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AN ARITA FIGURE OF A PUPPY, SUPPORTING A CLOCK WITH ORMOLU MOUNTS AND A CHINESE PORCELAIN FINIAL The porcelain Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century; the clock 18th century, the mounts 18th/19th century, French image 1
AN ARITA FIGURE OF A PUPPY, SUPPORTING A CLOCK WITH ORMOLU MOUNTS AND A CHINESE PORCELAIN FINIAL The porcelain Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century; the clock 18th century, the mounts 18th/19th century, French image 2
AN ARITA FIGURE OF A PUPPY, SUPPORTING A CLOCK WITH ORMOLU MOUNTS AND A CHINESE PORCELAIN FINIAL The porcelain Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century; the clock 18th century, the mounts 18th/19th century, French image 3
Lot 25

AN ARITA FIGURE OF A PUPPY, SUPPORTING A CLOCK WITH ORMOLU MOUNTS AND A CHINESE PORCELAIN FINIAL
The porcelain Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century; the clock 18th century, the mounts 18th/19th century, French

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14 December 2023, 17:00 EST
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AN ARITA FIGURE OF A PUPPY, SUPPORTING A CLOCK WITH ORMOLU MOUNTS AND A CHINESE PORCELAIN FINIAL

The porcelain Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century; the clock 18th century, the mounts 18th/19th century, French
Comprising a glazed porcelain figure of a puppy decorated in overglaze enamels with typically bold splashes of black, turquoise, and dark blue representing the animal's markings, standing on a French gilt stand carved with plants, a snail, and two lizards, and supporting a clock with circular movement striking the hour and half hour on the bell by means of a count wheel, anchor escapement with silk thread suspension pendulum, the face and movement signed Etienne Lenoir, A Paris, the finial a glazed Chinese blanc de chine figural group in glazed porcelain modeled as a Chinese lady and gentleman
18 1/4 × 10 7/8 × 8 1/4in (46.2 × 27.7 × 20.9cm)

Footnotes

Provenance
Christie's New York, March 26, 1998, lot 167

Saleroom notices

Please note that there is only one lizard on the gilt stand, not two as stated in the catalogue.

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