POSSIBLY NORTH EUROPEAN, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE BASES POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED

The image (at right) of The Morning Room, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, former residence of Henry Ford II, pictures these ormolu vases and covers adjacent to the Matthew Boulton blue-john cassolettes (lot 50) on the mantel. The fireplace is flanked by the late George III wheatsheaf mirrors (lot 6) and the George III mahogany and parcel-gilt side cabinets (lot 13). A similar pair can be seen on the mantelpiece in The Dining Room at Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan so the present lot was possibly once part of a set of four.