Kafayat Zaria-Suleiman
Sale Coordinator
Lot 202*
A pair of Empire gilt and patinated bronze retour d'Egypte garniture vases and covers
Early 19th century
21 November 2023, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £8,000
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Francois Rothlisberger
European Senior Valuer
A pair of Empire gilt and patinated bronze retour d'Egypte garniture vases and covers
Early 19th century
The slender urn bodies with scrolling palmette and maskhead handles and anthemion scrolling mounts, the flared necks similarly with leafy floral mounts, the palmette cast covers with fruiting knopped finials, the stiff leaf and bullrush lower sections on milled socles, raised on tapering square plinth bases with entwined dolphin and trident and Medusa maskheads and scrolling corners, raised on paw feet, 12.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep, 39.5cm high (4 1/2in wide, 4 1/2in deep, 15 1/2in high) (2)
The slender urn bodies with scrolling palmette and maskhead handles and anthemion scrolling mounts, the flared necks similarly with leafy floral mounts, the palmette cast covers with fruiting knopped finials, the stiff leaf and bullrush lower sections on milled socles, raised on tapering square plinth bases with entwined dolphin and trident and Medusa maskheads and scrolling corners, raised on paw feet, 12.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep, 39.5cm high (4 1/2in wide, 4 1/2in deep, 15 1/2in high) (2)