A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN LARGE VASES

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17.03.2022 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 108 | A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN LARGE VASES
Each comprising a baluster vase surmounted by a trumpet vase joined with ormolu mounts; the vases decorated in typical Imari coloured enamels and gilt with lobed panels containing alternating scenes of a women seated next to a writing box and cat, and a woman looking out from an interior to a cockerel and hen, the shoulders with lobed panels containing karashishi, flowers and butterflies bordered by stylised flowers and foliage, the trumpet vases similarly decorated; the elaborate mounts with two handles modelled as a mermaid and merman on scrolling rocaille, each vase on circular base supported by acanthus-leaves, rocaille and C-scrolls
Each 391/4 in. (99.5 cm.) high
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