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A VERY LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERT PORCELAINS AND FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU CANDELABRA

A very fine large and impressive pair of Famille-Verte porcelain vases, finely painted with exquisite and detailed enamel butterflies, peonies, asters and other Kangxi-era patterns, mounted within fine gilt bronze doré foliate and scrolled stands and with gilt candlebra inserts decorated with a variety of very detailed, handcut flowers in the Vincennes style, including roses, asters and carnations.

Date: 19th Century or earlier.
H: The porcelain itself is approximatey 17 in.
H: The candelabra are approximately 31 inches overall.

PROVENANCE
Property of a Lady

NOTES
It has recently been brought to our attention that Christie's NY (2000) and Christie's Hong Kong (2003) had an almost identical pair of triple gourd porcelains as seen in the present lot.
For references to the Christie's sale of 21 SEPTEMBER 2000, please click here:
CHRISTIE'S NY, Fine Chinese Ceramics, Paintings and Works of Art, Lot 318 (Estimate: USD 50,000 - USD 70,000 / SOLD USD 138,000)

This same pair of vases were subsequently accepted by Christie's Hong Kong two years later and re-offered by them at a higher price, but they failed to reach the Reserve (Estimate: HK$1,800,000-2,200,000 / US$230,000-280,000). Please see pictures of the original 2003 HK catalog included herein.

In addition, for a very closely related pair of porcelains painted in the same style and colors, but attributed to the outstanding French porcelain maker Edmé Samson (1810-1891) of Paris, founder of Samson, Edmé et Cie. please see:
Christie's New York, The Opulent Eye, 9 June 2014, Lot 303 (SOLD USD 37,500).

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