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崇聖御寶 - 詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮 ·阿爾斯多夫珍藏

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A CENTRAL EUROPEAN RED, SILVERED
AND GILT-DECORATED GLASS MIRROR
19TH CENTURY
A rectangular plate within a frame decorated with flowers
and foliage, surmounted by a cresting of three classical
lidded urns centered by a flowering urn within an oval
44 in. (112 cm.) high, 21æ in. (55 cm.) wide
$1,000-1,500

PROVENANCE:
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS
CIRCA 1745-49
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Each with a creature leaping through rocaille elements,
each struck to one foot with the 'C' couronné poinçon
13Ω in. (34.5 cm.) high, 14Ω in. (37 cm.) wide, the
slighty larger (2)
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE:
Anonymous sale; Ader & Picard, Paris, 15 June 1971, lot
23 (attributed to Philippe Caffieri).
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed on
any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and
February 1749.

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