A PAIR OF GEORGE III CANDLE VASES BY MATTHEW BOULTON, English, circa 1770
Height: 13 ¾ in; 35 cm
Width: 8 ½ in; 21.5 cm
Depth: 3 ½ in; 9 cm
Width: 8 ½ in; 21.5 cm
Depth: 3 ½ in; 9 cm
4491741
£100,000 +
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Matthew Boulton produced most vases of this model as perfume burners. Few pairs were fitted with candle arms like this version. The bodies were usually made of white marble or...
Matthew Boulton produced most vases of this model as perfume burners. Few pairs were fitted with candle arms like this version.
The bodies were usually made of white marble or blue john, whilst the socles were generally made of white marble. A version like this entirely made in blue john is extremely unusual.
Provenance
M. Harris & Sons, London, England;
Maharaja Bahadur, Sir Prodyot Coomer Tagore KCIE, Bengal, India;
Private collection, London, England.
Literature
Illustrated:
M. Harris, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art, Part II, London 1930, p. 184.
