Pair of Vases (Vases Boizot)

ca. 1782-1784 17 5/16 in. (44 cm) Citation Source image

This pair of neoclassical vases is distinguished by its superb gilt-bronze, goat shaped mount which is thought to be by Pierre Philippe Thomire, an outstanding sculptor and bronze-caster of the late 18th century.Vases of a similar form, though with different decoration, bearin...

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Collection of Mrs. Charcot Hendry (Jeanne Marie Charcot Hendry), by 1920; Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, June 3, 1920 [1]; with Jacques Seligmann, New York by 1920; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1]. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, ""Catalogue of Jewellery, Miniatures, Works of Art, Pottery, Porcelain, etc.,"" sale cat., London, 3 June 1920, lot 279: ""A pair of Sèvres Vases and Covers, decforated with a frieze of Bacchanal scenes in gold on a gros bleu ground, with goat handles and mounts in ormolu; 17 in.""
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