A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE AND FRENCH PORCELAIN ENCRIER

THE PORCELAIN FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1740

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE AND FRENCH PORCELAIN ENCRIER
THE PORCELAIN FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1740
Modeled as a grey-glazed shell beside an ormolu tree supporting French porcelain flowers, atop a scrolling pierced rocky base
8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide

Provenance

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blair Cox, Jr. in memory of William Edward Cox.

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