Unusual Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Vase
£2,600
A most unusual Louis XV ormolu-mounted vase, the japanned wood vase decorated in chinoiserie taste and with rococo ormolu neck and foot mounts in the manner of François Ladatte
Height 40 cm (16 inches)
France or Piedmont, mid 18th century
François Ladatte (1706-1787) was born Francesco Ladetti in Turin. At the age of twelve he moved, with his family, to Paris where he trained as a sculptor. In 1744 he turned to Turin and became the Royal Sculptor attached to the court of Victor-Amadeus II of Savoy. He is most noted for his work in gilt-bronze and, in particular, for supplying mounts for the spectacular marquetry furniture supplied to the court by Pietro Piffetti
