Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
These urns are after one of thirteen different pairs of urns of larger size made for the marble parapets separating the Parterre du Nord from the Parterre du Midi at Versailles, where they are still in position.
Several of Ballin's drawings for the Versailles vases are in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Later in the 19th century, the Versailles urns were copied in various mediums and in reduced sizes by foundries such as Durenne, Dugel, A. Beurdeley, Barbezat et Cie ,Barbedienne and H Luppens
Height 24 3/4” (63cm)
Width 15 3/4” (40cm)
Depth 12 1/4” (31cm)
Brussels
Circa 1900
Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
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Antique Pair of Bronze Urns After Claude Ballin
