ID 992780
Lot 57 | A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED LEVANTO ROSSO VASE AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 100 000 – 150 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE GOUTHIERE, CIRCA 1765
The domed cover surmounted by a leaftip and pinecone finial, the body fitted with a gadrooned bowl, flanked by two scrolling handles interlaced with ribbon-tied laurel swags, the foliate waist above a socle on a square plinth embellished with foliate clasps and cast with Greek key motif
11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.) high; 10 1/2 in. (27 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from J. Kugel Antiquaires by the present owner.
Literature
C. Vignon & C. Baulez, Pierre Gouthière, Ciseleur-Doreur du roi, The Frick Collection, 2016, p. 162, fig. 92
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Marble, Gold, Stone |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Marble, Gold, Stone |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
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