拍品專文
Related Venetian terracotta vases painted in imitation of Chinese porcelain are illustrated in G. Morazzoni, Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Milan, n.d., figs. CI and CII.
POSSIBLY ITALIAN, MID-18TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL ROCOCO POLYCHROME-DECORATED PAPIER MACHE AUTOMATON VASE
Possibly Italian, mid-18th Century
The vase decorated with foliate work and various reserves fitted with a trigger-released automaton of a Chinaman drinking tea, wearing a foliate-decorated green vest, the vase lacking cover, the mechanism presently not functioning
11in. (28cm.) high
Possibly Italian, mid-18th Century
The vase decorated with foliate work and various reserves fitted with a trigger-released automaton of a Chinaman drinking tea, wearing a foliate-decorated green vest, the vase lacking cover, the mechanism presently not functioning
11in. (28cm.) high