BY HENRI PICARD, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND SEVRES STYLE WHITE-GROUND PORCELAIN GUERIDON
BY HENRI PICARD, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The circular top finely painted with flowers and birds within a beaded and stiff-leaf cast surround, supported by a similarly decorated baluster stem, on a spreading acanthus cast base cornered by out scrolled paw feet, on brass castors, the underside of the feet twice stamped 'H.PICARD'
32¾ in. (83 cm.) high; 26½ in. (67 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Charlton Hall Auctions, West Columbia, South Carolina, 5 December 2009, Lot 430.
The Centennial Museum at the University of Texas, El Paso, sold to benefit the Museum Collections Fund (Accession N° 69.26.30).

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Lot Essay

The Parisian fondeur and doreur Henri Picard was based at 6 rue Jarente in 1831, moving to 10 rue de la Perle in 1839 where he remained until 1864. His firm worked on the petits appartements of Emperor Napolon III at the Louvre, and was known for its fine quality production of pièces de table and garnitures de cheminée. A related table sold Christie's London, 26 October 2000, lot 225.

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