Lot Essay
A nearly identical pair of appliques formerly in the collection of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, is illustrated in F.J.B.Watson, The Wrightsman Collection, vol.III, 1966, p.407, no. 220A, B. Other pairs were sold from the Burat Collection, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 17 June 1937, lot 88, and Christie's Monaco, 5 December 1992, lot 19.