A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CAST IRON ‘NAIAD’URNS
£12,500.00
A rare and important pair of 19th century French cast iron ‘Naiad’ garden vases. Circa 1860.
Most probably cast by J.J.Ducel et Fils, Paris
The current pair of vases are copies of a pair of bronzes vases flanking the Parterre du Nord, at Versailles, after a design by the famous goldsmith to Louis X1V the Sun King, Claude Ballin (1615-1678). Originally, along with another 12 pairs, they were to be cast in silver but due to financial constraints all the vases were eventually cast in bronze for the Versailles Gardens between 1660-1680.
Height: 80cm / 31.50"
Width: 81cm / 31.89"
Depth: 56cm / 22.05"
