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Lot 132*
A pair of Restauration ormolu mounted opaline glass vasesCirca 1825
21 November 2023, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,480 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA pair of Restauration ormolu mounted opaline glass vases
Circa 1825
The baluster-shaped urn bodies with flared necks, the engine-turned milled collars and multi-scrolling twin florette handles with stylised anthemion terminals, raised on knopped circular bases with milled borders, 19cm wide, 11cm deep, 27cm high (7in wide, 4in deep, 10 1/2in high) (2)
The baluster-shaped urn bodies with flared necks, the engine-turned milled collars and multi-scrolling twin florette handles with stylised anthemion terminals, raised on knopped circular bases with milled borders, 19cm wide, 11cm deep, 27cm high (7in wide, 4in deep, 10 1/2in high) (2)
Footnotes
This type of opaline glass with its milky effect is commonly called 'bulle-de-savon'.
Related Literature
For a similar example see Fernando Montes De Oca, L'Âge D'or Du Verre En France: 1800-1830, Paris, 2001, no. 538, p. 393 and ill. 395.
























