REF NO : B70121

A Rare Pair of Louis XV Style Porcelain Jardinières

England, Circa 1840

£22,000

This unusual pair of Sèvres-Style jardinières are each of square section inset with finely painted porcelain panels, depicting floral sprays and genre...

Dimensions

Height: 26 cm (11 in)
Width: 21 cm (9 in)
Depth: 21 cm (9 in)
REF NO : B70121

Description

This unusual pair of Sèvres-Style jardinières are each of square section inset with finely painted porcelain panels, depicting floral sprays and genre scenes in the manner of Boucher. The gilt-bronze mounts are finely cast with scrolling rocaille decoration, surmounted by bird finials and terminating in dolphin cast feet. The jardinières retain their original liners.

A closely related pair of jardinières with comparative gilt-bronze mounts. but lacquer rather than porcelain panels, were acquired at auction at Oxenhams in 1836 by the Regency collector George Byng for Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire.

Possibly English, Circa 1840.

 

Date

Circa 1840

Origin

England

Medium

Gilt-Bronze and Porcelain

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