Lot Essay
The C couronné poinon was a tax mark employed in France between between March 1745 and March 1749 on any alloy containing copper.
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THE ORMOLU CIRCA 1735-45, THE PORCELAIN POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED
Details
AN EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE BLUE-GROUND PORCELAIN PERFUME BURNER
The ormolu circa 1735-45, the porcelain possibly associated
The blue-ground lidded bowl with three cartouche-shaped reserves painted with flowering plants, set at the top with a flowering acanthus handle and above a pierced rocaille neck, on a scrolled base, one mount stamped with the C couronné poinon
9½in. (24cm.) high
The ormolu circa 1735-45, the porcelain possibly associated
The blue-ground lidded bowl with three cartouche-shaped reserves painted with flowering plants, set at the top with a flowering acanthus handle and above a pierced rocaille neck, on a scrolled base, one mount stamped with the C couronné poinon
9½in. (24cm.) high
Provenance
The Collection of Mme Lucienne Fribourg, sold Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, 19 April 1969, lot 57 ($3,250).