A PAIR OF FRENCH TERRACOTTA CHINOISERIE FIGURES ON ORMOLU BASES

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Lot 621 | A PAIR OF FRENCH TERRACOTTA CHINOISERIE FIGURES ON ORMOLU BASES
A PAIR OF FRENCH TERRACOTTA CHINOISERIE FIGURES ON ORMOLU BASES

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.
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