A pair of Louis XVI dishes, by Sèvres, Paris, date circa 1785
Gilt bronze mounted Sèvres porcelain
Height 33 cm. each, width of dishes 17 cm, width of bases 17.5 cm.
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Literature
Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, "Vergoldete Bronzen", 1986, p. 268, pl.
A wonderful pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted Sèvres porcelain dishes, the blue and gold Sèvres dishes decorated with ribbon tied swags supported on a tripod athénienne with Satyr mask heads with long spiralled horns wrapped along the circular rim, the spiralled central shaft with ring connecting three monopodiae supports with cloven feet, supported on a concave shaped triangular black marble base
Paris, date circa 1785
Height 33 cm. each, width of dishes 17 cm, width of bases 17.5 cm.