A Sèvres-style boat-shaped pot-pourri vase and cover, 19th century
Lot Closed
November 8, 02:33 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Sèvres-style boat-shaped pot-pourri vase and cover, 19th century
after a pot-pourri gondole, the moulded and piereced oval body reserved with panels of putti among clouds and garlands within green-ground sections, the pierced cover surmounted by a flower finial, supported by scroll feet, imitation interlaced L's mark enclosing date letter E, old inventory numbers
41cm., 16 1/8 in. high, 37cm., 14 1/2 in. wide
This lot will not be on public view in our New Bond Street galleries but may be seen upon appointment only. Please contact a member of the Classic Design department for further details.
This pot pourri is a copy of a vase, cover and stand modelled by Duplessis and introduced at Sèvres in 1756, an example of which is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, acc. no. 58.75.88a-c. Other versions of the original vase are in the Wallace Collection, London and a simpler version without the base in the the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
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