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A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN PLATINUM-GROUND RETICULATED VASES
Lot 135

A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN PLATINUM-GROUND RETICULATED VASES

CIRCA 1880, RAISED SUNBURST PAD MARK AND MODEL NO. 510, INDISTINCT BLACK PAINTED MARKS TO THE UNDERSIDE, SIGNED N. VIVIEN

Closed20 October 2011

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A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN PLATINUM-GROUND RETICULATED VASES
CIRCA 1880, RAISED SUNBURST PAD MARK AND MODEL NO. 510, INDISTINCT BLACK PAINTED MARKS TO THE UNDERSIDE, SIGNED N. VIVIEN
Each of cylindrical form, finely painted in the Japonisme taste with either macaws or Senegal parrots perched among exotic flowers and cacti, the pierced neck, ring handles and three acanthus feet enriched in black tracery
14 7/8 in. (37.7 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

N. Vivien is recorded as a meticulous painter of birds often in association with platinum grounds. His work was exhibited at the Paris Universelle Exposition of 1878. A Narcisse Vivien, likely one in the same with the present artist, is recorded at 85 Boulevard Voltaire in 1883.