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Pair of Marble and Bronze Urns on Marble Pedestals, France, Early 20th Century

$105,686.79per set
£77,838.11per set
€88,000per set
CA$143,778.63per set
A$159,769.78per set
CHF 83,721.06per set
MX$1,959,291.53per set
NOK 1,067,813.33per set
SEK 1,004,559.57per set
DKK 669,930.47per set
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About the Item

Measures: Height : 29 cm (11,4 in.) ; width : 61,5 cm (24,2 in.) ; depth : 55,5 cm (21,8 in.) Total height : 139 cm (54,7 in.) Important pair of rare Greek antique green marble basins with molded decoration framed by a leafy frieze in gilded bronze. They rest on two pedestals in white marble, decorated on all sides with antique green marble panels underlined with red marble fillets and ending with four gilded bronze feet. Greek antique green marble has been a popular breccia since the Antiquity to create decorations but also objects, like this Thessaloniki antique green marble basin, dating from the 3rd-4th century AD, and exposed in the Palazzo Rospigliosi in Rome (see photo attached).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 54.73 in (139 cm)Width: 24.22 in (61.5 cm)Depth: 21.86 in (55.5 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1900
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    PARIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1756/01stDibs: LU3860327027762

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