• 19th Century Furniture, Sculpt auction at Christies

    Sale 2210

    19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art & Ceramics

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    20 October 2009

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    Lot 207

    A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE BLUE-GROUND VASES

    LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 8,750

    Estimate

    USD 8,000 - USD 12,000

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    A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE BLUE-GROUND VASES
    LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
    Of campana form, the rim cast with a gadrooned band, flanked by gilt bronze ram's head handles suspending garlands, the lower body with stiff-leaf tips, on a conforming socle cast with a berried wreath and shaped square base
    24 in. (60.9 cm.) high (2)

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