Two very large Paris porcelain chargers painted by Narcisse Vivien, Late 19th century
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October 21, 05:24 PM GMT
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4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Two very large Paris porcelain chargers painted by Narcisse Vivien, Late 19th century
naturalistically painted respectively with a scene of a pair of pheasants within woodland, and a rooster, hen and chicks, beside a wall, gilt rims, each signed N.VIVIEN.
diameter 22 1/2 in.
57.3 cm
Narcisse Vivien, a professor of painting at the Bernard Palissy School, was an animal painter specializing in birds, active between 1875 and 1900. He exhibited several vases decorated with flowers and birds at the Universal Exhibition of 1878 in Paris. He also participated in the Salon des Artistes français in 1886. He was best known for his remarkable, extremely realistic and colorful paintings of birds and flowers.
A pair of Baccarat opaque-white vases painted by this hand was sold at Sotheby's New York, October 21, 2020, lot 281.
A pair of Baccarat opaque-white vases painted by this hand was sold at Sotheby's New York, October 21, 2020, lot 281.