Vase with cover (vase urne antique)
It is known from the factory sales records that only two vases of this form with this type of decoration were sold between 1755–57. Each sold for the impressive sum of 960 livres; one was purchased by Madame de Pompadour and the other by Count Moltke, a friend and court official to the Danish king, Frederik V.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase with cover (vase urne antique)
- Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
- Modeler: Attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, ca. 1695–1774, active 1748–74)
- Decorator: Attributed to Charles Nicolas Dodin (French, Versailles 1734–1803 Sèvres)
- Date: ca. 1755–57
- Culture: French, Sèvres
- Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 11 15/16 x 7 9/16 x 5 3/4 in. (30.3 x 19.2 x 14.6 cm); Height with removed plinth: 13 7/8in. (35.2cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
- Object Number: 58.75.112a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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