True Connoisseurship: The Collection of Ezra & Cecile Zilkha
True Connoisseurship: The Collection of Ezra & Cecile Zilkha
Auction Closed
November 20, 10:09 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A LOUIS XV GILT BRONZE AND CHINESE PORCELAIN POT POURRI
THE CHINESE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS MID-18TH CENTURY
the circular Chinese Export pot pourri bowl and cover painted in the 'Pompadour' pattern with a pierced collar fitted with Mennecy porcelain flowerheads, above a Chinese glazed biscuit recumbent stag
height 12 in.; width 8 1/2 in.; depth 5 in.
30.5 cm; 21.5 cm; 12.5 cm
An almost identical porcelain and gilt bronze potpourri vase, probably conceived as a pair to the present lot, is in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, E84084.AB.