Vases from Napoleon III era show mythology on a grand scale
One of the highest prices of 2019 achieved by French auction house Beaussant Lefèvre (27% buyer’s premium inc VAT) was the €310,000 (£262,710) paid for this impressively tall 4ft 1in (1.25m) high pair of gilt bronze mounted, footed and covered vases.
They date from the Napoleon III era and are painted with classical scenes of Orthryia carried off …