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Lot 153

A French opaline gorge de pigeon ormolu-mounted tazza, circa 1820-30

18 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£4,000 - £6,000

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A French opaline gorge de pigeon ormolu-mounted tazza, circa 1820-30

Attributed to Bercy, of compressed campana form, the circular stepped foot applied with a mount cast with stiff leaves, the rim similarly mounted and applied with birds perched on oakleaves and acorns, positioned as if to be drinking from the bowl, 12.2cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
Sold by Roger Imbert, 1981
The Léon Darnis Collection

Literature:
Illustrated by Léon Darnis, Baguiers et Verres a Boire, p.42, fig.32

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