CIRCA 1760, BOTH INCISED D D,V,
Details
A PAIR OF MENNECY MINIATURE MEDICI VASES
Circa 1760, both incised D D,V,
Of typical shape, with reeded sides, painted in colours with loose bouquets beneath puce rims, the spiral-moulded bases with sprigs; together with two French ormolu-mounted pomade-pots and covers, circa 1770 and possibly Orleans, incised DCO marks, similarly painted, with pierced gallery and ram's head handles, and a Mennecy brush-handle
3in. (9.5cm.) high, the vases (5)
Circa 1760, both incised D D,V,
Of typical shape, with reeded sides, painted in colours with loose bouquets beneath puce rims, the spiral-moulded bases with sprigs; together with two French ormolu-mounted pomade-pots and covers, circa 1770 and possibly Orleans, incised DCO marks, similarly painted, with pierced gallery and ram's head handles, and a Mennecy brush-handle
3in. (9.5cm.) high, the vases (5)
Provenance
Elizabeth Parke Firestone, Christie's New York, 21 March 1991, lot 82 (pommade pots) and lot 412 (brush handle)