A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CENTRE PIECE
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CENTRE PIECE

THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1730

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND MEISSEN PORCELAIN CENTRE PIECE
The porcelain circa 1730
The hexagonal baluster vase painted in iron red with harbour scenes, a swan and seated dog on the base, with foliate branches and porcelain flowers, on a waved square base with foliate-scrolled feet, the ormolu with C couronn poinon, lacking lid
7 in. (19 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The C couronn poinon was a tax mark employed in France between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.

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