A pair of Empire gilt-bronze vases, the model attributed to Claude Galle, possibly Russian, circa 1810
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October 13, 06:27 PM GMT
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10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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A pair of Empire gilt-bronze vases, the model attributed to Claude Galle, possibly Russian, circa 1810
of ovoid shape, on round spreading foot attached to a square green marble plinth, the shoulders applied with pairs of seated winged mermaids facing opposite directions and leaning against the trumpet-form neck, the middle section applied with two octagonal medallions with classical figures, the lower section inserted in an ornate casing consisting of oak and palm leaves
height 20¼in; 51,5 cm.
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Paire de vases en bronze doré d'époque Empire, le modèle attribué à Claude Galle, possiblement russe, vers 1810
height 20¼in; 51,5 cm.
(2)
Purchased in Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg), circa 1922;
Private collection, Leningrad;
Thence by descent.
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Acheté à Petrograd (anciennement Saint-Pétersbourg), vers 1922;
Collection privée, Leningrad;
De là, par descendance.
Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, p. 364 and p. 365.
Arcadi Gaydamak, Russian Empire, Architecture, Decorative and Applied Arts, Interior Decoration 1800-1830, 2000, p. 237 illustrating a Russian silver gilt ewer in the State History Museum, Moscow that was inspired by the work of Claude Galle.
E. Ducamp, Pavlovsk: Le Palais et le Parc, Les Collections, 1993, vol. I, p. 121, for a related model.
A pair of this model, mounted as candelabra, in the Grand Trianon, Versailles, is illustrated D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Grand Trianon,Paris 1975, p. 62. Originally forming part of the furnishings supplied to the First Consul for Saint-Cloud in 1802-1803, recorded in Mme. Bonaparte's private apartment. They were moved to Trianon in 1838.
A pair of vases of this model is illustrated H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, vol. I, Munich, 1986, p. 365, fig. 5.12.8.
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