Property from the Collection of A. Jerrold Perenchio
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL POTPOURRI BOWL AND COVERCIRCA 1745, THE BOWL AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Price Realised USD 12,500
Estimate
USD 5,000 - USD 8,000
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL POTPOURRI BOWL AND COVER
CIRCA 1745, THE BOWL AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Price Realised USD 12,500
Price Realised USD 12,500
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Lot Essay
The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.
Throughout the eighteenth century, fitting domestic and imported porcelain and hardstone vases with silver, silver-gilt, and most commonly ormolu mounts became a lucrative practice among the Parisian marchands-merciers. However, it is highly unusual to find Chinese enamel objects mounted with ormolu. French enameled metal was sometimes used to substitute expensive hardstone, such as in the case of a pair of Louis XV vases sold Christie’s, New York, 22 May 2002, lot 442, but when objects from Asia were to be embellished with ormolu, the marchands-merciers utilized almost exclusively porcelain from China or Japan. Regardless whether the present lot was conceived as a surprising and curious creation or if the enamel was used simply to substitute precious porcelain, the result was a rare and highly unusual object that is seldom offered on today’s art market.
Throughout the eighteenth century, fitting domestic and imported porcelain and hardstone vases with silver, silver-gilt, and most commonly ormolu mounts became a lucrative practice among the Parisian marchands-merciers. However, it is highly unusual to find Chinese enamel objects mounted with ormolu. French enameled metal was sometimes used to substitute expensive hardstone, such as in the case of a pair of Louis XV vases sold Christie’s, New York, 22 May 2002, lot 442, but when objects from Asia were to be embellished with ormolu, the marchands-merciers utilized almost exclusively porcelain from China or Japan. Regardless whether the present lot was conceived as a surprising and curious creation or if the enamel was used simply to substitute precious porcelain, the result was a rare and highly unusual object that is seldom offered on today’s art market.
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CIRCA 1745, THE BOWL AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL POTPOURRI BOWL AND COVER
Estimate: USD 5,000 - 8,000
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Estimated total cost exclusive of duties