H: 22,5 cm diam: 38,5 cm
Tazza in moulded red griotte marble resting on a turned shaft with a round base.
Red griotte marble (from the Minervois) contains numerous goniatites (fossilised shells) filled with white calcites, known as partridge eyes.
A large number of fireplaces in the Château de Versailles were made from this material.
H: 30 cm Pair of glass vases with glued engravings of polychrome Chinese decoration on a cream background, in the "potichomanie" style. Produced by the Turin arte povera movement. (Misses)
Cartel having been the object of a diplomatic gift for Turkey. It is provided with a movement of the clockmaker Jean-Baptiste Dutertre in Paris. This cartel in Boulle marquetry, first part is decorated on the pediment with a Read more...
The cartel is surmounted by a crown in marquetry of tortoiseshell and copper with acanthus leaves at the corners, flanked by four putti and surmounted by a putti seated on a goat. The uprights are decorated in part Read more...