ID 696800
Lot 52 | A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE 'NEO-GREC' VASES
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
CAST BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE, DESIGNED BY FERDINAND LEVILLAIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1880
Each decorated in bas-relief with mythological battle scenes with an elongated neck and twin handles on a square base, both inscribed 'F. BARBEDIENNE', and signed F. LEVILLAIN FECIT 18[...]' to the body, one inscribed ink black ink to the underside of the foot '72138 ven al 850 pare'
20 1⁄2 in. (52 cm.) high; 8 in. (20 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from Alain Finard and Gérard Wahl Boyer, Paris.
Special notice
These lots have 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.
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| 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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