Asian Art II - 13th November 2014

Lot 899

A pair of Chinese armorial dishes 18th century

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £700

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Description

A pair of Chinese armorial dishes 18th century, decorated en grisaille with the arms of Nicolas Fouquet, the Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV of France, each depicting a squirrel in a central oval panel encircled by scrolling acanthus, the rim with a band of peacocks and swathes, 22.2cm. (2)