Exceptionally Fine Rihouet Paris Porcelain Gilt and Polychrome Rafraîchissoir

Exceptionally Fine Rihouet Paris Porcelain Gilt and Polychrome Rafraîchissoir early 19th c., the underside inscribed "RiHoueT / Paris" in overglaze blue, the unmarked lid and liner above a richly modeled campagna-form body with crisply detailed Bacchic mask handles, and pedestal decorated with four freestanding swans, decorated overall with floral bouquets and sprays, the matte and polished gilding brilliant and well preserved, height 19 1/4 in., width 12 in., depth 9 in Ref. Guillebon, Paris Porcelain 1770-1850, p. 294.

Estimate:£745.7

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