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Lot 187

A pair of raspberry-ground royal portrait vases, circa 1840

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of raspberry-ground royal portrait vases, circa 1840

Depicting bust portraits of King Charles XIV John of Sweden and his consort, Désirée Clary, within oval gilt scrollwork cartouches reserved on the raspberry ground, the reverse with gilt scrollwork and swags, the pedestals similarly decorated, the handles gilt, 35.5cm high (2)

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The source for Charles XIV's portrait seems to be an oil painting by Fredrik Westin, 1824, now in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden. The source for that of Désirée Clary seems to be from an official portrait of 1822 by an unknown artist.

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