Lot 256
  • 256

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted verde antico marble vases, now mounted as lamps France, late 19th/early 20th century

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • marble, brtonze, wood
  • height of object 17 1/4 in.; height with fittings 30 in.
  • 44 cm; 76.5 cm

Condition

Wired for electricity. One with gilt bronze mount of lip detached but present. Gilt bronze with rubbing to extremitites; not extensive. Surface dirt and oxidation to bronze. Marble with a few small chips and abrasions.
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