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A rare and large French ormolu-mounted Chinese Ming dynasty…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
28-May-2019
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Description:
A rare and large French ormolu-mounted Chinese Ming dynasty celadon porcelain bowl, the mounts by Henry Dasson, Paris, signed and dated 1878. The late 16th/early 17th century bowl made from the inverted shoulder section of a massive vase, the surface decorated with incised floral pattern. The gilt-bronze mounts in exuberant rococo manner. Width 61 cm, height 40.5 cm. Note: The mounting of Oriental porcelain in ormolu (gilt-bronze) heightened the impact of what was a luxury ware. The mounts were produced under the guidance of the Parisian marchands-merciers, such as Dasson. These merchants of objets d'art worked outside of the existing French guild system, and therefore, could mount Chinese porcelains or supply furniture with gilt-bronze handles and stands. The foundation of the fashion lay in the mounting of imported 16th century Chinese porcelain in vermeil (silver-gilt).
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