The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted porcelain cistern, perhaps Samson, circa 1890
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted porcelain cistern
perhaps Samson
circa 1890
the indented vase with lip, a gilt-bronze lid and a spigot issuing from a mask, flanked by models of swans after Meissen originals, on a gilt-bronze base cast with foliage and issuing branches applied with porcelain flowers
27cm. high, 26cm. wide
Inventory, 1926, p. 30, in the South Room.