LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, BEARING BLUE INTERLACED L'S AND CHATEAU MARKS AND A FALSE PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION
Details
A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED SVRES STYLE BLUE GROUND VASES AND COVERS
Late 19th/20th century, bearing blue interlaced L's and Chateau marks and a false presentation inscription
Each of baluster form, the handles as female figures seated on the curve of the shoulder, painted with an 18th century interior genre scene, the reverse with an arcadian landscape, reserved within a gilt rocaille cartouche of foliate scrolls and trellis diaper, the domed cover, neck and foot similarly gilt
64in. (162.5cm.) high (2)
Late 19th/20th century, bearing blue interlaced L's and Chateau marks and a false presentation inscription
Each of baluster form, the handles as female figures seated on the curve of the shoulder, painted with an 18th century interior genre scene, the reverse with an arcadian landscape, reserved within a gilt rocaille cartouche of foliate scrolls and trellis diaper, the domed cover, neck and foot similarly gilt
64in. (162.5cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 29 October 1992, lot 186
Sale room notice
The vases are 20th century in date.