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THBSwedish Porphyry Tazza
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549 Warren St
Hudson, NY 12534
United States
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About Auction
LiveMar 19, 2025
STAIR is proud to present a three-day single-owner sale of property from the late Aso O. Tavitian on March 19, 20, and 21. A true connoisseur, Tavitian assembled an extraordinary collection of English furniture, decorative arts, European sculpture, and garden statuary. Each item in the collection was selected with the meticulous eye and refined sensibility that defined Tavitian’s approach to collecting. STAIR internetrequests@stairgalleries.com
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- Lot Description
10 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. diam.
Note: Swedish porphyry is an igneous rock which can range from red to black in color. The stone was prized and popularized by the ancient Romans, who mined in Egyptian quarries. A Swedish vein was discovered in the valley of Alvdalen in 1731, but serious mining there was only begun some fifty years later, after Count Nils Adam Bielke showed samples of the stone to King Gustav III (1771-92), and the Mining Authority established a privately run workshop in 1788 with the aim of producing porphyry objects. The mining works were acquired by Charles XIV, the first of the Bernadotte Kings of Sweden, with the intention of introducing the splendor of the French Empire style to Sweden. During this time many porphyry objets were distributed throughout Europe as diplomatic presents executed in a variety of types of porphyry.
Condition
Generally, in good condition with two chips on the rim of the top. A small repair to the top basin and rim with scattered scuffing. A small old repair to the underside of the dished top and a small one on the base, both blackened.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- Provenance
Sold Christie's South Kensington, January 17, 2006, Lot 381.
The Collection of Aso O. Tavitian - New York & Stockbridge.
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