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Lot 1089* - A178 Furniture & Sculptures - Thursday, 22. September 2016, 10.00 AM

PAIR OF IMPORTANT VASES WITH BRONZE MOUNTS "AUX TETES DE LION",

late Regence/Louis XV, the porcelain from a European manufactory in the style of celadon from the Yuan period (1279-1368), the bronze from a Parisian master workshop, ca. 1750.
Fine porcelain, painted in the style of celadon, with matte and polished gilt bronze.
H 75 cm.

Provenance:
- According to historical sources, acquired from Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham (1833-1913) for his estate Hall Barn in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. - Harry Levy-Lawson, 2nd Baron Burnham (1862-1933).
- William Lawson, 3rd Baron Burnham (1864-1943).
- Edward Frederick Lawson, 4th Baron Burnham (1890-1963).
- William Lawson, 5th Baron Burnham (1920-1993).
- Christie's Auction, London, 22 September 1969 (Lot No. 96).
- Christie's Auction, London 11 June 1993 (Lot No. 8).
- from a very important European private collection.
- Koller Auction, Zurich, 2 December 2010 (Lot No. 1089).
- from a European private collection.


CHF 90 000 / 120 000 | (€ 92 780 / 123 710)

Sold for CHF 156 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.