A Pair of Egyptian Revival Cast Metal Garden Urns*
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Description
Each with nude sphinxes at the shoulder, above lion's masks with free-moving handles, two female masks cast to body, raised on circular socle on square base.
(H: 33, W: 34 1/2 in. (approx.))
Provenance
Collection of Robert & Barbara Safford, Vaux Hill, Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, September 25, 2013, lot 256.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
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This lot will be available for collection from Long Island immediately following the sale. Please contact department for more details.
Condition report:
Condition commensurate with long-term outdoor exposure, moderate oxidation and residue to surfaces, sediment and other natural material present, organic material to interior, patina overall presenting as a slate-grey with lighter areas of raised decoration, plinth presenting as a variegated verdigris, presently filled with soil and plant debris (interior not inspected), scattered casting flaws presenting as small openings particularly to sphinx figures; some spattering of white paint to one.
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