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PARIS, 1755
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A LOUIS XV GOLD CANE HANDLE
PARIS, 1755
Of baluster-form, elaborately chased with chinoisere depicting figures on sable ground in asymmetrical Rococo cartouches of foliate scrolls, the top with a monkey riding a dragon and foliage, the base with hardstone matrix, marked on rim with date-letter (P) and decharge; traces of further hallmarks
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high
gross weight 2 oz. 14 dwt. (85 gr.)
PARIS, 1755
Of baluster-form, elaborately chased with chinoisere depicting figures on sable ground in asymmetrical Rococo cartouches of foliate scrolls, the top with a monkey riding a dragon and foliage, the base with hardstone matrix, marked on rim with date-letter (P) and decharge; traces of further hallmarks
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high
gross weight 2 oz. 14 dwt. (85 gr.)
Provenance
The Domingo Vian Collection; Muniz Barreto & Cia, Galerias Witcomb, Buenos Aires, 18 and 22 October 1965, lot 637.
Acquired from the above sale by the Blaquier-Arrieta Family.
Acquired from the above sale by the Blaquier-Arrieta Family.
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