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CIRCA 1875
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A large ormolu-mounted Sevres-pattern yellow-ground porcelain vase and cover
Circa 1875
The spirally-fluted steeply domed cover with pine-cone finial, above a spirally-fluted waisted neck, the tapering body painted to each side with a nymph and attendant putti, on one side gathering flowers and emblematic of Spring, on the other reaping corn and representing Summer, with a pair of scrolling acanthus-cast handles, on a spirally-fluted spreading foot and circular plinth cast with ribbon-tied drapery and tasseled swags, on square flat feet, the underside with imitation underglaze blue interlaced 'L' mark
58 in. (148.5 cm.) high
Circa 1875
The spirally-fluted steeply domed cover with pine-cone finial, above a spirally-fluted waisted neck, the tapering body painted to each side with a nymph and attendant putti, on one side gathering flowers and emblematic of Spring, on the other reaping corn and representing Summer, with a pair of scrolling acanthus-cast handles, on a spirally-fluted spreading foot and circular plinth cast with ribbon-tied drapery and tasseled swags, on square flat feet, the underside with imitation underglaze blue interlaced 'L' mark
58 in. (148.5 cm.) high