Lot Essay
See The Animal Art Collection, Christie's, New York, 21 January 2004, lot 844 for a pair of similarly splashed fantastic fish emerging from oval wave bases applied with shells.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL CENTERPIECE
CIRCA 1870-80, FAINT IMPRESSED TS MONOGRAM FOR THOMAS-VICTOR SERGENT
Details
A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL CENTERPIECE
Circa 1870-80, faint impressed TS monogram for Thomas-Victor Sergent
Modelled as a large nautilus-shell on a dolphin fish support, the oval base moulded as waves and applied with snails, periwinkles and other shells
15¼ in. (38.7 cm.) high
Circa 1870-80, faint impressed TS monogram for Thomas-Victor Sergent
Modelled as a large nautilus-shell on a dolphin fish support, the oval base moulded as waves and applied with snails, periwinkles and other shells
15¼ in. (38.7 cm.) high