LARGE FRENCH SEVRES PORCELAIN URN
tapering covered urn with raised gilt decoration on deep blue field, front with hand-painted oval titled DIANE ET ACTEON, sgn. Beitieu..?; the reverse with ruins in a landscape,
mounted ornate ormolu handles, on square ormolu base, 38"h
Actaeon while hunting, stumbles upon the chaste and merciless Diana, goddess of the hunt, as she bathes. He is transformed into a deer, relentlessly pursued and finally killed by his own hounds and hunting companions.
Condition: lid broken and repaired; repair to base
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Realized: $2,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 185 : LARGE FRENCH SEVRES PORCELAIN URN
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