A Rococo-Revival Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Gilt-Bronze Gueridon
A Rococo-Revival Sèvres Style Porcelain-Mounted Gilt-Bronze Gueridon
Late 19th Century
the top mounted with round porcelain platter, the porcelain throughout painted in the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721), the platter signed to top, "LeBrun," and marked to edge with pseudo Sèvres mark and inscribed, "France." Height 30 x diameter 20 inches.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance:
A Philadelphia collection.
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