Lot n° 7
Estimation :
15000 - 25000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 28 570EUR
PAIR OF LARGE OVOID BALUSTER VASES - Lot 7
PAIR OF LARGE OVOID BALUSTER VASES
Italy in Lazio, around 1650
for the body in brecciated jasper.
H. 55,5 cm L. 36 cm - Base : 12 x 12 cm
Depth of the interior : 11,5 cm
EXCEPTIONAL MOUNTING OF THE HANDLES
IN GOLDEN BRONZE
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE GOUTHIÈRE (1732-1813)
Master chiseller in 1758
France, around 1780
The two retractable necks have been restored. Small misses on a pedestal
on a pedestal, base slightly dented. Damaged foot
for one. Restored pedestal on the other.
They stand on a square base and a pedestal. The ovoid body presents in the lower part a frieze of protruding gadroons under a large smooth part highlighting the extraordinary natural decoration of this hard stone.
The curved and molded neck is retractable and decorated with a frieze of hollow gadroons. The handles are formed by a goat's head that originate on the smooth surface. The execution of these large bronzes is strikingly realistic. Their fixation, given the weight of the vases, required a powerful rod, held by a nut. To do this, the neck had to be sawn off at its base and the interior had to be hollowed out to a length of 11.5 cm.
The importance of carved vases in the 18th century, despite the rarity of jasper and the remarkable execution of the handles under Louis XVI, makes us think of the Collection of Louis-Marie Augustin, V Duke of Aumont (1709-1782), who was known for the embellishment of marble and hard stone vases.
Provenance:
- Sotheby's London sale of July 1, 1966, n°37 of the catalog entitled: "Property of Madame Gaby SALOMON".
In this catalog, two provenances are indicated:
- Collection of Sir Richard WALLACE
- Collection of Lady SACKVILLE
References :
For the brecciated jasper:
- See cassolette-shaped incense burner circa 1774-1775,
Wallace Collection (Inventory number F 292)
- The pair of cassolette incense burners in brecciated jasper identical to ours
to ours, p. 283 of Steinitz, dated August 2008.
For the bronzes :
- Pair of vases with goat's heads, in porphyry, by Charles Guillemain (1650-1700) from the Collection of the Duc d'Aumont, Musée du Louvre, Sully/ room 618, inventory no. MR 2863 (Fig. 1).
- The urn with handles with goat's heads in serpentine, circa 1780 by
Pierre Gouthière for the bronzes, Musée du Louvre Sully, room 616,
inventory number: OA 5179 (Fig. 2)
Bibliography:
- Daniel Alcouffe, Daniel, Anne Dion, Gérard Mabille, "Les bronzes d'ameublement du Louvre," Dijon, éditons Faton, 2004, fig. 121.
- Sale of June 26, 2001 at Piasa, lot n°59, N. V.
A PAIR OF LARGE BALUSTER-SHAPED VASES
Italy, Lazio; circa 1650 for the breccia jasper vase.
The body of ovoid form .
H. 21,8 in. L. 14 in. Base: 4,7 x 4,7 in.
Inside Depth. 4,5 inc.
A FINE AND RARE ORMOLU MOUNTS
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE GOUTHIERE (1732-1813), master in 1758
France, circa 1780
The two removable necks have been restored.
Small losses on one pedestal,
the base slightly broken in a corner.
Damaged base for one. Restored pedestal for the other.
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