A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLUE SEVRES-STYLE BRULES PARFUM

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLUE SEVRES-STYLE BRULES PARFUM
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The tapering cylindrical body with domed cover, pierced border and gilt-lining, the sides with lion's-mask handles, on paw feet, spurious mark and date letter p to the inside of the cover, red type-written label 'Sevres Vase mounted in ormolu. gros bleu...'
19½ in. (50 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide

Provenance

Redmile, Grantham, Lincolnshire, where acquired on 29 November 1950.

Literature

A.E. Richardson, diary entry, 29 November 1950.

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Lot Essay

29 November 1950
'Called on Mr. Redmile. I bought a very fine Sevres vase at Redmile's shop in Grantham, travelled via Stamford and Burghley House to Walton.'

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