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Lot 210
Sale 5349 - English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
May 19, 2015
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$30,000 -
50,000
Price Realized
$105,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Monumental Napoleon III bronze twin handled urn on rouge griotte marble pedestal third quarter 19th century
Baluster form, mounted to each side with winged victory herms issuing scrolling foliate handles centered by a lion's mask, the neck and shoulder applied with borders of palmettes and and rosette centered acanthus scrolls above panels centered by a laurel wreath encircling a torch flanked by palm fronds, raised on fluted socle with egg-and-dart collar, all on rouge griotte pedestal mounted with bronze laurel wreaths to each side and bronze base.
H: 93 1/4, W: 27 1/4 D: 21 in.