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WINE COOLER (SEAU À BOUTEILLE)

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The ground is turquoise-blue, on one side is an irregular panel reserved in white containing a cluster of flowers in natural color, on the other a similar panel containing three putti: two sleeping on clouds, the third carrying a basket of grapes, under each handle is a pear-shaped panel, each containing a spray of flowers.

Object name:
WINE COOLER (SEAU À BOUTEILLE)
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
1766-1899
Size:
19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.4
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Crossed L's and the date letter n (for 1765); also a hachet for the painter Pierre-Joseph Rosset, painter of flowers and landscapes (1753-1795)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973