A gilt-bronze-mounted Sèvres porcelain Vase Médicis à tête de Jupiter the porcelain circa 1780, the mounts circa 1825

with a gilt rim with an egg and acanthus leaf cast border, painted and gilt with an all over pattern of lapis caillouté, blue interlaced L mark, with gilt Jupiter heads supporting gilt-bronze handles, on a square base with acanthus leaves; two sections of the porcelain socle broken and relaced, crack to the base of the vase; some rubbing to the gilding 

 

 

Sold Christie's, London, lot 356,14th December 2005 (£19,200)

In overall good condition. Some very minor firing flaws in the porcelain inside some very minor rubbing to the gilt bronze base.Porcelain: Socle and lower half of vase restored, Jupiter heads re-gilt.
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