A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PINK-GROUND VASES AND COVERS, , SIGNED ELIZA LE GUAY, MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY, | Christie's

Sale 1404

THE HOUSE SALE

New York

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8 - 9 September 2004

Browse Sale

Lot 511

A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PINK-GROUND VASES AND COVERS,

SIGNED ELIZA LE GUAY, MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY,

Price realised

USD 5,975

Estimate

USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

This lot is offered without a reserve

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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PINK-GROUND VASES AND COVERS,
SIGNED ELIZA LE GUAY, MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY,
each of shield-shape, the shallow domed cover with pinecone finial, finely painted with an eighteenth century gallant and companions in a wooded landscape, the reverse with amatory trophies
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high (4)
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