A pair of gilt-bronze mounted celadon porcelain pots-pourris vases, the porcelain Kangxi period (1662-1722), the mounts Louis XV, circa 1745–1749

A pair of gilt-bronze mounted celadon porcelain pots-pourris vases, the porcelain Kangxi period (1662-1722), the mounts Louis XV, circa 1745–1749

with the crowned C poinçon, one struck five times, the other four times, each formed of two bowls with crackle glaze, the dished lid with upward scrolling pierced finial, finely cast with acanthus, berried foliage and flowerheads, the pierced rim cast with acanthus below guilloche, alternately chased and burnished, centered by flowerheads and foliage, with scrolled handles, with conforming foliate decoration joining down to the base, on pierced and finely cast base with acanthus, rockwork and flowerheads

height 16 1/2 in.; width 15 3/4 in.; depth 11 3/4 in.; 42 cm; 40 cm; 30 cm.

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Paire de vases pots-pourris en porcelaine de Chine céladon craquelé et bronze doré, la porcelaine d'époque Kangxi (1662-1722), la monture d'époque Louis XV, vers 1745-1749 marquée au C couronné

height 16 1/2 in.; width 15 3/4 in.; depth 11 3/4 in.; 42 cm; 40 cm; 30 cm.

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