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Pair of Continental Rococo Style Onyx and Ormolu Urns.
Auction Date: March 18, 2022
Estimate: Estimate: 1000 - 1500
Sold for: $5,400
Lot: 3774
Circa 1900.
Rococo Style. The urns oviform, with waisted dome lids, with bold mounts in the manner of Louis XIV, incorporating rams mask grotesques, portraits in shields, swags of flowers, and heavy scrolls, terminating in tripodal monopedia hooves, atop shaped tripodal onyx bases. Brass band rings to shoulders neck.
Not marked.
Approximate dimensions: 24 H..
Condition: Overall condition is good, albeit the mounts on one urn showing blue-green patina from exposure to moisture. There are signs of weakening to base mounts near hooves. Minor wear and scratching / abrasions to brass mounts.