Lot Essay
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879), was the first wife of Jerome Bonaparte (d.1860), the youngest brother of Napoleon I.
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CIRCA 1830
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A PARIS PORCELAIN APRICOT-GROUND CENTREPIECE GARNITURE
Circa 1830
Comprising: a three-tiered centrepiece with graduated pierced baskets, and a pair of comports with pierced baskets on triform bases and gilt paw feet, decorated with bands of anthemion and acanthus, with three glass domes
The centrepiece 17½ in. (44.4 cm.) high (6)
Circa 1830
Comprising: a three-tiered centrepiece with graduated pierced baskets, and a pair of comports with pierced baskets on triform bases and gilt paw feet, decorated with bands of anthemion and acanthus, with three glass domes
The centrepiece 17½ in. (44.4 cm.) high (6)
Provenance
Purchased from the collection of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (d.1879).
The collection of Dr. Edgar De Noialles Mayhew (d.1991).
The collection of Dr. Edgar De Noialles Mayhew (d.1991).
Literature
Wendell Garrett, Classic America, The Federal Style & Beyond, New York, 1995, pp. 58-59.
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