- 851
A pair of Louis XVI Silver-mounted Japanese Imari Porcelain Two-handled Bowls and Covers, the porcelain circa 1680-1700, the silver mounts Antoine-Simone Lévêque, Paris, 1787
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- handles fully marked, one finial and both finial bases with discharge for small work 1786-89
- silver, porcelain
- length over handles 10 1/2 in.
- 26.6 cm
painted in underglaze blue, iron red, and green with sprays of peonies and chrysanthemums against panels of blue and white ground, the silver scroll handles springing from berried leaves, the covers with pinecone finials centering a radiating leafy base.
Provenance
S.J. Phillips Ltd., London, 2001
Condition
Porcelain: Both bowls and covers have light scratches to the interior and exterior and minor wear to the gilding. On one cover there is a small area of restoration and on the bowl there is a small chip to the exterior. The other cover has vertical glaze cracks running from the rim edge one-third around the rim and the bowl has an approximately 1 1/4 in. hairline crack running from the handle and kiln accretion to the exterior. Otherwise, they are in good condition. Silver: good condition, clear marks
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Although the Régence had been a great era for silver-mounted porcelains, the taste persevered. Charles-Alexander de Lorraine, Governor of the Austrian Netherlands and uncle to Marie-Antoinette, commissioned two table services of Oriental porcelain - mostly Imari - from Brussels goldsmiths in the 1750s and 1760s. One was mounted in silver, the other luxuriously in gold; elements of both are preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (see Charles-Alexandre de Lorraine: Gouberneur général des Pays-Bas autrichiens, Europalia 87 Osterreich, nos. II-6 to II-20).