Sujet
Old Sèvres porcelain, sold for £10,500, 1874. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Old Sèvres porcelain, sold for £10,500, 1874. 'The sale of two or three private collections of old Sèvres and Chelsea porcelain, with some Chinese porcelain, carvings in crystal, jade, and cornelian, and other ornamental articles, at Messrs. Christie and Manson's rooms, on the 12th June, was attended by many purchasers who had plenty of money. The prices obtained were in some instances of an extraordinary amount. So much as £10,500 was given for a set of chimney-piece ornaments in old Sèvres porcelain, the property of a nobleman, consisting of a vase and cover, nearly 15 in. high, and a pair of jardinières or flower pots, in stands, 8½ in. These very costly specimens of artistic pottery, far more precious than gold, are shown in our Illustration. The design of the vase-lid is that of a masted ship, the arms of the city of Paris. The jardinières are of the èventail or fan pattern; the ground is of a rare colour, rose du Barri, with bands of green, richly gilt; and the medallions, painted by Morin, represent figures of peasants with flowers. The date of 1759 is ascribed to this exquisite work of art'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A33_123
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
10,6Mo (399,0Ko) / 23,8cm x 11,2cm / 2812 x 1320 (300dpi)