A pair of Chantilly white porcelain partridge sugar boxes and covers, circa 1750

Lot Closed

January 17, 03:27 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

each bird modelled with a chick on its back, forming the finial

19cm.; 7 1/2 in. long

This lot will not be on public view in our New Bond Street galleries but can be viewed by appointment. Please contact sinead.rampersad@sothebys.com for further details.

An example of this model, which appears to be extremely rare, is illustrated by Geneviève Le Duc, Porcelain tendre de Chantilly au XVIII^e siècle, Paris, 1996, p. 294.

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