A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted Sèvres soft-paste porcelain ‘Vase a Monter’, attributed to Pierre Gouthière, probably commissioned by Dominique Daguerre, circa 1785

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July 5, 02:27 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 GBP

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Property of the Trustees of the Lord Swinton Will Trust

A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted Sèvres soft-paste porcelain ‘Vase a Monter’, attributed to Pierre Gouthière, probably commissioned by Dominique Daguerre, circa 1785

the vase with a leaf-ornamented neck, the handles in the form of seated fauns blowing trumpets above draped ribbon-tied garlands, on a husk-cast square base

28cm. high, 14cm. wide; 11in., 5½in.

Acquired by Samuel Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Baron Masham of Swinton (1815-1906), circa 1890 for Swinton Park, North Yorkshire;

thence by descent to his grand-daughter and heir Mary Constance "Molly" Boynton (d.1890-1974), who married Philip Lloyd-Greame (who took the name Cunliffe-Lister), later 1st Earl of Swinton, and by descent to the Trustees of the Lord Swinton Will Trust.