Lot 339
  • 339

A French enamelled 'Persian-style' glass bowl Philippe-Joseph Brocard, Paris, 1876

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • inscribed 'Brocard Paris 1876' in red on the base
  • 22cm., 8 5/8 in. diameter
the wide shallow compressed globular form with waisted and everted gilt-edged rim, painted with stylised flowers and foliage in a formal geometric pattern, heightened in gilding, below a stiff-leaf border 

Condition

Overall in good condition with some minor wear to gilding.
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