A French 'Japonaise' ormolu and turquoise-ground porcelain-mounted jardiniere
A French 'Japonaise' ormolu and turquoise-ground porcelain-mounted jardiniere

LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A French 'Japonaise' ormolu and turquoise-ground porcelain-mounted jardiniere
Last quarter 19th Century
Of rectangular form, the guilloche rim above tapering sides, the front and back with shaped openings framing porcelain plaques decorated with swallows circling a blossom branch, the ends with scrolled pierced handles terminating in a grotesque mask, above a pierced fretwork base and butterfly-mounted scrolled feet
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high; 24¾ in. (62.8 cm.) wide; 9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

An identical model jardinière, with gilt-bronze rather than porcelain side panels, was sold Christie's East, 29 March 2000, lot 187 ($6,325).

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