Pair of Vases (Pots Pourris à Bobèches)

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Pair of Vases (Pots Pourris à Bobèches)

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740)LinkedCulture matchlcp-ee31089ce69a

Date
c. 1759
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Culture
Sèvres
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
135716

These multi-functional vessels served as both candleholders and room fresheners. Potpourri or burning pastilles were inserted at the foot of each vase, and the perfume was released through the intricate piercing along the sides and the bulblike projection between the candleholders. The resulting scent created the illusion that the porcelain flowers atop the vases were alive.

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Joseph Maier and Arthur Lewis Liebman Memorial: Gift of Kenneth J. Maier, M.D.

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AAT300386308

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