A pair of matched Antique Persian Solid Bronze Vases. Tapered Ovoid Form (21" circumference) with Flared lip over beautifully decorated bodies. 18th-19th Century Collector pieces, museum quality work, nice dark antique patina. Each 13" tall. Weight combined is 15 pds. PROVENANCE: From the Estate of noted collector and Philanthropist Louis E. Stern (1886-1962) by descent. Art collector, attorney; New York, N.Y. Born in Balta, Russia, Stern joined his father in America ca. 1900, and earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1909. An avid patron of the arts, Stern's large collection was notable for its illustrated artists' books, prints, sculpture, ancient and primitive objects, and paintings, in particular his many works by Marc Chagall (he was Chagall's US attorney), Picasso, Braque and many more. Upon his death, his collections were given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, his art library to Rutgers, and other additional items to the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

antique, both lips are bent