A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE

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25.02.2021 06:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 491081
Lot 96 | A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE
Modelled with a central sugar bowl and cover decorated with scenes of figures in various landscapes against a turquoise ground, raised by ormolu berried laurel branches emerging from a rectangular base mounted with a figure of a beggar musician playing a hurdy-gurdy modelled by J.J. Kändler, together with a figure of a girl feeding chickens, another chicken and a Cupid figure in disguise as a fish seller, above a leaf-cast frieze and raised on bun feet
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; 101/4 in. (26 cm.) wide; 63/4 in. (17 cm.) deep
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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