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A Du Paquier oval tureen and cover, circa 1735 image 1
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Lot 144

A Du Paquier oval tureen and cover, circa 1735

5 July 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Du Paquier oval tureen and cover, circa 1735

Applied with scroll handles with panther terminals, finely painted with studies of fruit and flowers, the domed cover surmounted by a pinecone finial embellished in green, 33cm across handles; 17cm high (finial restored) (2)

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A larger version of the same tureen model is in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (published by J. Kräftner (ed.), Baroque Luxury Porcelain (2005), no. 71, where it is noted that the leopard handles are based upon a design by Jacques Stella. The fine still-life depictions of the melons and other fruit are based on engravings by Jacob Hoefnagel.

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