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A matched pair of Louis XVI ormolu-mounted patinated bronze and rouge griotte marble urns, in the manner of François Rémond circa 1785
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- bronze, marble
- height 18 1/2 in.; diameters 10 in., 11 in.
- 47 cm; 25.5 cm, 28 cm
Condition
Marble with some small losses and chips. One with restored break to rim. Some old small restorations to bases. Some light rubbing to patinated bronze and ormolu. In otherwise good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A pair of ormolu and marble candelabra with bases of this form decorated with identical friezes in the manner of François Rémond and formerly in the Lelong and Chappey Collection was sold The Alexander Collection, Christie's New York, 30 April 1999, lot 135 ($387,500). The design of these friezes could have been executed by Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809), who provided cartoons for a number of bronizers of the time, including Rémond, Pierre-Philippe Thomire and Pierre Gouthière. In fact, many of Boizot's Neoclassical frieze designs were executed specifically for vases and urns, such as one produced at the Sèvres manufactory and decorated with ormolu mounts by Thomire, now at the Musée du Louvre, see G. Scherf, Louis-Simon Boizot, Paris, 2001, pp. 258-259. A plaster vase of almost identical form as the lot offered here and with a similarly themed frieze attributed to Boizot is in the same collection, see Anne Poulet and Guilhem Scherf, Clodion, Paris, 1992, p. 241, fig. 127. It is also possible that the inspiration for this lot's design derives from the dessinateur Jean-Guillaume Moitte (1746-1810), who exhibited a design for a frieze at the Salon of 1787 that inorporated some of the elements of this lot, such as the draped herm figure and the tripod perfume-burner.