Minneapolis Institute of Art

Covered vase, one of a pair

Manufacturer: Sèvres Porcelain Factory; Decorator: Fallot (birds); Decorator: Charles-Eloi Asselin (figures); Decorator: Vincent Taillandier (ground pattern); Jean-Claude-Thomas Duplessis (gilt-bronze mounts)

Date

1780

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, enamel, gilt bronze

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This pair of neoclassical vases is beautifully decorated with gilt bronze mounts and painted Chinoiserie scenes, probably influenced by the work of Jean Pillement (1728-1808) or Francois Boucher (1703-70). The objects illustrate a collaboration between painters, gilders, and bronze makers at the famous Sèvres porcelain factory. A similar pair of vases, originally owned by Marie Antoinette at Versailles, are now in the English royal collection. France, Europe

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