A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV SILVER-MOUNTED PORCELAIN POMMADE-POTS AND COVERS WITH ROSEWOOD PARQUETRY CASKET
THE PORCELAIN SAINT-CLOUD, CIRCA 1735, THE SILVER MOUNTS WITH THE DECHARGE OF HUBERT LOUVET, PARIS, 1732-1738
Each cylindrical, the rim and base each painted in blue with flower heads and stylized foliage suspended from Berainesque lappets, the silver-mounted rims each engraved with panels of trailing foliage scrolls on a matted ground, the detachable covers each similarly painted and with tapering finial, with a plain silver rim, the silver marked on each rim, contained in a contemporary rosewood case with metal drop-ring handle and an oval lock-plate, the rosewood parquetry cover opening to reveal a fitted turquoise moiré silk-lined interior, the rim stamped twice 'IB'
the pots 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
the case 7 in. (18 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep (4)
A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV SILVER-MOUNTED PORCELAIN POMMADE-POTS AND COVERS WITH ROSEWOOD PARQUETRY CASKET
THE PORCELAIN SAINT-CLOUD, CIRCA 1735, THE SILVER MOUNTS WITH THE DECHARGE OF HUBERT LOUVET, PARIS, 1732-1738
Each cylindrical, the rim and base each painted in blue with flower heads and stylized foliage suspended from Berainesque lappets, the silver-mounted rims each engraved with panels of trailing foliage scrolls on a matted ground, the detachable covers each similarly painted and with tapering finial, with a plain silver rim, the silver marked on each rim, contained in a contemporary rosewood case with metal drop-ring handle and an oval lock-plate, the rosewood parquetry cover opening to reveal a fitted turquoise moiré silk-lined interior, the rim stamped twice 'IB'
the pots 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
the case 7 in. (18 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep (4)
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