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Lot 031: Lemonnier Signed, Painted Vase, 18th C.
Currency:USD
Category:Everything Else / Other
Start Price:NA
Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER)
0.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 May 12 @ 08:00UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
Magnificent hand-painted, four-footed covered vase that is superbly executed by the renowned "Charles Gabriel Lemonnier" (1743-1824, French). Mark impressed on bottom seems to be "L&Co". French country scene is painted all around body. Features a woodland interior with flowers, water, and yellow, black and red butterfly. Very, very nice condition.18.5" t x 10.5" w x 6.5" d.
Lemonnier was awarded the Prize of Rome in 1772, was accepted at the Academy in Paris in 1785 as an instructor, and he supervised the world-famous Gobelief Tapestry Factory from 1810-1816. Lemonnier's work is exhibited in the Paris Faculty of Medicine Museum and Oldenbourg, and other fine museums. His work graces the world's finest collections. This in not simply a vase… it is a fine painting on porcelain far superior to KPM. Est. $6,000 - $8,000.
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