AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BASIN

AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BASIN
FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN
Of shaped octagonal outline with stepped sides, painted in the center with a pair of long-tailed birds in a fenced peony garden, the sides with sprays of flowers, bisected on the exterior with a lightly molded band
18 in. (45.7 cm.) width across handles