Lot Essay
The C-couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.
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THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662 - 1722), THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1745 - 1749
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A MATCHED GARNITURE OF THREE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE AND POWDER BLUE VASES
THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662 - 1722), THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1745 - 1749
Comprising a pair of two-handled covered vases, each with scrolling floral handles on a pierced scrolling base with flowers; and a large single vase, with floral-cast rim and scrolling foliate handles on a pierced scrolling base, the porcelain with famille verte reserves of flowers and birds on a powder blue ground, the smaller vases each with four C-couronné poinçons, all vases previously with gilt decoration
The single vase 12¼ in. (31 cm.) high, the pair of vases 9¾ in. (25 cm.) high (3)
THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662 - 1722), THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1745 - 1749
Comprising a pair of two-handled covered vases, each with scrolling floral handles on a pierced scrolling base with flowers; and a large single vase, with floral-cast rim and scrolling foliate handles on a pierced scrolling base, the porcelain with famille verte reserves of flowers and birds on a powder blue ground, the smaller vases each with four C-couronné poinçons, all vases previously with gilt decoration
The single vase 12¼ in. (31 cm.) high, the pair of vases 9¾ in. (25 cm.) high (3)
Provenance
Marcel Bissey.
Giuseppe Rossi, sold Sotheby's, London, 11 March 1999, lot 805.
Giuseppe Rossi, sold Sotheby's, London, 11 March 1999, lot 805.
Literature
Etienne Levy Gallery, Paris; Pelham Gallery, London, 'Orient, Occident, Chefs-d'oeuvre du Meubel en laque', 2000, cat. no. 28.