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The George & Penny Simon collection, Fine Art & Antiques

Sat, May 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 7, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1082

SEVRES PORCELAIN COVERED URNS 19TH CENTURY PAIR

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

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$150,000 $10,000
SEVRES PORCELAIN COVERED URNS, 19TH CENTURY, PAIR, H 27":Gilt decorated cobalt blue ground with polychrome beaded enamel portraits of King Louis XIV and members of the court, including Maria Theresa of Spain, his second wife Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Louise de la Valliere, King Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette, among others. Bronze bases and lids, elongated Greek key and gilt swags atop and enameled pendants about the foot. From The George and Penny Simon Collection, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Condition

The original porcelain lids have been replaced with the current bronze lids.