European Furniture and Decorative Arts

Width of Base: 23 inches.

Pedestals appear in good, stable condition. The gilt bronze mountings are intact and attached. Each with some heavier dust and some minor verdigris to volute feet beneath pedestal and above stone base, one example with some heavier dust and verdigris to mounting on base of pedestal as well. Both having a negligible small chip to one corner of stone base, not noticeable when in use and only noticeable under extremely close examination the example with verdigris to pedestal stem with a negligible restoration to a small flake on the corner of the pedestal base above the volute feet. The component parts to not appear to disassemble for moving. Each appear to weigh approximately 150 pounds. Pedestals are veneered with lapis, uncertain of internal composition.

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