A SEVRES PORCELAIN 'FOND ECAILLE' VASE AND COVER (COUPE POIRE RENVERSEE ET SON COUVERCLE)
Lot 267

A SEVRES PORCELAIN 'FOND ECAILLE' VASE AND COVER (COUPE POIRE RENVERSEE ET SON COUVERCLE)

CIRCA 1869-1884, GREEN S.69, IRON-RED PRINTED REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE DORE MARK FOR 1884, INCISED 69 AND M

Closed17 April 2024

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USD 2,142

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A SEVRES PORCELAIN 'FOND ECAILLE' VASE AND COVER (COUPE POIRE RENVERSEE ET SON COUVERCLE)
CIRCA 1869-1884, GREEN S.69, IRON-RED PRINTED REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE DORE MARK FOR 1884, INCISED 69 AND M
Of inverted pear-shape on a knopped stem with a circular foot, the domed cover with a knopped finial, the celadon ground splashed overall in manganese to form a faux-agate ground, the rims and molded edges banded in gold
16 ¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 11 June 2010, lot 58.

Specialist note

The present vase must be one of two entered into the saleroom in October 1884, described as 2 vases poire renversée, fond d'écaille, 120 francs pièces. (Registre d'entrée au magasin, VV9/205V).