A pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu and Portoro marble lidded urns
List: $9,900.00
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu and Portoro marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners and a fine bottom ormolu fillet. The fluted socle... — Read More
A beautiful and most elegant pair of French 19th Louis XVI st. ormolu and Portoro marble lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square Portoro marble base with concave corners and a fine bottom ormolu fillet. The fluted socle shaped pedestal support displays an exceptional satin and burnished finish with a wrap around beaded band and lovely foliate designs. The Portoro marble body is encased with richly chased acanthus leaves with fine etched designs and striking elegantly curved handles leading up each side with acorn finals, beautiful scale like designs, and acanthus leaves connecting to a fluted top band. The lightly curved neck displays additional elegant foliate designs below the fluted border and removable lid with a richly chased finial and which lifts off to reveal the finished inside. All original gilt throughout. — Read Less
- Item # 13211
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H: 14.5 in L: 6 in D: 4.75 in
H: 37 cm L: 15 cm D: 12 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Marble/Stone, Ormolu
- Louis XVI st. Read More
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