A substantial late George III Blue John campana urn, early 19th century, the flared and part-lobed sectional body comprising two different veins of Blue John, descending to a waisted socle, on a stepped Derbyshire Ashford black marble base, the vase 21cm high, approximately 25cm high overallProvenance: Private Collection, LondonThe campana shape of the present urn harks back to Greek and Roman antiquities, which were fashionable ornaments in the late Georgian interior. Vases of related shape are in the collection at Chatsworth House and at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.See also Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30 September 2008, lot 279 (EUR 6,875) for a similar, though smaller, part-lobed example.
A substantial late George III Blue John campana urn, early 19th century, the flared and part-lobed sectional body comprising two different veins of Blue John, descending to a waisted socle, on a stepped Derbyshire Ashford black marble base, the vase 21cm high, approximately 25cm high overallProvenance: Private Collection, LondonThe campana shape of the present urn harks back to Greek and Roman antiquities, which were fashionable ornaments in the late Georgian interior. Vases of related shape are in the collection at Chatsworth House and at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.See also Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30 September 2008, lot 279 (EUR 6,875) for a similar, though smaller, part-lobed example.
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