Lot 1
A Pair of French Faience Lion Ornaments
Sale 1138 - European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Feb 15, 2023 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$600 - $800

Sold for $1,638

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Pair of French Faience Lion Ornaments
19th Century
each modelled as a roaring lion flanking a tower fitted as a candleholder, with partially obscured blue St. Clément mark to the underside.
Height 17 x width 11 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from a Midwestern Institution
Condition Report
Each in overall stable and fairly good condition with scattered instances of surface grime and deposit through ground and in crevices. Each having few hairlines to the glaze throughout, one example with a minute instances of loss along one glaze hairline on the lion's back-facing arm. The other example with old repairs visible to the underside, though not apparent to the top of the base under natural light. Examination under UV light evidences this repair throughout the base of the figure. UV light also exposes scattered instances of retouch or repair to both figures. Additional images available upon request.

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