14th Jul, 2021 10:00 EST
The Gilded Age
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An Impressive Pair of Louis XVI Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Urns
20th century
Campana form, gilt bronze circular band to rim depicting rocaille, scrolls and bellflowers, two Bacchus mask handles mounted to the shoulder issuing floral swags, the body centered by medallions with maidens on each side, supported by socle with acanthus leaf design raised on square base.
H: 37 1/2, W: 28 in.
Provenance
Collection of Robert & Barbara Safford, Vaux Hill, Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, September 25, 2013, lot 171.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Campana form, gilt bronze circular band to rim depicting rocaille, scrolls and bellflowers, two Bacchus mask handles mounted to the shoulder issuing floral swags, the body centered by medallions with maidens on each side, supported by socle with acanthus leaf design raised on square base.
Provenance
Collection of Robert & Barbara Safford, Vaux Hill, Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, September 25, 2013, lot 171.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
