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Lot 145PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. BRUCE WILSON
A PAIR OF SEVRES PORCELAIN VASES AND PIERCED STANDS (VASES ‘HOLLANDOIS’, 2EME GRANDEUR)
CIRCA 1764, THE VASES WITH BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER L, PAINTER'S MARK FOR C.-L. MEREAUD LE JEUNE, ALL INSICED CN
Closed18 June 2024
Estimate
USD 10,000–15,000
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Specialist note
This vase shape was introduced in three sizes in 1754, with the name of the form evolving from 'à la hollandoise' to 'hollandois' by 1756. For a discussion of the form, and for illustrations of the vases in the Wallace Collection, London, see R. Savill, The Wallace Collection, Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, London, 1988, Vol. I, pp. 69-91. Another pair of Sevres porcelain vase hollandois sold from the Collection of James Grafstein, Christie's, New York, 25 April 2024, lot 689.