STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics

STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 667. A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND WHITE MARBLE OBELISKS, LATE 18TH CENTURY.

Property from the Estate of Susan S. Dillon

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND WHITE MARBLE OBELISKS, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Auction Closed

October 25, 08:20 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Estate of Susan S. Dillon

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND WHITE MARBLE OBELISKS, LATE 18TH CENTURY


possibly adapted

height 17 ¼ in.; width 5 in.; depth 5 in.

43.8 cm; 12.7 cm; 12.7 cm

An almost identical pair of obelisks, possibly originally en suite, was among the furnishings in the Red Room of the White House during the President and Mrs. Kennedy's residence, sold as part of the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Replica Shoes 's New York, 24-25 April 1996, lot 323.