Lot 1229 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 27. March 2025, 01.30 PM
A PAIR OF MOUNTED POTPOURRI
Louis XVI style, France, early 19th century. The porcelain from China, 19th century.
Green porcelain with craquelé, in a baluster shape. Gilt bronze mount, the handle designed as dolphin heads, with laurel garlands, ribbons, acanthus leaves and leaf friezes. Open-worked lid with a pinecone finial. Square quatrefoil base.
H 42.5 cm.
A pair of vases in the Louvre (inv. no. OA 5186 2) probably served as a model for these vases. These date from the last third of the 18th century, are made of white craquelé porcelain and do not have a pierced lid.
CHF 2 500 / 4 000 | (€ 2 580 / 4 120)
Sold for CHF 3 250 (including buyer's premium)