Live Auction 11628THE OPULENT EYE:19TH CENTURY FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, WORKS OF ART, CERAMIC & CARPETS
A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN PLATINUM-GROUND VASES
Lot 218

A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN PLATINUM-GROUND VASES

CIRCA 1880, GREEN PRINTED L. & CIE, ONE WITH GREEN PAINTED 3, SIGNED N VIVIEN

Closed19 April 2016

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A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN PLATINUM-GROUND VASES
CIRCA 1880, GREEN PRINTED L. & CIE, ONE WITH GREEN PAINTED 3, SIGNED N VIVIEN
Each of goblet form, finely painted in imitation of enamel with a bird perched on a berried and blossoming branch, the rims with gilt scalloped borders
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high

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.