REF NO : B76717

A Pair of White Statuary Marble Garden Planters

France, Circa 1900

£55,000

A Pair of White Statuary Marble Garden Planters. Carved in Carrara marble, each surmounted by a circular shallow basin with egg-and-dart carved rim....

Dimensions

Height: 110 cm (44 in)
Diameter: 73 cm (29 in)
REF NO : B76717

Description

A Pair of White Statuary Marble Garden Planters.

Carved in Carrara marble, each surmounted by a circular shallow basin with egg-and-dart carved rim. The underside carved with beadwork and gadrooning. Supported atop a pedestal carved with three intertwined putti holding their arms aloft. The circular spreading socle carved with beadwork and leaves.

Italy, Circa 1900.

Provenance:
Robert William Hudson (1856–1937).
Villa Paloma, Monaco

The gardens at Villa Paloma, overlooking Monaco.

The gardens at Villa Paloma, overlooking Monaco. Illustrated in ‘Jardins de la Côte d’Azur’ by Octave Godard.

These marble planters can be seen in a 1927 photograph of the terrace of the gardens at Villa Paloma, overlooking Monaco, as published in ‘Jardins de la Côte d’Azur’ by Octave Godard. The Villa Paloma had been bought in 1925 by the Englishman Robert W. Hudson, whose father had founded a fortune from the manufacturer of soap-flakes. The Villa now serves as the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco.

Weight:  175 KG / 385.8 lbs

Date

Circa 1900

Origin

France

Medium

Carrara Marble

Provenance

Robert William Hudson (1856–1937).
Villa Paloma, Monaco

Literature

Octave Godard, Jardins de la Côte d’Azur, edité par Libr. générale de l‘arch. et des arts décor. Ch. Massin et Cie Edits. Paris – 1927.

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