TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SALTS FOR THE FRENCH MARKET

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL SALTS FOR THE FRENCH MARKET
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The first of oval form with a foliate rim, enamelled with the arms of de Beaumont du Repaire within a stylised band at the rim, the second of oblong octagonal form with the arms probably of Sforce of Santa-Fior and Cesarini within chain pattern, the sides of both with floral sprays
3¾ in. (9.7 cm.) wide (2)

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Lot Essay

For the arms of the first see Antoine Lebel, Armoiries françaises et suisses sur la porcelain de Chine au XVIIIe siècle, 2009, p. 318 where the author explains that this service was made for Christophe de Beaumont du Repaire, Archbishop of Paris. We are also grateful to M. Lebel for assistance in identifying the arms of the second salt. He explains that the service would have been ordered by a French member of the family, which is a branch of the famous Sforza family of the Renaissance.

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