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Lot 249

A NEO-CLASSICAL BRONZE COMPORT
19TH CENTURY

The shallow oval dish applied with opposed scrolled handles emanating snakes, mounted on a pedestal flanked with dolphins, raised on a rectangular plinth. Two paper labels to underside of base, one reading 'J. Tennant/ 149, STRAND, LONDON, W.C / Importer and Manufacturer of/ ALL KINDS OF ORNAMENTS/ FOR THE / DRAWING-ROOM, DINING-ROOM/ and / LIBRARY/ Consisting of Italian Alabaster, Marble / Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, & c.'
15cm high, 20.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep

Estimate $400 - $600

Sold for $550

Condition consistent with age, some minor surface scratches and dents, one of the handle components incorporating snakes and dolphin is loose.

LJ delivery size: small


The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.

Decorative Arts and Asian Art, Including Tribal Artefacts

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8372
12:00pm - 20 October 2020
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
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CONTACT
Dominic Kavanagh
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au


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