Lot 650: A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED JASPER BOWL

A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED JASPER BOWL
CIRCA 1785, THE MOUNTS ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE GOUTHIERE
The oval jasper bowl with reeded rim wrapped with trailing grapevines and cast handles, the oval base pierced with rosettes and interlaced strapwork, on incurved supports with trailing husks enclosing an acanthus-cast fluted stem, on an oval base with outset corners engraved with scrolls and bellflowers and on gadrooned toupie feet, the jasper with hairline crack
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide overall; 5½ in. (14 cm.) deep

The Alexander Collection; Christie's, New York, 30 April 1999, lot 24. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 December 2000, lot 136.

A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED JASPER BOWL
CIRCA 1785, THE MOUNTS ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE GOUTHIERE
The oval jasper bowl with reeded rim wrapped with trailing grapevines and cast handles, the oval base pierced with rosettes and interlaced strapwork, on incurved supports with trailing husks enclosing an acanthus-cast fluted stem, on an oval base with outset corners engraved with scrolls and bellflowers and on gadrooned toupie feet, the jasper with hairline crack
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide overall; 5½ in. (14 cm.) deep