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A pair of gilt-bronze mounted Chinese Famille verte porcelain ewers, the porcelain early 18th century, the mounts, Louis XV circa 1750

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October 13, 06:27 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 EUR

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A pair of gilt-bronze mounted Chinese Famille verte porcelain ewers, the porcelain early 18th century, the mounts, Louis XV circa 1750


the body with three gourds, on a blue powder ground, the white cartouches decorated with domestic objects, mounted with a scrolled lip, a scrolling handle and a pierced base

height 12 in ; width 6¼in; 30,5 cm; 16 cm.


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Paire d'aiguières en porcelaine de Chine de la Famille verte du début du XVIIIe siècle à monture de bronze doré d'époque Louis XV vers 1750


height 12 in ; width 6¼in; 30,5 cm; 16 cm.


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Sotheby's New York, Fine French Furniture, 20 May 2010, lot 27.

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Sotheby's New York, Fine French Furniture, 20 mai 2010, lot 27.

F. Watson, "Chinese Porcelain in European mounts" cat. expo. China Institute in America, 1980.
A similar pair of gilt-bronze mounted ewers belongs to the Metropolitan Museum, New York (inv. 1974.356.227-228). Bequest of Emma A. Scheafer in 1974, it was formely in the Erich von Goldscmidt-Rothschild and later in the Renée de Becker Collection. The pair was exhibited in the China Institute in America, "Chinese Porcelain in European mounts" from October 1980 to January 1981, n° 29.