Lot 365
  • 365

Boite à épices couverte en porcelaine tendre de Saint-Cloud vers 1720-1730

Estimate
5,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • soft-paste porcelain
  • Long. 15 cm
  • Length 6 in
de forme ovale à deux compartiments couverts à décor en camaïeu bleu de rinceaux feuillagés, dais, draperies suspendues et fleurs de lis, les bords soulignés de godrons en léger relief, charnière des couvercles en argent

Provenance

- Ancienne collection Félix Doisteau, reproduite par Alfassa et Guérin, Porcelaine française du XVIIème siècle au milieu du XIXème siècle, Paris, s.d., pl. 6 B, puis vente à Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 18-19 juin 1928, lot 36
- Ancienne collection Jean Bloch, vente à Paris, Palais Galliera, Mes Ader & Rheims, 2 décembre 1961, lot 71

Condition

A small restored chip to the base, a small hair crack to the other side of the base.
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