A pair of George III Blue John and Derbyshire black marble urns

David Pettifer Ltd., London, 1983

Very good restored condition; the black marble base of one slightly taller than the other and probably a replacement; urns appear to be constructed in parts and show joins in places; the shorter urn with minor restoration and inflling to thin cracks to the top and to the body of the urn; old repaired break to one corner of black marble plinth and with a minor shallow chip to same corner; the body of the urn slightly loose and rotates slightly at join with spreading foot; the ball finial to the other re-glued to the top; the body with minor restored thin cracks; old repaired break to top of spreading foot at join with the vase; the spreading foot with old breaks and now restored with inpainting and varnish; chips to top of neck beneath the collar; the body of the urn loose from foot.
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