Lot Essay
For a similar example to the present lot see Christie's, London, 2 July 1990, lot 32 and 29 June 1987, lot 171 as well as Sotheby's, New York, 26 September 1989, lot 258.
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CIRCA 1770, BLUE FLEUR-DE-LYS MARKS TO ONE
Details
A PAIR OF BUEN RETIRO MONTEITHS
Circa 1770, blue fleur-de-lys marks to one
Each of crimped oval form with a feuille-de-choux incised rim and shell handles issuing from female masks, painted with garlands of flowering vines suspended from pink ribbons
9.7/8in. (25.1cm.) long (2)
Circa 1770, blue fleur-de-lys marks to one
Each of crimped oval form with a feuille-de-choux incised rim and shell handles issuing from female masks, painted with garlands of flowering vines suspended from pink ribbons
9.7/8in. (25.1cm.) long (2)
Provenance
With James A. Lewis, New York