Lot Essay
A stand of this form with Spanish arms that can be dated precisely to 1742 is illustrated by A. Diez de Rivera, The Spanish Market, Oriental Art, vol. XLV, no 1, p 41.
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THE PORCELAIN MID-18TH CENTURY
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED FAMILLE ROSE INKSTAND
THE PORCELAIN MID-18TH CENTURY
Of bombé oval form with three blue mask and paw feet, richly enamelled overall with gilt-enriched passion flower vine, a large panel of peony front and back, its four apertures now mounted in gilt bronze, the larger two lined with European porcelain cups and having gilt bronze lids, a pair of gilt bronze handles applied at each end
10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide (3)
THE PORCELAIN MID-18TH CENTURY
Of bombé oval form with three blue mask and paw feet, richly enamelled overall with gilt-enriched passion flower vine, a large panel of peony front and back, its four apertures now mounted in gilt bronze, the larger two lined with European porcelain cups and having gilt bronze lids, a pair of gilt bronze handles applied at each end
10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide (3)