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PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BY HENRI AND ALIX VEYRASSAT
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TWO FRENCH SILVER AND HARDSTONE CLASSICAL BUSTS
PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BY HENRI AND ALIX VEYRASSAT
The first with bloodstone head of Vitellius, the second gilt and with rock crystal head of Othon, both on waisted pedestals engraved with their name and on black slate bases, marked on base rims with maker's marks, illegible, Vitellius with French Minerva head mark, Othon with illegible French control mark
6 5⁄8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BY HENRI AND ALIX VEYRASSAT
The first with bloodstone head of Vitellius, the second gilt and with rock crystal head of Othon, both on waisted pedestals engraved with their name and on black slate bases, marked on base rims with maker's marks, illegible, Vitellius with French Minerva head mark, Othon with illegible French control mark
6 5⁄8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
Provenance
The James Donahue Collection; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 2-4 November 1967, lot 76.
Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002).
Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002).
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections
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