Lot Essay
See The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection, Part I; Christie's, New York, 21-22 March 1991, lot 91 for a pair of unmounted similar pots.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MENNECY POT-POURRI JAR AND COVER
CIRCA 1750
Details
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MENNECY POT-POURRI JAR AND COVER
Circa 1750
Pear-shaped, the conical cover with flower finial and pierced in three places as a six-petal flower, applied overall with blue centered puce-enriched mayflowers, on rocaille-style ormolu base
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high overall (2)
Circa 1750
Pear-shaped, the conical cover with flower finial and pierced in three places as a six-petal flower, applied overall with blue centered puce-enriched mayflowers, on rocaille-style ormolu base
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high overall (2)