Lot 139
  • 139

A pair of Louis XVI ormolu-mounted patinated bronze vases circa 1785

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • bronze
  • height 23 1/4 in.
  • 59 cm

Provenance

Sold Sotheby's Monaco, November 30, 1986, lot 948.

Sold Christie's Monaco, December 12, 1999, lot 814.

Condition

With rubbing, scratches, minor surface losses and dirt to patinated bronze. Ormolu mounts with traces of surface dirt and oxidation. In otherwise good overall condition.
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