18TH CENTURY

Details

AN ITALIAN GRANITO FIORITO DI BIGO DEL UMM BALAD VASE AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
On later granite and rosso antico base
27 in. (69 cm.) high; 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired from Phillips & Harris, London, 17 July 1980.

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Please note that this lot will be moved to Christie's offsite storage following the sale.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This impressive vase, carved from Granito di Bigio, a stone found in the Eastern deserts of Egypt, bears similarities to vases in the Galleria dei Candelabri in the Vatican. Granito di Bigio was a favoured stone used by Giuseppe Valadier and his workshop in the early-nineteenth century, and can be found in an impressive inkstand centrepiece, sold Christie's, London, 6 December 2012, lot 63 (£27,500, including premium).

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