Duplessis (1753)

Lot 14: A SÈVRES GREEN-GROUND TWO-HANDLED VASE 1756/57

Name: A SÈVRES GREEN-GROUND TWO-HANDLED VASE 1756/57
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 445b7dc95b

Est: $6,000 USD - $8,000 USDSold:

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USNovember 23, 2009

Item Overview

Description

(vase Duplessis à fleurs) reserved on either side with a gilt-edged cartouche painted with the figure of a child and molded with a border of shells around the foot, mounted on a later ormolu base, interlaced L's, date letter D for 1756/7 and painter's mark for probably Philippe Xhrouuet in blue enamel.

Dimensions

height of vase 7 in. 17.8 cm

Artist or Maker

Duplessis (1753)

Notes

A bleu céleste vase of identical form, painted with putti in puce camaïeu within very similarly bordered reserves, was sold at Christie's, London, October 15, 1990, lot 34; and another similar vase also sold at Christie's, London, October 11, 1993, lot 141.

Auction Details

Important French Furniture

Sotheby's

November 23, 2009, 02:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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