English and European Ceramics and Glass - 7th May 2014

Lot 482

A Sèvres biscuit porcelain bust c.1868

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

A Sèvres biscuit porcelain bust c.1868, of Cardinal de Borromeo, his head slightly turnmed to the right, raised on a blue glazed socle, impressed and printed marks, 30cm.

Carlo Borromeo was descended from the House of Medici and was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation.