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CIRCA 1780
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A PAIR OF LARGE RUSSIAN ORMOLU AND GREEN PORPHYRY COVERED VASES
CIRCA 1780
Each of ovoid form, the repoussé-worked foliate lid with acorn finial, flanked by snake handles, with an acanthus-decorated waisted socle and square plinth, old restorations to porphyry
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1780
Each of ovoid form, the repoussé-worked foliate lid with acorn finial, flanked by snake handles, with an acanthus-decorated waisted socle and square plinth, old restorations to porphyry
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide
Literature
Muriel Müntz de Raïssac, "Quatre vases en porphyre de la collection Richard Mique", La Revue du Louvre et des Musées de France, 1990-5, p. 387.
Daniel Alcouffe et al, Les bronzes d'ameublement du Louvre, Faton, Dijon, 2004, p. 226.
Daniel Alcouffe et al, Les bronzes d'ameublement du Louvre, Faton, Dijon, 2004, p. 226.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
Sale room notice
Please note that these vases were previously in the collection of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman and then in the sale, Sotheby's New York, 22 May 1993, lot 187 ($118,000).
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Marcus Radecke
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