Lot 74
  • 74

A pair of Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Chinese carved celadon porcelain brushpots the ormolu mounts circa 1710, the porcelain Kangxi (1684-1725) with apochryphal Ming dynasty Xuande mark.

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • height 7 1/4 in.; diameter 7 1/2 in.
  • 18.5 cm; 19 cm

Condition

The ormolu mounts with surface dirt and oxidation. With three missing lapets, two on one side and one on the other of one. The other brush pot with similar wear but no losses. The porcelain with some surface dirth a crack to the base of one.
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