Offered by Galerie Bordet
A Chinese porcelain Perfume Fountain of the Kangxi (1662-1722) period, Qing dynasty.
Green Family type decoration on a powder blue background.
It features cartouches on a white background with polychrome floral decoration including plum blossoms, peonies and birds.
Gold gilding on the neck and blue background.
The finely chased, mercury-gilded bronze mounting is Louis XV period. It features a scrolled console terrace with mirrors simulating water and reeds in patinated bronze, handles with foliate mascarons and an openwork lid with gadrooned knob.