Pair Of Late 18th Century Shuttle Vases

Pair Of Shuttle Vases Circa 1770
Description:
Peach blossom marble .
This very rare pair of shuttle vases is like the 17th or 18th century vases inspired by the Antique.
They are carried on a cavetto pedestal and linked to the vase by a bead. The body, like a ship, is oval in plan and curved in relation to the horizontal, like a prow and a rising stern.
Large overhanging gadroons widen the base, a large falling edge balances the whole, giving this type of object a perfect look of simplicity. The curved lid to hug the edge of the vase is crowned by a large gadrooned grip as well, completing the perfect balance of the design.
Like any old work, it is a perfection for the eye, without faults of proportions. But the covers are not interchangeable because the oval is different by a few millimeters, you could call it the beautiful imperfection born from the hand of man until the industrial age.
The underside of the pedestal is probably flattened with a grain of barley hammer.
The peach blossom marble that can be seen from pink to purple in general is for our vases is of a hot pink, which varies in shades of pink almost white with Magenta veins, Mountbatten ...

Condition:
Very good condition of origin for heavy marble objects. A few small breaks in the pudding of the pedestal and on the edges. Old repairs, no major accident. Perfect to the eye.
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Dimensions:
length: 40 cm, height: 31 cm, width: 27 cm, base: 15 cm x 11 cm.

Ref 3685 / 30Kg x 2 / 42,000

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