French Empire Marble Urns with Rams Heads 1880, Set of 2

Description

Stunning pair of French antique cassolette urns in porphyry - a type of marble We date these to circa 1880 … more Stunning pair of French antique cassolette urns in porphyry - a type of marble We date these to circa 1880 and they are decorated with original gilt mounts including distinctive rams heads These are a refined and classical pair of amphora form Other gilt mounts include an acorn finial and a lotus leaf soccle Bought from a dealer on Rue de Rossiers at the Paris antiques markets Porphyry is any of various granites or igneous rocks with coarse-grained crystals such as feldspar or quartz dispersed in a fine-grained silicate-rich, generally aphanitic matrix or groundmass Bought from a private house sale in London's Belgravia Offered in great shape ready for home use right away. Dimensions are in inches (CM): Width x Depth x Height 11 (27) x 9 (23) x 24 (61) TC less