A CHINESE EXPORT FRENCH ROYAL ARMORIAL BIDET, YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1733

A CHINESE EXPORT FRENCH ROYAL ARMORIAL BIDET
YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1733
Enameled with the Royal arms of Louis XV within collars of the Orders of Saint-Michel and Saint-Esprit, the interior and exterior painted with blossoming branches supporting bowls of fruit alternating with circular panels enclosing lotus or fans, the rim a band of gilt and iron-red scrolling lotus punctuated by cartouches of addorsed L's; together with a later Louis XV-style mahogany stand
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) long

Provenance

Louis XV, King of France and Navarre.
Descended in the Orléans family.
Gifted to a French noble family by Charles X circa 1830.