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A French Paris Porcelain three-piece piece garniture
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Pre 1837 VR item# 1200402 (stock# CA.4.100.FA)
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A fine and rare French Paris porcelain three-piece garniture, or table setting, with polychrome and raised decorations, circa 1820-1830
The centerpiece of this table setting has sculptures featuring two women, with wings, and dressed in diaphanous Neo-classical gowns and utilized as columns or pillars, supporting the central basket. This architectural element, referred to as a Caryatid, was first used by the ancient Greeks in temples of the highest order, are were considered to be the principle ...click for details
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