$6,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Auction: October 7, 2014 11:00:00 AM EDT
Circular form, each finely painted with a chevron border suspending floral festoons to the rim, the center with gilt foliate border encircling a named bust length portrait of a royal or aristocratic woman from the 18th century French court, in various color grounds including pink, purple, yellow and blue, the base with spurious Sèvres marks, marks for Château de Dreux, the purple ground plates marked Château de Tuileries, and painted with retailer's mark and title. (12).
D: 9 3/8 in.Provenance: Property from the collection of Henry C. Gibson and his descendants, sold to benefit the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research, Pennsylvania.