WATCH VIDEO
Offered by:
Wick Antiques LTD
Unit 2, Riverside Business Park, Gosport Street
Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9BB , England
Call Seller
44.159.067.7558
Showrooms
A pair Napoleon III Egyptian imperial porphyry urns and covers
-
Description
A pair Napoleon III Egyptian imperial porphyry urns and covers, each with a shaped cover and baluster body on a concave support and square base, applied with high quality ormolu mounts comprising a flower-bud finial, arched foliate handles, an openwork collar and a bound- reed border round the foot. French, c1870.
Footnote: Porphyry is exceptionally dense and has a high feldspar content so that, when polished, it was described as “powdered with bright stars” by Paul the Silentiary, a 6th century member of the Byzantine imperial household (Vasiliev, 1948:5). Purple Porphyry was reserved exclusively for imperial Roman/Byzantine use and royalty were born in a room lined in it – which explains the phrase ‘born to the purple”. Restrictions on quarrying ensured that this stone retained its high value and luxury status. - More Information
- Dimensions
Message from Seller:
Wick Antiques, established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s, specializes in fine antiques with a reputation built on extensive knowledge and long-standing relationships, including with Harrods. Contact Charles at 44.159.067.7558 or via email at charles@wickantiques.co.uk for exceptional pieces curated by a team with expertise in Islamic, Japanese, and fine works of art.
More Listings from Wick Antiques LTD View all 737 listings
-
A Victorian English oak 6 sided Country house letter box
-
A Fine Victorian Marquetry Centre Table Attributed to Blake & Co & E. H. Baldock
-
Small Victorian Oak and Ebony Partner’s Desk, Attributed to Holland and Sons
-
The Duke of Northumberland’s silver Lifeboat by Garrard & Co, 1852
-
American reverse-glass painting of the ship ‘Hurricane’ of Boston
-
A rare pair of mahogany revolving nautically themed display cabinets
-
A Showa period green ground cloisonne vase
-
A Showa period green gin-bari trumpet vase by Ando
-
A pair of Victorian satinwood display cabinets attributed to Holland and Sons
-
Victorian mahogany magnifying glass. 5 1/4" glass
-
George IV brass-inlaid rosewood centre table attributed to Gillows
-
Hexagonal display table attributed to Holland and Sons
-
A satinwood hexagonal tilt-top table
-
A Fine Rosewood Bergère Armchair Firmly Attributed to Gillows, c.1830
