A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted Chinese flambé glazed vase, the porcelain Qianlong, the mounts circa 1765

Auction Closed

July 5, 02:27 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 40,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of the Trustees of the Lord Swinton Will Trust

A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted Chinese flambé glazed vase, the porcelain Qianlong, the mounts circa 1765

with an acorn finial and leaf-cast scrolling handles, on a circular acanthus leaf-cast base

30.5cm. high, 12cm. wide; 1ft., 4¾in.

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.