This exceptional three-piece garniture exemplifies late 18th-century decorative arts, featuring urns crafted from rare Blue John and adorned with finely chased ormolu mounts. Blue John, a semi-precious mineral found exclusively in Derbyshire, England, was highly coveted by European aristocracy for its distinctive purple and amber banding. Each classical urn features a fluted body rising from an acanthus-wrapped socle, with the central piece adorned with scrolling handles terminating in satyr mas

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