
From a private collection in the south of France
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description
with a pierced cover, resting on three paw feet surmounted by lions' heads and terminating in scrollwork; (repatinated and re-gilt)
Height 10 1/2 in., diam. 13 1/2 in. ; Haut. 26,5 cm, diam. 35 cm
Private collection, Switzerland;
Sotheby's, Monaco, 27 February 1992, lot 308;
Private collection, south of France.
RELATED LITERATURE:
C. Percier, Recueil de décorations intérieures comprenant tout ce qui a rapport à l'ameublement, Paris, 1812, p. 33, fig. 9
This cassolette is similar to the model made by Jacob-Desmalter to decorate the jewel cabinet known as the Grand Écrin, executed after designs by Charles Percier and Antoine-Denis Chaudet, delivered in 1809 for Empress Joséphine's grand state bedroom, refitted at the Tuileries, and now in the Musée du Louvre (OA 10246).
A drawing of a very similar cassolette by Charles Percier, resting on sphinges, is illustrated in the Recueil de décorations intérieures comprenant tout ce qui a rapport à l'ameublement, 1812, INHA, p. 33, fig. 9.
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