Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 71
A Moustiers, Olérys factory, faience large bottle cooler, mid 18th century
2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
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A Moustiers, Olérys factory, faience large bottle cooler, mid 18th century
Decorated in ochre, green and blue with circular panels depicting mythological scenes of sea and river nymphs surrounded by a border of flowers, garlands and scattered sprays, above a moulded gadrooned border, the foot with further flower sprays, the handles in the shape of animal heads, 19.5cm high (some retouching to enamels on handles and rim)
Footnotes
Provenance:
The Thomas Dormandy Collection of European Faience
Two coolers with a similar style of decoration are illustrated in Jacques Mompeut, Les faiences de Moustiers (1980), p.101.
