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Lot 206*,W

A pair of neoclassical ormolu urns
St. Petersburg, 19th century

5 June 2013, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£15,000 - £25,000

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A pair of neoclassical ormolu urns

St. Petersburg, 19th century
of ovoid shape, on round spreading foot attached to a square green marble plinth, the shoulders applied with pairs of seated winged mermaids facing opposite directions and leaning against the trumpet-form neck, the middle section applied with two octagonal medallions with classical figures, the lower section inserted in an ornate casing consisting of oak and palm leaves
height of each: 51.5cm (20 1/4in). (2)

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PROVENANCE:
Purchased in Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg), circa 1922
Private collection, Leningrad
Thence by descent

A similar pair of Russian neoclassical patinated bronze urns fitted as candelabra were sold at Bonhams and Butterfields, San Francisco on 1 November 2004, lot 5506.

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