Lot Essay
The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.
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THE PORCELAIN KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722), THE ORMOLU OF THE PAIR OF VASES CIRCA 1745-1749, THE ORMOLU OF THE SINGLE VASE CIRCA 1750-1755
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A THREE-PIECE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED POWDER-BLUE GROUND CHINESE PORCELAIN MATCHED GARNITURE
THE PORCELAIN KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722), THE ORMOLU OF THE PAIR OF VASES CIRCA 1745-1749, THE ORMOLU OF THE SINGLE VASE CIRCA 1750-1755
Comprising a pair of lidded vases and a larger central vase, painted with bird-and-flower scenes and precious objects in shaped panels, each with scrolling foliate handles and pierced scroll bases, the pair of vases with traces of gilt decoration, their mounts struck with the 'C' couronné poinçon, slight variations in their proportions
12 ½ in. (32 cm.) high, the central vase
THE PORCELAIN KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722), THE ORMOLU OF THE PAIR OF VASES CIRCA 1745-1749, THE ORMOLU OF THE SINGLE VASE CIRCA 1750-1755
Comprising a pair of lidded vases and a larger central vase, painted with bird-and-flower scenes and precious objects in shaped panels, each with scrolling foliate handles and pierced scroll bases, the pair of vases with traces of gilt decoration, their mounts struck with the 'C' couronné poinçon, slight variations in their proportions
12 ½ in. (32 cm.) high, the central vase
Provenance
With Galerie Marcel Bissey, Paris.
Giuseppe Rossi (1914-1989); Sotheby's, London, 11 March 1999, lot 805.
Partridge; Christie's, New York, 17 May 2006, lot 70.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above.
Giuseppe Rossi (1914-1989); Sotheby's, London, 11 March 1999, lot 805.
Partridge; Christie's, New York, 17 May 2006, lot 70.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above.
Exhibited
Pelham Gallery and Étienne Lévy, East and West: Masterpieces of Lacquer Furniture, Paris, September 2000, no. 28
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections
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