CIRCA 1810, PROBABLY DIHL ET GUÉRHARD, RUE DU TEMPLE MANUFACTORY
Details
A Paris porcelain gilt oval ajour pedestal basket Circa 1810, probably Dihl et Guérhard, Rue du Temple manufactory (Corbeille ovale ajourée) In the Empire style, the body with two rows ÿof flaring elongated openworked arcades, the corners with a fleur-de-lys motif within a shell, slightly ribbed in relief, the angular lower part enhanced with a band of neo-classical floral motifs, the pedestal stem with tongues alternating with pendentifs, (à rehauts d'or), the base en suite with a biscuit band depicting a lion mask flanked by floral palmettes
37.5cm. wide x 26cm. high
Provenance
The collection of a Belgian gentleman, Knokke
Lot Essay
c.f. R. Plinval de Guillebon, Porcelaine de Paris, p. 356, ill. 338 for a Dihl et Guérhard coupe
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