PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DINO AND MARTHA DE LAURENTIIS
A PAIR OF MASSIVE SWEDISH SVART BLYBERG PORPHYRY URNS
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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Price Realised USD 163,800
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USD 30,000 - USD 50,000
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A PAIR OF MASSIVE SWEDISH SVART BLYBERG PORPHYRY URNS
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Overall in good condition. Moumental in size and extremely heavy, each weighing approximately 550 lbs. Overall with some light surface scratching, small fine hairline cracks and a few small scattered areas with infilled repairs. With some 'nibbles' and small chipped losses, primarily to the underside of the rim and around the square socle, mostly to corners. One urn with a chipped loss to one corner. The other urn with a hairline crack beginning from the rim, forming a U around the upper portion of the basin, now well restored with infilled repair, secure and stable. This same urn with a small repaired hairline crack along the lower portion of socle, now well restored with infilled repair. The infilled repairs very well executed and most visible upon close inspection and blend well with inclusions when placed. Overall with natural inclusions to the porphyry.
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Lot 184Sale 20673
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURYA PAIR OF MASSIVE SWEDISH SVART BLYBERG PORPHYRY URNSEstimate: USD 30,000 - 50,000
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