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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 a medallion reserved in white containing three putti supported by clouds, playing with a flying bird, on the other a similar medallion contains a cluster of flowers, both have rococo frames with gilt floral decoration, under each handle is a pear shaped panel containing a spray of flowers.

Object name:
WINE COOLER (SEAU À BOUTEILLE)
Made from:
Soft paste porcelain
Made in:
Sèvres, France
Date made:
18th c.-19th c.
Size:
19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.88
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Marked with the crossed L's in overglaze blue and painters mark for Pierre-Joseph Rosset, painter of flowers and landscapes (1753-1795); both marks are almost completely effaced
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973