Lot 48
  • 48

French School

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • A monumental vase
  • 90cm.;
  • 2 ft. 11 1/2 in.
opaline glass and gilt bronze, the body painted with young women in classical dress, the mounts cast as seaweed

Provenance

Sotheby's Monte Carlo, Arts Décoratifs du XXe Siècle, 4 December 1988, lot 52

Condition

There is some minor surface wear to both the vase and the mounts but this is not distracting .Please note the monumental size. Overall, a very striking vase ready for display.
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