A near pair of George III Blue John, Derbyshire black marble and alabaster large urns

Mallet at Bourdon House, Ltd., London, 1986

Alabaster plinths possibly associated; overall very good restored condition; one urn shorter than the other; the shorter vase with restoration to the finial; small repairs and inflling to the body of the urn; the collar around beneath the body of the urn completely restored with infilling and inpainting; chip and restoration to underside of one corner to Bluejohn plinth of urn and a chip to one top corner; old repaired breaks to the spreading foot; restoration and infilling to one top corner of Blujohn pedestal and with some restoration to cracks; small patch to one side of pedestal with restoration; Bluejohn patch to one corner approximately 1 x1 x 1/4 in. with infilling and restoration; small restoration to two bottom corner of pedestal; the bottom edge of the pedestal with a chip and some minor chips; minor chips to one corner edge; the finial to the taller urn associated; the top of the urn joined at neck; the body of the vase with infilling to thin cracks running down one side; the spreading foot possibly associated and with restoration to old repaired breaks with infilling; black marble plinth with an old smoothed chip to one corner with inpainting; minor old infilling and restoration to top and bottom edges of the Bluejohn pedestal; small chips to one bottom corner of pedestal; the alabaster molded edge to the base of the pedestal with a re-attached old chip to one corner approximately 1 x 1/2 in and another large re-attached chip approximately 1 x 2 1/4 inches with restoration. The other urn measures 18 1/2-inches tall.
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