A Taste of Rococo 2023-10-18 Auction - 82 Price Results - Sotheby's in NY
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A Taste of Rococo
A Rare Vincennes Bleu Lapis-Ground Ewer and Basin, Circa 1753-55
A Rare St. James (Charles Gouyn Factory) White Figure Group of Lovers with a Dove, Circa 1749-59
A Rare St. James (Charles Gouyn Factory) Figure Group of Lovers with a Dove, Circa 1749-59
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New York, NY, United States
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A Taste of Rococo

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Sotheby's is proud to present A Taste of Rococo: Porcelain from an American Private Collection. This collection was lovingly assembled with great joy and enthusiasm over thirty years and encapsulates the whimsical nature of the Rococo. The reigning style of mid-18th century Europe is celebrated here through form and decoration, represented in English porcelain of Chelsea, Worcester, Derby and Longton Hall, as well as French and Meissen porcelain. For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact: +1 212 606 700 enquiries@sothebys.com For all other enquiries please contact: Richard Hird Vice President Specialist European Ceramics Head of Sale, Classic Design New York +1 212 894 1442 RICHARD.HIRD@SOTHEBYS.COM Christina Prescott-Walker Senior Vice President Global Director, Art and Objects +1 212 894 1089 CHRISTINA.PRESCOTT-WALKER@SOTHEBYS.COM Mattie Jones Pre-Sale Coordinator Silver and Ceramics +1 212 894 1813 MATTIE.JONES@SOTHEBYS.COM
A Chantilly White Leaf-Shaped Dish, Circa 1735: A Chantilly White Leaf-Shaped Dish, Circa 1735 modeled with raised veins and a short stalk handle, serrated rim. Width 5 1/2 in. 14.4 cm Catalogue note A pair of dishes of this form, painted
0201: A Chantilly White Leaf-Shaped Dish, Circa 1735
Est.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Closed
A Saint-Cloud White Cup and Trembleuse Saucer, Circa 1735: A Saint-Cloud White Cup and Trembleuse Saucer, Circa 1735 the exterior of the cup and the interior of the saucer molded with overlapping artichoke petals, the side of the cup with an angular scroll
0202: A Saint-Cloud White Cup and Trembleuse Saucer, Circa 1735
Est.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Closed
A Rare Saint-Cloud White Leaf-Molded Small Jug and Basin, Circa 1730: A Rare Saint-Cloud White Leaf-Molded Small Jug and Basin, Circa 1730 the ewer and underside of the basin molded with foliate branches and insects within shallow grooves, the ewer with plain scroll
0203: A Rare Saint-Cloud White Leaf-Molded Small Jug and Basin, Circa 1730
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Closed
A Saint-Cloud White Pot-Pourri Jar and Cover, Circa 1740: A Saint-Cloud White Pot-Pourri Jar and Cover, Circa 1740 of melon form with a pierced shoulder, applied with vines of flowers, the pierced cover with a flower-form finial. Height 5 3/4 in.
0204: A Saint-Cloud White Pot-Pourri Jar and Cover, Circa 1740
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Closed
A Saint-Cloud White Pot-Pourri Vase and Cover, Circa 1740: A Saint-Cloud White Pot-Pourri Vase and Cover, Circa 1740 of fluted baluster form with pierced shoulder and domed cover, applied with trailing leafy branches issuing larger flowers, upon a mound
0205: A Saint-Cloud White Pot-Pourri Vase and Cover, Circa 1740
Est.
$3,000
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$5,000
Lot Closed
A Pair of Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Figures of Children, 'La Petite Fille à la Cage' and: A Pair of Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Figures of Children, 'La Petite Fille à la Cage' and 'Le Porteur d'Oiseaux', Circa 1760 modeled by Blondeau after Boucher, the young girl standing before
0206: A Pair of Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Figures of Children, 'La Petite Fille à la Cage' and
Est.
$1,500
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$2,500
Lot Closed
A Saint-Cloud Kakiemon Silver-Mounted Snuff Box and Cover in the Form of a Cat, Circa 1740: A Saint-Cloud Kakiemon Silver-Mounted Snuff Box and Cover in the Form of a Cat, Circa 1740 modeled in recumbent pose, painted and gilt with vignettes of a crouching Chinoiserie figure beside a
0207: A Saint-Cloud Kakiemon Silver-Mounted Snuff Box and Cover in the Form of a Cat, Circa 1740
Est.
$800
-
$1,200
Lot Closed
A Pair of Saint-Cloud Kakiemon Cups and Trembleuse Saucers, Circa 1740: A Pair of Saint-Cloud Kakiemon Cups and Trembleuse Saucers, Circa 1740 painted with flowering prunus and bamboo issuing from banded hedges and rockwork, the cups with branch handle, the saucers with
0208: A Pair of Saint-Cloud Kakiemon Cups and Trembleuse Saucers, Circa 1740
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Closed
A Rare Limehouse Polychrome Sauceboat, Circa 1746-48: A Rare Limehouse Polychrome Sauceboat, Circa 1746-48 of silver shape, the shallow oval form with a shaped rim supported on three paw feet with lion mask terminals, painted and gilt in
0209: A Rare Limehouse Polychrome Sauceboat, Circa 1746-48
Est.
$3,000
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$5,000
Lot Closed
A Rare Chelsea Kakiemon Decagonal Bowl, Circa 1749-52: A Rare Chelsea Kakiemon Decagonal Bowl, Circa 1749-52 after a Meissen or Japanese prototype, decorated in iron-red, blue, green, and yellow, the interior with two ho-o birds forming a
0210: A Rare Chelsea Kakiemon Decagonal Bowl, Circa 1749-52
Est.
$4,000
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$6,000
Lot Closed
An Early Worcester Reeded Coffee Cup, Circa 1752-53: An Early Worcester Reeded Coffee Cup, Circa 1752-53 of small size, molded with fine corrugated flutes, with a double scroll handle painted in Kakiemon taste with trailing branches of flowering
0211: An Early Worcester Reeded Coffee Cup, Circa 1752-53
Est.
$1,500
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$2,500
Lot Closed
A Group of Worcester 'Jabberwocky' Pattern Wares, Circa 1770: A Group of Worcester 'Jabberwocky' Pattern Wares, Circa 1770 painted and gilt in Rich Japan style, comprising: a kidney shaped dish; a tea canister and a cover; a two handled cup and cover; a
0212: A Group of Worcester 'Jabberwocky' Pattern Wares, Circa 1770
Est.
$2,500
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$3,500
Lot Closed
A Bow Bell-Shaped Mug, Circa 1753-55: A Bow Bell-Shaped Mug, Circa 1753-55 painted with a Chinoiserie figures among furniture, vases and baskets beside a bird on a ring, the rim with a band of flowers and leaves, the groove handle
0213: A Bow Bell-Shaped Mug, Circa 1753-55
Est.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Closed
A Worcester Chinoiserie Small Bottle Vase, Circa 1753: A Worcester Chinoiserie Small Bottle Vase, Circa 1753 of hexagonal baluster form, delicately painted with two Chinoiserie figures performing acrobats, beside a table supporting various vases,
0214: A Worcester Chinoiserie Small Bottle Vase, Circa 1753
Est.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Closed
A Pair of Chelsea Figural Salts in Turkish Costume, Circa 1755: A Pair of Chelsea Figural Salts in Turkish Costume, Circa 1755 probably modeled by Joseph Willems after Meissen originals, dressed as a Turk and a Levantine Lady, seated on a rocky mound
0215: A Pair of Chelsea Figural Salts in Turkish Costume, Circa 1755
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Closed
A Bow Female Figure in Turkish Costume, Circa 1760: A Bow Female Figure in Turkish Costume, Circa 1760 wearing a headdress and a long puce coat with a wide yellow sash over her floral and scroll-patterned skirts, standing on a circular base
0216: A Bow Female Figure in Turkish Costume, Circa 1760
Est.
$700
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$1,000
Lot Closed
A Worcester Blue and White Sweetmeat Dish, Circa 1756: A Worcester Blue and White Sweetmeat Dish, Circa 1756 molded as a large scallop shell, painted in 'The Two-Peony Rock Bird' pattern, workman's mark in blue. Length 5 in. 12.7 cm Provenance
0217: A Worcester Blue and White Sweetmeat Dish, Circa 1756
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
Lot Closed
A Worcester Hexagonal Creamboat, Circa 1753-54: A Worcester Hexagonal Creamboat, Circa 1753-54 with an angular handle, molded with a geranium leaf under the spout and flowering branches flanking shell-bordered panels, one panel painted with
0218: A Worcester Hexagonal Creamboat, Circa 1753-54
Est.
$700
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$1,000
Lot Closed
A Rare Early Worcester Coffee Cup, Circa 1753-54: A Rare Early Worcester Coffee Cup, Circa 1753-54 of quadrilobed form, with a molded double-scroll handle, the front panel finely painted with a Chinoiserie figure holding a parasol, the sides
0219: A Rare Early Worcester Coffee Cup, Circa 1753-54
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
Lot Closed
A Very Rare Early Worcester Teapot and Cover, Circa 1753: A Very Rare Early Worcester Teapot and Cover, Circa 1753 of scratch cross-type, plain round shape, painted after a Chinese famille rose original with two long-tailed pheasants, one
0220: A Very Rare Early Worcester Teapot and Cover, Circa 1753
Est.
$5,000
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$7,000
Lot Closed
A Very Rare Early Chelsea Beaker, Circa 1750: A Very Rare Early Chelsea Beaker, Circa 1750 of fluted form with a flare rim, painted, in famille rose enamels with a song bird perched on a trailing branch hanging from blue pierced rockwork,
0221: A Very Rare Early Chelsea Beaker, Circa 1750
Est.
$1,500
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$2,500
Lot Closed
A Chelsea Scolopendrium-Leaf Beaker, Circa 1750: A Chelsea Scolopendrium-Leaf Beaker, Circa 1750 raised anchor period, molded with five twisting scolopendrium leaves with puce veins, the spaces between them painted with flower sprigs, the
0222: A Chelsea Scolopendrium-Leaf Beaker, Circa 1750
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Closed
A Mennecy Oval Snuff Box, with Silver-Mount, Circa 1760-70: A Mennecy Oval Snuff Box, with Silver-Mount, Circa 1760-70 basketwork molded, reserved on the cover with a large puce and blue flower-head in low relief, the underside diamond-shaped cartouche
0223: A Mennecy Oval Snuff Box, with Silver-Mount, Circa 1760-70
Est.
$700
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$1,000
Lot Closed
A Bow Small Reticulated Plate or Stand, Circa 1758: A Bow Small Reticulated Plate or Stand, Circa 1758 circular with a pierced openwork border, the rim edge molded with florets picked out in blue and yellow, between painted puce scrolls, painted with
0224: A Bow Small Reticulated Plate or Stand, Circa 1758
Est.
$600
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$800
Lot Closed