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An exceptionally fine quality…
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Melbourne
Date:
19-Sep-2023
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An exceptionally fine quality ormolu mounted onyx centrepiece, French circa 1880. For an identical example form the same Paris workshop see Sotheby's New York 15 April 2008 Lot 496. Estimated at US$15,000-20,000 but sold for US$37,000. This urn shaped centrepiece has exceptionally fine quality ormolu and gilt bronze mounts and would have been made by one of the finest makers in Paris of the time. It's form and it's decoration is Neo- Classical, with satyr masks to the three uprights and bold acanthus scrolls to the base terminals. Dimensions: 121 cm high 38 cm wide
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Unclassified