AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN 'PSEUDO TOBACCO LEAF' CENTERPIECE TH...
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN 'PSEUDO TOBACCO LEAF' CENTERPIECE
THE PORCELAIN LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY
The oval tureen body with a flaring neck, painted at each side in famille rose enamels with a pair of ducks swimming and perched atop underglaze blue rockwork, beneath large elaborate blooms, the ormolu mount comprising a collar atop the rim, foliate scroll handles and an oval footed base with bands of fruiting laurel
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) wide
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Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 1986, lot 342.
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN 'PSEUDO TOBACCO LEAF' CENTERPIECE
THE PORCELAIN LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY
The oval tureen body with a flaring neck, painted at each side in famille rose enamels with a pair of ducks swimming and perched atop underglaze blue rockwork, beneath large elaborate blooms, the ormolu mount comprising a collar atop the rim, foliate scroll handles and an oval footed base with bands of fruiting laurel
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 1986, lot 342.
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