Lot 157
  • 157

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted gray and purple granite urns French, late 19th/early 20th century

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • height 41 3/4 in.
  • 106 cm
each baluster-shaped urn centered to the front by a female mask and flanked by climbing nude putti-cast handles, raised on a square base with acanthus-cast borders. 

Condition

Overall in good condition and presentation. Tarnishing to gilt-bronze and minor scratches and nicks to surface consistent with age.
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