A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE COBALT-BLUE GROUND VASES AND COVERS , LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARKS, SIGNED F. AMBLET | Christie's

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19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art And Ceramics

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9 April 2008

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Lot 344
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. W.A. CRISWELL, SOLD TO BENEFIT CRISWELL COLLEGE*

A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE COBALT-BLUE GROUND VASES AND COVERS

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARKS, SIGNED F. AMBLET

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USD 6,875

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USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE COBALT-BLUE GROUND VASES AND COVERS
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARKS, SIGNED F. AMBLET
Each of tapering cylindrical form, the domed cover with berried finial and gilt musical trophy medallion, the pierced gallery flanked by upright scroll handles, painted after Boucher with courting couples either observing a dog or playing the bagpipes, within a gilt foliate scroll surround incorporating trellis and diaper, the reverse with a lakeside view, on a conforming socle and canted square base cast with a beaded ring
17½ in. (44.4 cm.) high (4)
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. W.A. CRISWELL, SOLD TO BENEFIT CRISWELL COLLEGE*
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