ID 820165
Lot 621 | A PAIR OF FRENCH TERRACOTTA CHINOISERIE FIGURES ON ORMOLU BASES
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
THE ORMOLU BASES RESTAURATION, CIRCA 1820-40, THE TERRACOTTA FIGURES 20TH CENTURY
In the form of a seated gentleman and a lady, each holding a parasol, on richly mounted square plinth
16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm.) high, 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) wide, overall
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 26 October 1994, lot 21.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
Mcgill, Forrest, A Curious Affair: The Fascination Between East and West, San Francisco, CA, 2006, p. 20.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu, Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Gold, Terracotta |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu, Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Gold, Terracotta |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Statuettes |
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