Lot 1102 - A202 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 22. September 2022, 10.00 AM
A PAIR OF VASES WITH BRONZE MOUNTS
The porcelain from China, Kangxi, 17th/18th century. The bronzes Régence/Louis XV, Paris, ca. 1730/40.
Egg-shaped vase decorated with blue/white flowers depicting the Four Seasons, in reserves designed as cartouches. Mounted on a rocaille base.
Ø 23 cm, H 30 cm.
Gilding rubbed.
Provenance (according to historical sources):
- probably Collection Bethsabée de Rothschild.
- probably Auction Sotheby's, 21 June 1974.
- by inheritance in the present private collection, Suisse romande.
Vases of identical shape and with the same decoration, and with identical French bronze mounts are depicted in: Lusingh Scheurleer, Chinesisches und japanisches Porzellan in europäischen Fassungen, Würzburg, 1980, p. 305, Ill. 269. It can be assumed that the pair of vases depicted are the ones on offer.
Provenance (according to historical sources):
- probably Collection Bethsabée de Rothschild.
- probably Auction Sotheby's, 21 June 1974.
- by inheritance in the present private collection, Suisse romande.
Vases of identical shape and with the same decoration, and with identical French bronze mounts are depicted in: Lusingh Scheurleer, Chinesisches und japanisches Porzellan in europäischen Fassungen, Würzburg, 1980, p. 305, Ill. 269. It can be assumed that the pair of vases depicted are the ones on offer.
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)
Sold for CHF 13 720 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.