A pair of Italian carved alabaster vases on stands
In the Neo-Classical Style, Circa 1840
Each carved in high relief, with an egg-and-dart overhanging rim, above acanthus scrolls with waisted fluted neck, the bulbous tapering body carved to the shoulder with mythological beasts and foliate scrolls, above a further band of beasts, each vase carved to the front with a scene, depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia, above a band carved with winged goat-like beasts and floral rosettes, with acanthus scrolls below and with egg-and-dart-carved collar, on fluted and stepped foot with a beaded edge, on integral circular truncated plinth carved with ribbon-tied foliate festoons suspended from rams' masks, above a fluted band, on a stepped foot and square base with canted corners
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high (2)
A pair of Italian carved alabaster vases on stands
In the Neo-Classical Style, Circa 1840
Each carved in high relief, with an egg-and-dart overhanging rim, above acanthus scrolls with waisted fluted neck, the bulbous tapering body carved to the shoulder with mythological beasts and foliate scrolls, above a further band of beasts, each vase carved to the front with a scene, depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia, above a band carved with winged goat-like beasts and floral rosettes, with acanthus scrolls below and with egg-and-dart-carved collar, on fluted and stepped foot with a beaded edge, on integral circular truncated plinth carved with ribbon-tied foliate festoons suspended from rams' masks, above a fluted band, on a stepped foot and square base with canted corners
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high (2)
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