Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017
Lot 272
A pair of French Empire porcelain and ormolu mounted urns
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £24000
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Description
A pair of French Empire porcelain and ormolu mounted urns, the mounts attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire, of amphora shape, each with an acanthus and anthemion decorated top, with scroll handles and satyr masks terminals, the ovoid fond ecaille (faux tortoiseshell) bodies possibly by Sèvres or Dihl & Guerhard above a laurel wreath mounted square plinth base, 48.6cm high. (2)
For a similar pair of vases by Dihl & Guerhard see Christie's, Villa Diodati House Sale, Geneva, 20th September 1996, lot 135. For a pair of vases with a faux tortoiseshell porcelain body see Christie's, Taste of the Royal Court, Important French Furniture & Works of Art from a Private Collection, 9th July 2015, lot 3.