A pair of Italian silver obelisks with porphiry bases, Giuseppe Valadier, Rome, circa 1800, in a brown leather case | Paire d'obélisques en argent et base en porphyre par Giuseppe Valadier, Rome, vers 1800, dans un coffret en maroquin fauve

A pair of Italian silver obelisks with porphiry bases, Giuseppe Valadier, Rome, circa 1800, in a brown leather case

each triangular obelisk resting on three ball feet, the circular silver base resting on a porphiry base, the obelisk applied with three lion heads and surmounted with an imperial open-winged eagle, in a rectangular brown leather case, the handles shaped as two dolphins

33 cm high ; 13in.
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Paire d'obélisques en argent et base en porphyre par Giuseppe Valadier, Rome, vers 1800, dans un coffret en maroquin fauve

chaque obélisque triangulaire sur trois pieds boules, la base ronde en argent reposant sur une base en porphyre, l'obélisque appliqué de trois têtes de lion et sommé d'une aigle impériale, les ailes éployées, dans un coffret en maroquin fauve de forme rectangulaire doré aux petits fers, les poignées formées de deux dauphins

Condition Report:
In overall good condition. Usual dents and scratches commensurate with age.
Fully marked on terraces also with assay scratches (marks partly legible but identifiable).
Rare pieces in a nice case.

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