in the collection of the Duc de Tallard and later displayed in the Salon du Premier Consul at the Tuileries, where it remained through to the end of the Second Empire. The vase is now in the collection of the Louvre (inv. OA5152). In the late 19th century the model was reprised by the bronzier Lopes & Cie. and a pair are visible on the stand of Maison Lexcellent at the 1900 Paris Exposition universelle.

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