A NEOCLASSICAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLUE PORCELAIN VASE THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662-1722),...
Of octagonal form, the pierced foliate rim hung with chains, the handles modelled as ram masks, above a frieze decorated with arrows, a quiver and a flaming torch within a laurel wreath and rosettes to the angles, the base cast with rais-de-coeur motif punctuated by flowerheads on a fluted spreading square base with reentrant corners
21 in. (53 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter; 71⁄2 in. (19 cm.) deep
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Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Paris, 9 April 2008, lot 191.
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Of octagonal form, the pierced foliate rim hung with chains, the handles modelled as ram masks, above a frieze decorated with arrows, a quiver and a flaming torch within a laurel wreath and rosettes to the angles, the base cast with rais-de-coeur motif punctuated by flowerheads on a fluted spreading square base with reentrant corners
21 in. (53 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter; 71⁄2 in. (19 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Paris, 9 April 2008, lot 191.
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