VASE WITH COVER (VASE ANTIQUE FERRÉ DIT DE FONTENOY), ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue. The cover is domed and topped by a gold pine cone; the lip of each vase has a band of raised white ovals and circles, outlined in gold; on the body are four raised shaped panels as if suspended by white looped ropes attached to rings on brackets; the arched panels topped by garlands of oak leaves and white ribbon bows; at the top of the stem is a ring of white pearls; around the base is a wreath of laurel; one panel contains a scene of a girl resting on a bench, and a youth contemplating her, and Falconet's statue of a cupid in the background, two have clusters of flowers and fruit, and the fourth has three interlaced wreaths. .3 shows woman sitting

Object name:

VASE WITH COVER (VASE ANTIQUE FERRÉ DIT DE FONTENOY), ONE OF TWO

Made from:

Soft paste porcelain

Made in:

Sèvres, France

Date made:

18th c.-19th c.

Size:

45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

24.15.3-4

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK .3 (vase) Crossed L's, V under; Bo incised; also label with number 50735 .4 (cover) Crossed L's, p v under

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973