Pair of perfume burners. Culture: British, Soho near Birmingham. Dimensions: Overall (each, wt. confirmed): 13 × 5 5/8 × 5 5/8 in., 13 lb. each (33 × 14.3 × 14.3 cm, 5.9 kg). Maker: Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728-1809 Birmingham); and James Fothergill (died 1782). Date: probably ca. 1770.Called "sphinx" vases, the sphinx supports were probably based on a design by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796), architect to George III, who supplied Boulton with several models for gilt bronze in 1770. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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