Property of a Gentleman (Lots 127-135)
A French gilt-bronze mounted porcelain three-piece garniture, the mounts late 19th century, the Sèvres porcelain (pair) circa 1760, the Sèvres style porcelain (single vase) 19th century
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the central vase and cover flanked by scrolling foliate handles, its green porcelain body decorated with a flower bouquet on a white ground, the pair flanked by two putti and a scrolling handle, its green porcelain body painted with landscapes on a white ground, on a waisted spreading foot raised on square base
the central vase 25cm high, 15cm wide
the pair, each 21.5cm high, 12.5cm wide
By descent with the Earls Cowper at Panshanger House, Hertfordshire;
thence by descent to Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper (1834–1905) who died without issue, leaving the Panshanger estate to his niece;
Ethel Anne Priscilla Grenfell (née Fane), Baroness Desborough (1867 – 1952);
thence by descent to the current owner.
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