EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD

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A FRENCH MARKET ARMORIAL BOTTLE COOLER
EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD
With the arms of a French count encircled by the necklace of an order, the sides and back with sprays of peony, lotus and lily, flanked by lion mask handles, a molded band of cell diaper at the rim
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) high

來源

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 25-26 January 2000, lot 51.

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The custom of placing individual bottles before diners, rather than serving glassfulls at a time, was an 18th century innovation led by the French and spurred on by technological developments in glassmaking. See C. Hartop, Hugenot Silver, pp. 50-54.