Lot Essay
The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.
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THE ORMOLU BASE CIRCA 1745-49, THE UPPER SECTION LATER ADDED, THE PORCELAIN 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN AND LACQUER POTPOURRI VASE
THE ORMOLU BASE CIRCA 1745-49, THE UPPER SECTION LATER ADDED, THE PORCELAIN 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The Japanese lacquer porcelain bowl forming two potpourri, supported by Chinese porcelain a seahorse, the base stamped with the 'C' Couronné poinçon, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
11 1/4 in. (29 cm.) high, 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) wide
THE ORMOLU BASE CIRCA 1745-49, THE UPPER SECTION LATER ADDED, THE PORCELAIN 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The Japanese lacquer porcelain bowl forming two potpourri, supported by Chinese porcelain a seahorse, the base stamped with the 'C' Couronné poinçon, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
11 1/4 in. (29 cm.) high, 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Collection of Mrs. H. Dupuy, New York; Parke- Bernet Galleries, New York, 3 April 1948, lot 402.
The Collection of Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke, Baltimore, Maryland; Sotheby's, New York, 20 May 1989, lot 173.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
The Collection of Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke, Baltimore, Maryland; Sotheby's, New York, 20 May 1989, lot 173.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Exhibited
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, 1948.
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections