Pair of Important Paris Porcelain Covered Fruit Coolers or Rafraichissoirs
Status: For Sale
General Description: A Magnificent Pair of Large Gilt and Polychrome-decorated Porcelain Covered Fruit Coolers or Rafraichissoirs, Factory of Queen Marie-Antoinette, Paris, circa 1790.
Details: Decorated with amethyst and blue blossoms and gilt leafage. Acanthus scroll handles terminating in anthemions. Original liners. All pieces bear the red stenciled mark of an A under a Crown, the Factory of Queen Marie-Antoinette, Rue du Thiroux, Paris. Height: 13-1/4 inches; Width (Handles): 10-1/4 inches.
