Description
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURES
China, the porcelain 18th – early 19th century, the mounts second half of the 19th century. The laughing boys painted in vivid famille rose enamels, both wearing long robes and holding a whisk in their right hand. (2)
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. BU: Georg Weifert (1850-1937)
Condition: One porcelain figure with a repaired crack to the neck, the other with one hair knot lost. Both with minor wear and firing imperfections. The ormolu mounts with fine patina, minor warping, the porcelain flowers with microscopic losses here and there. Overall good, complete and original condition.
Weight: 4.9 kg total
Dimensions: Height 35 cm each
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related set of figures at Christies New York, in The Collection of Carroll Petrie, 31 March 2016, lot 1246, sold for USD $13,750.
一對法國路易十五風格鎏金中國陶瓷人物
中國,陶瓷十八至十九世紀,鎏金底座十九世紀後半葉。嘻哈男道童施粉彩釉,身著長袍,右手持拂塵。
來源:Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏,同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
品相:一個人像頸部開裂已修補,另一個頭上一側髮髻遺失。兩個人像都有磨損和燒製缺陷。歐姆隆鎏金包漿細膩,輕微捲曲,陶瓷花飾局部有輕微缺失。總體品相良好,完整并且原始狀態。
重量:縂4.9 公斤
尺寸:各高 35 厘米