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A Pair of Louis XIV Carved Egyptian Porphyry Vases with Covers, Probably Rome, Second Half 17th Century

Auction Closed

February 2, 03:31 PM GMT

Estimate

150,000 - 250,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

height 19 in.; width 16 1/2 in.; depth 14 3/4 in.

48 cm; 42 cm; 35 cm

Dario Del Bufalo, Porphyry. Red imperial porphyry. Power and religion, Turin 2012, p.145-46 no. V46 (one illustrated)


Comparative Literature:

Clément Blanc-Riehl and Philippe Malgouyres, Porphyre, la pierre pourpre des Ptolémées aux Bonaparte, exhibition catalogue Paris, Louvre, November 2003-February 2004

Marilda De Nussio e Lucrezia Ungaro, I marmi colorati della Roma imperiale, exhibition catalogue, Rome, Mercati di Traiano, 2002