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Hand Painted Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Centerpiece in the Louis XVI Style

About the Item

A hand painted and ormolu-mounted ‘Sèvres’ Porcelain urn in the Louis XVI Manner The characteristic bleu celeste Sèvres-style porcelain body of oblate and bulbous form with gadrooned base bearing glass bead embellishments and mounted with fire-gilt bronze mounts of the finest quality; those one the side fashioned as handles and representing two Dionysian maenads; the removeable cover with applied gilt decoration having a figural ormolu group of a putto and a goat after the celebrated marble sculpture in the Louvre by Sarazin; the frieze below depicting portrait medallions of Ariadne and Flora to opposing sides, French, 1875.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1875
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Each item has undergone careful inspection and restoration by a conservation specialist in order to guarantee the original quality and integrity of the object. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 93041stDibs: LU954721584982
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