Lot 3
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A pair of Chinese Export porcelain famille rose jardinières and mounted ormolu stands the porcelain circa 1740

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • porcelain, bronze
  • width 9 1/4 in.
  • 23.5 cm
each of cylindrical form, painted with floral sprays and fluttering butterflies, flanked by monster-mask and ormolu scroll handles, together with a pair of Continental celadon-glazed shaped ormolu-mounted stands. 4 pieces.

Condition

In generally good condition apart from some very minor occasional rubbing to the gilding.
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