ID 992739
Lot 7 | A LOUIS XVI GREEN PORPHYRY VASE
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000
CIRCA 1770-82
With turned tapering neck above an ovoid body on a waisted socle terminating in a square plinth base
16 1/2 in. (42 cm.) high
Provenance
Supplied to Louis-Marie-Augustin d'Aumont Rochebaron, duc d'Aumont;
sold at his sale 12-21 December 1782, hôtel d'Aumont ,Paris, lot 5;
where acquired by King Louis XVI.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Vases and vessels |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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