Auction on
18 November 2022 - 13:30 (CET) -
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
These Egyptian porphyry vases are sure to appeal to art lovers. Given their rarity, high-quality material and provenance, there could well be a surprising result.
Louis XIV period. Pair of lidded vases in Egyptian porphyry, h. 53 cm/20.9. Diam. 36 cm/14.2 in. Estimate: €200,000/300,000
Louis XIV period. Pair of lidded vases in Egyptian porphyry, h. 53 cm/20.9. Diam. 36 cm/14.2 in. Estimate: €200,000/300,000
This pair belonged to the collections of textile industrialist James Morrison (1789-1857) and then of his descendants, at Fonthill Splendens, a country manor in Wiltshire (England) built by…
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