Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 March 2015
Continental & Oriental Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts including a Collection of Italian Glass
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
About this Item
A pair of 'Sèvres' style gilt-metal-mounted porcelain urns and covers, late 19th century
each tapering cylindrical body painted with a scene of classical maidens enclosed by a white beaded border, the reverse painted with buildings in a landscape against a turquoise ground, the sides applied with lion-mask-and-ring handles, raised on a knopped stem and spreading foot, on a square, pierced and foliate base, each cover with spire and flame finial, some wear to the gilding, 25,5cm high; and a 'Sèvres' style gilt-metal-mounted porcelain cassolette, the ovoid body painted with a couple in eighteenth century attire playing Blind Man's Bluff, the reverse painted with a panel of flowers against a pink ground, the shoulders with ram's heads, raised on a square base with indented corners, the reversible cover with pine cone finial and foliate candle sconce to the opposing side, some wear to the gilding, the cassolette 24,5cm high
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