Lot Essay
For a pair of this form with very similar decoration in the collection of the Chateau de Compiègne, see B. Ducrot, Porcelaines et Terres de Sèvres, Chateau de Compiègne Museé, Paris, 1993, p. 254, fig. 199.
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DATED 1858, BOTH WITH GREEN-LOZENGE MARKS FOR 1858, ONE WITH IRON-RED PRINTED CROWNED N DECORATION MARK FOR 1858 AND INCISED POTTER'S DS-57-2, THE OTHER WITH INCISED H-58-R
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A PAIR OF SEVRES PORCELAIN PINK-GROUND LARGE BEAKER VASES (VASES 'CORNETS', 1ERE GRANDEUR)
DATED 1858, BOTH WITH GREEN-LOZENGE MARKS FOR 1858, ONE WITH IRON-RED PRINTED CROWNED N DECORATION MARK FOR 1858 AND INCISED POTTER'S DS-57-2, THE OTHER WITH INCISED H-58-R
Each of flaring cylindrical form, finely painted with three arched panels surmounted by curved laurel swags, all above bat-wing trellis suspending ribbon-tied trophies, the lower portion of each panel painted with a musical, amatory or pastoral trophy surmounting a gilt scrollwork device, all divided by stylized gilt flori-forms, the lower body with stylized cartouches of peacock feathers
31 3/8 in. (79.7 cm.) high
DATED 1858, BOTH WITH GREEN-LOZENGE MARKS FOR 1858, ONE WITH IRON-RED PRINTED CROWNED N DECORATION MARK FOR 1858 AND INCISED POTTER'S DS-57-2, THE OTHER WITH INCISED H-58-R
Each of flaring cylindrical form, finely painted with three arched panels surmounted by curved laurel swags, all above bat-wing trellis suspending ribbon-tied trophies, the lower portion of each panel painted with a musical, amatory or pastoral trophy surmounting a gilt scrollwork device, all divided by stylized gilt flori-forms, the lower body with stylized cartouches of peacock feathers
31 3/8 in. (79.7 cm.) high
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