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CIRCA 1860
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A PAIR OF GILT-METAL-MOUNTED SÈVRES-PATTERN DARK-BLUE-GROUND URN-SHAPED VASES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1860
Each painted with extensive landscapes forming a continuous frieze and painted on the front with merchants scenes, the reverse with buildings in estuaries, within horizontal bands of turquoise and white 'jewels', mounted with finials and flanked by paired handles with pinecone finials and pendent laurel-wreaths, with imitation blue interlaced L marks, the lids with restored breaks, minor losses to the 'jewel' decoration
18½in. (47cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1860
Each painted with extensive landscapes forming a continuous frieze and painted on the front with merchants scenes, the reverse with buildings in estuaries, within horizontal bands of turquoise and white 'jewels', mounted with finials and flanked by paired handles with pinecone finials and pendent laurel-wreaths, with imitation blue interlaced L marks, the lids with restored breaks, minor losses to the 'jewel' decoration
18½in. (47cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 21 May 1992, lot 288.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.