Lot 141
  • 141

A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE CHAMPLEVE-ENAMEL AND ONYX GUERIDON, CIRCA 1870 |

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Haut. 83,5 cm, diam. 50 cm ; height 32 2/3  in., diam 19 2/3 in.
the top with à Sèvres style porcelain roundel, the porcelain signed 'Coignet'

Condition

The illustration is accurate. Good overall condition. Two minor breaks on the alabaster of the top which are difficult to differentiate from the veins of the alabaster. A small round ornament is missing on the stem. Attractive piece.
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