Lot Essay
A similar pair, the gift in 1950 of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (50.211.132.133).
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CIRCA 1740-1750
Details
A PAIR OF SAINT-CLOUD PORCELAIN WHITE BOUQUETIERE FIGURES OF A FLOWER-SELLER AND COMPANION
CIRCA 1740-1750
Each modeled seated, a basket or basin between their knees, its top pierced to hold flowers, on a rockwork base
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1740-1750
Each modeled seated, a basket or basin between their knees, its top pierced to hold flowers, on a rockwork base
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 1 November 1997, lot 3.