A ORMOLU-MOUNTED VILLEROY & BOCH ENAMELLED CHOCOLATE-GROUND CENTERPIECE
A ORMOLU-MOUNTED VILLEROY & BOCH ENAMELLED CHOCOLATE-GROUND CENTERPIECE

CIRCA 1885, PAINTED BLACK VB MONOGRAM MARK AND 1.960/1.3, IMPRESSED C

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A ORMOLU-MOUNTED VILLEROY & BOCH ENAMELLED CHOCOLATE-GROUND CENTERPIECE
Circa 1885, painted black VB monogram mark and 1.960/1.3, impressed C
Of bulbous shape, the pierced gallery, dragon handles and elephant feet cast in the Chinoiserie taste and in the manner of Barbedienne, the bowl enamelled in iridescent colours with two kingfishers perched among platinum and two-toned gilt branches, the reverse with a manse set among rolling hills
16¾in. (42.3cm.) wide, overall

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