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Description
This magnificent pair of Neoclassical style vases is crafted from lapis lazuli and ormolu, or gilt bronze. Each vase takes the form of a calyx krater, a type of vase established in Ancient Greece for the mixing of water and wine, though the present pair expands this prototype into a truly monumental scale.
The wide, curving body of each vase, wrought from lapis lazuli, culminates in a flared lip mounted with an embossed ormolu rim. The gadrooned belly of each vase sits above a two-tier lapis and ormolu socle, which in turn is supported by a square podium raised above a square base by four ornate ormolu paw feet. Each vase is mounted with twin ormolu handles and multiple ranks of ormolu bands.
Details
Country of Origin
Date of Manufacture
20th Century
Period
Style
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu (Gilt Bronze)
Colour
Dimensions
Height
141 cm / 55.5 inches
Diameter
89 cm / 35 inches
Reference:
16260
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