Divine Vines by Dodin and Boucher

Result EUR133,350

Published on 01 February 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 22 January 2021 - 13:00 (CET) - Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Cherubs eating grapes wafted a Vincennes porcelain jar to the heights, alongside objects from the final splendors of the Crédit Foncier de France.

Vincennes factory, soft-paste porcelain milk jug decorated with two cherubs in the... Divine Vines by Dodin and Boucher

Vincennes factory, soft-paste porcelain milk jug decorated with two cherubs in the clouds eating grapes after François Boucher (1703-1770), in a reserve of flowers and foliage standing out against a green background, chased gold mount, letter-date of 1754, h. 12 cm/4.7 in).
Result: €133,350

This milk jug did not come from the Crédit Foncier collections on offer at this sale , but its high quality earned it a glorious €133,350, proving that fine rare antique porcelains continue to attract an informed public and achieve six-figure bids. This one certainly…

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DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS - CERAMICS - ART OBJECTS AND BEAUTIFUL FURNISHINGS - TAPESTRIES AND CARPETS

Friday 22 January 2021 - 13:00 (CET) - Live

Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés

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After François Boucher

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The Last Splendors of the Crédit Foncier de France Collection

With Old Master paintings, objects, furniture and tapestries, a hundred-odd works are leaving the Parisian headquarters of this credit institution. The final splendors of an era.