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Large Pair of Russian Green Serdobol Granite and Ormolu Vases, circa 1870

$82,426.06per set
£60,500per set
€73,948.54per set
CA$116,356.75per set
A$119,962.23per set
CHF 67,574.86per set
MX$1,535,065.01per set
NOK 779,742.27per set
SEK 815,564.64per set
DKK 552,955.22per set

About the Item

A Large Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Green Granite Vases Constructed from green granite, probably Serdobol granite, the campana urns of impressive size and dressed with gilt bronze mounts, supported on beaded square plinths, each foot wrapped in a stiff-leaf ormolu border, the bottom of the vases with laurel leaf and acanthus leaf decoration , with a pair of large handles of stylised acanthus having angled corners, the body of each vase with a high-relief carved Vitruvian scroll inset with ormolu mounts below the rim decorated in a conforming manner with gilt bronze acanthus leaves. Northern European, possibly Russian, circa 1870 Dimensions: H: 25.5 in / 65 cm Dia: 14.5 in / 37 cm Serdobol granite, named after the city near Lake Ladoga in Northwestern Russia, is a prized green-grey stone quarried throughout the nineteenth century in the Russian Empire and was used extensively in St Peterburg's architecture. Alongside Schoksha porphyry and pink Rapavki granite, Serdobol granite was used for the pedestal of the Monument of Nicholas I, completed in 1859. The use of green granite for objets d'art was first pioneered by the French Duc d'Aumont during the 1770s, after which it became a widespread fashion throughout Europe.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Granite,Ormolu
  • Period:
    19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 105261stDibs: LU954749206712

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