Double handed vase - Carrara marble

An object in white Carrara marble of extraordinary elegance, a perfect example of Neoclassical taste that recalls the splendor of the great European residences of the 18th and 19th centuries.
The vase is a monumental urn with a lid, characterized by a Greco-Roman-inspired structure. The style is purely Neoclassical (Louis XVI or Empire style).
Decorated with a central relief frieze depicting garlands of fruit and shells. At the lower part it features a Greek key and acanthus leaves in relief.
The handles are the most distinctive feature, decorated with a bifaced figure of two mythological beings supported by boar heads.
The lid features a beadwork decoration and ends with a pinecone-shaped finial.
The vase belonged to a noble family and was located at the villa on the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula, purchased in 1965 and transported to Italy, now part of the family collection.
It will be shipped and packed in a wooden crate to prevent any damage during transit.