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THE ORMOLU CIRCA 1745, THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662-1722)
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE POT-POURRI VASES AND COVERS
The ormolu circa 1745, the porcelain Kangxi (1662-1722)
Each jar molded with three prunus branches above a flaring foot incised with a meander, the covers molded with scrolling foliage around a fruit-form knop issuing three stems of buds and leaves over a beaded cap with scalloped flanged edge, the scallop-edged rim on the cover affixed with a scalloped flange, the incurved neck mount pierced and repouss with rocailles above a beadwork border, the foot set with a pierced and scroll base
8in. (21cm.) high
The ormolu circa 1745, the porcelain Kangxi (1662-1722)
Each jar molded with three prunus branches above a flaring foot incised with a meander, the covers molded with scrolling foliage around a fruit-form knop issuing three stems of buds and leaves over a beaded cap with scalloped flanged edge, the scallop-edged rim on the cover affixed with a scalloped flange, the incurved neck mount pierced and repouss with rocailles above a beadwork border, the foot set with a pierced and scroll base
8in. (21cm.) high
Provenance
The Keck Collection, Bel Air, California, sold Sotheby's New York, 5-6 December 1991, lot 194.