Lot 118: Design for a silver tureen with a bacchante holding a garland, on a platter with winged lion feet

Name: Design for a silver tureen with a bacchante holding a garland, on a platter with winged lion feet
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 0b997vdbno

Est: £4,000 GBP - £6,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 22, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Jean-Guillaume Moitte (Paris 1746-1810)
Design for a silver tureen with a bacchante holding a garland, on a platter with winged lion feet
black lead, pen and black ink, grey wash, watermark D&C Blauw and fleur-de-lys above shield
14 5/8 x 21 1/8 in. (37.1 x 53.6 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Jean Guillaume Moitte

Provenance

Henri Auguste, until 1810.
J.B.C. Odiot, his studio stamp and number '154'.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 26 October 1990, lot 31.

Auction Details

West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection

Christie's

May 22, 2008, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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