Bronze and porcelain incense burner, Louis XV period
Period: First half of the 18th century
Exceptional incense burner in finely chased and mercury-gilded bronze with coral-colored Chinese enameled porcelain; surmounted by a bouquet of porcelain flowers resting on a flowering bush, flanked by two pierced vases with lids, placed on a pierced terrace with rocaille foliage motifs. Apocryphal Daouguang mark in red on the enamel under the base of the incense burner. France. Period: Louis XV. DIMENSIONS: 35x30x19 cm.