ID 375852
Lot 56 | A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLUE GLASS VASES
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 10 000
CIRCA 1795
The necks mounted with intertwined snakes, the tapering bodies each standing on three lion's paw feet and a triform white marble base, formerly fitted as lamps, the covers replaced, one body restored
15 ½ in. (40 cm.) high (excluding later covers); 8 in. (20 cm.) wide across handles
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
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| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
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| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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