Pair Vintage Neoclassical Bronzed Spelter Urn Garnitures Marble Bases 13-3/4" H For Sale

• Matched pair of vintage Neoclassical Revival urn-form mantel garnitures
• Estimated period: circa 1910s
• Possibly made as side ornaments for a three-piece mantel-clock garniture
• Bronzed and green-patinated cast metal construction
• Metal appears consistent with spelter or a similar cast white-metal alloy
• Raised ivy decoration on the urn bodies
• Ornate branch-and-leaf side handles
• Fluted necks with decorative foliate borders
• Fixed shaped tops with bud-form finials
• Tops are decorative and do not open
• Mounted on two-tier pink marble plinths assembled from fitted pieces
• Four decorative metal feet beneath each base
• Approximately 5½ pounds each
• Suitable for a mantel, console, bookcase or symmetrical interior display
• Pair is being sold together

The urns are executed in a French Neoclassical decorative style associated with European mantel and clock garnitures. Their fixed tops suggest that they were created as decorative urn-form ornaments rather than functional vessels or cassolettes.

No maker, foundry or country-of-origin mark was found. French or Continental European manufacture is possible, but the precise origin and date cannot be confirmed.

These are decorative mantel ornaments. They are not containers or cremation urns.

APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS

• Height: 13-3/4"
• Base: 4-1/4" square
• Weight: approximately 5 lb 8 oz each
• Combined unpacked weight: approximately 11 lb

CONDITION

• Both urns display well and form a closely matched pair
• Applied green and gilt-bronze finish has intentional color variation
• Age-related rubbing, spotting, oxidation and finish wear
• Pink marble bases have natural veining, scratches, small edge nicks and minor surface wear
• Marble plinths are constructed from fitted pieces
• Oxidation is visible on the central underside fasteners
• Metal feet show age-related wear
• Fixed decorative tops are intact
• No major marble cracks, large losses or broken handles observed
• No maker’s mark or signature found

Please examine the photographs closely. They are an important part of the description and show the actual pair being offered.