EXQUISITE ANTIQUE TIFFANY & CO. " CUPID ' S SAIL " G. D. & CIE LIMOGES CABINET PLATE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:115919 | Age: 1891-1910 |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Maker: TIFFANY & CO. NEW YORK / G.DEMARTINE & CIE LIMOGES |
| Country/Region of Origin: FRANCE |
BEING OFFERED IS AN EXQUISITE ANTIQUE TIFFANY & CO. NEW YORK "CUPID'S SAIL" 9 1/2" HAND-PAINTED CABINET PLATE PRODUCED BY G.D (DEMARTINE) & CIE AVENIR LIMOGES FRANCE ~ ARTIST SIGNED A. (ALEXANDRE) SOUSTRE ~ AGE: 1891-1910. FIRST OF ALL LET SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST GORGEOUS PLATES I'VE COME ACROSS IN A LONG TIME, SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT. I'VE ONLY SEEN TWO LIKE IT IN MY LIFETIME WITH DIFFERENT SUBJECT MATTERS SO THIS ONE'S EXTREMELY SCARCE AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A ONE-OF-A-KIND. T...HE ENCHANTING SCENE DEPICTS TWO GRECIAN LOVERS SAILING ON A GONDOLA ACCOMPANIED BY CUPID (THE GOD OF LOVE) PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WHICH I BELIEVE IS A LYRE. THE PLATE IS DECORATED WITH AN ELABORATE GOLD ENCRUSTED BORDER BEAUTIFIED WITH RAISED FLOWERS & SCROLLWORK.
THE PLATE HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY EXAMINED & BLACK LIGHTED AND IT IS IN "MINT CONDITION" WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, CRAZING OR RESTORATIONS SHOWING ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF WEAR (NO SCRATCHES, RUB MARKS ETC ...), THE GOLD IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL BE STARTING THIS AUCTION AT A INCONCEIVABLE LOW PRICE WITH NO RESERVE, COMBINED SHIPPING IS ALWAYS OFFERED WITH MULTIPLE ITEMS PURCHASED !!!
THE PLATE HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY EXAMINED & BLACK LIGHTED AND IT IS IN "MINT CONDITION" WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, CRAZING OR RESTORATIONS SHOWING ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF WEAR (NO SCRATCHES, RUB MARKS ETC ...), THE GOLD IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL BE STARTING THIS AUCTION AT A INCONCEIVABLE LOW PRICE WITH NO RESERVE, COMBINED SHIPPING IS ALWAYS OFFERED WITH MULTIPLE ITEMS PURCHASED !!!
