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POTPOURRI VASE

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer) , Unknown (Workshop) , Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Attributed to) , Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (Attributed to)

On view in: French Drawing Room


About this object

Blue porcelain body and lid, mounted in French gilt bronze with openwork Rococo scrolls, finial on lid Meissen porcelain pug dog scratching his ear, seated next to a bunch of porcelain flowers. Handles are shaped like vines. Round base in gilt bronze with openwork floral vines.

Object name:
POTPOURRI VASE
Made from:
Ormolu -- porcelain
Made in:
France
Date made:
c. 1760
Size:
27.9 cm (11 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.92.1-2
Class:
METAL
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Gift of Eleanor Close Barzin, 1985