Sevres Porcelain Quatrefoil Jewellery Casket with Courting Couple Scene
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Sevres hand painted porcelain jewellery casket, of quatrefoil form, the hinged cover decorated with a scene depicting a seated courting couple, with another gentleman leaning on a wall beside, with castle and turret behind, on a turquoise ground with gilt acanthus accents and beaded borders, blue mark to base, height 4.5 cm and diameter 10 cm
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- Quatrefoil - A stylised four-circle design, itself contained within a larger circle, with Gothic origins and often seen as window designs in ecclesiastical architecture. The use of the motif was popular in Gothic Revival furniture of the 19th century.
- Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
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