A MONUMENTAL ORMOLU, SILVERED-BRONZE AND ONYX MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PORCELAIN IVORY-GROUND VASE
Lot 69

A MONUMENTAL ORMOLU, SILVERED-BRONZE AND ONYX MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PORCELAIN IVORY-GROUND VASE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED EUG.(ENE) POITEVIN

Closed18 April 2013

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A MONUMENTAL ORMOLU, SILVERED-BRONZE AND ONYX MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PORCELAIN IVORY-GROUND VASE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED EUG.(ENE) POITEVIN
Of bottle form with flaring rim, the long neck gilt with alternating bands of trailing flowers and cast with a lappet collar, the body finely painted in the manner of Boucher with three Bacchic putti among clouds, flanked by two female herm handles in the Beaux Arts taste, the reverse with a ribbon-tied trophy emblematic of love and music, on an acanthus molded socle, square onyx base and four scroll feet
44 1/8 in. (112.1 cm.) high

Sold to Benefit the Mayo Foundation; Christie's, 24 October 1995, lot 24.