Pot-pourri en porcelaine de Meissen "Schneeballblueten" et monture de bronze doré d'époque Louis XV

à décor d'un semis de corolles de fleurs en relief, la prise, les anses et le socle en bronze doré ajouré et rehaussé de feuillages

Illustration is quite accurate. Very good overall condition. Very nice chasing and beautiful gilding, carefully cleaned up and scarcely rubbed or stained. As expected, a very few and minor tiny chips throughout the porcelain flowers. Exquisite and attractive pot-pourri.
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Ce vase pot-pourri est identique à une paire vendue à Paris, Palais Galliera, le 23 mars 1973, lot 7. Elle fit ensuite partie de la collection Charles De Pauw, vendue chez Sotheby's à Monaco le 22 juin 1986, lot 611. Cette paire est reproduite dans G. et R. Wannenes, Les bronzes ornementaux et les objets montés de Louis XIV à Napoléon, Milan, 2004, p. 166.

Ce décor particulier "Schneeballblueten" fut créé par la manufacture de Meissen pour la princesse de Saxe, Marie-Josèphe, reine de Pologne.