A PAIR OF SEVRES PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE BASKETS (GRANDES CORBEILLES A ANSES SERPENT) FROM THE SERVICE PARTICULIER DE L`EMPEREUR NAPOLEON
07.07.2022 17:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
100000GBP £ 100 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 791841
Lot 37 | A PAIR OF SEVRES PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE BASKETS (GRANDES CORBEILLES A ANSES SERPENT) FROM THE SERVICE PARTICULIER DE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLEON
Estimate value
£ 100 000 – 150 000
1809, RED PRINTED IMPERIAL MARKS FOR 1809
Each of pierced circular form supported on four pairs of claw feet, applied with two handles each modelled as a pair of entwined snakes with matt gilding, the gilt exterior tooled with an anthemion border
19 7⁄8 in. (50.5 cm.) wide, 9 1⁄8 in. (23.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Emperor Napoleon I, acquired from the factory in March 1810.
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.
| Manufactur: | Sèvres Porcelain Factory |
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| Applied technique: | Pottery |
| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Basket |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Manufactur: | Sèvres Porcelain Factory |
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| Applied technique: | Pottery |
| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Basket |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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