Pair Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Gilt Vases

Pair of Empire gilt chinoiserie vases. Pair hand-painted and gilt French vases of the Empire period with mask handles and gilt surrounds centering on ...

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Paris porcelain gilt chinoiserie cup. French footed coffee can with richly painted and gilt chinoiserie figures within gilt arcade on brown ground w...

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Paris porcelain gilt banded hunting service. Set of sixteen complementary serving dishes with hunt paintings attributed to Jacques François Joseph Swebach, a painter for Serves porcelain as well as Royal Russian Porcelain manufactory; his work found at The Met, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon and Marseille. Scenes include red and blue coated hunters riding to the hounds, running stag, wild boars, foxes and groupings of hounds. Each scene bordered in thick gilt band on white ground with filigree border and further gilt banding. Sweet meat dishes...

Pair of old Paris gilt porcelain floral platters pair lozenge shaped gilt rimmed serving platters with lobed gilt banding of different flower sprigs cent...

Large Neoclassical style gilt bronze and porcelain vase French, 19th Century Measures: height 87 cm, diameter 27 cm This grand porcelain vase is crafted in the style of Sèvres. ...

This pair of Paris porcelain neoclassical style vases from the early 1800s have stunning details and rich coloration. Old Paris porcelain, or Vieux Paris, is the term given to the elaborate hard-paste porcelain products created in Paris from the mid-1700s through the late 1800s. Vieux Paris is a generic term, as there were more than 30 factories that produced porcelain during this period. Sometimes these factories would sell “blank”, unpainted pieces to outside artisans, so it is quite possible to see identically shaped pieces with different paint styles. Because of this, a fair majority of Vieux Paris is unattributed – meaning there are typically no production marks. The trumpet necks of these vases are a lustrous gilded porcelain, flanked on two sides by bright white stylized sphinx busts with acanthus leaf headpieces. The slightly obovate bodies are painted in a matte azure color. This color, known as “Bleu de France”, has been a staple of the heraldry of the French monarchy since the 12th century. The body of each vase is where most of the minute details can be found. Situated on either side and slightly below the base of the sphinxes are gilt cherubs. Each vase has its own unique set of cherubs, depicting different activities. One vase has a cherub with butterfly on a string, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of trumpets. The other vase has a cherub flying with a wreath, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of torches. Even though the figures are very small in stature, you can still see the details of their faces. Beneath the cherubs are large bisque...

These excellent gilt ground vases are high quality antique pieces, dating from the Empire period in France at the start of the 19th century. Each vase is set on a square base, is mounted with twin scrolling handles inset with neoclassical masks, and has a flared gilt ground neck. Both vases are also decorated to the front with depictions of winged putti on gilt ground; one vase shows the putti playing musical instruments, while the other shows them holding writing tablets and laurel wreaths. The reverse of each vase is Neo-Gothic in character, showing medieval church arches...

19th century pair of Paris porcelain vases of gilt and green glaze depicting classical scenes. Inscribed with ‘F’ mark on th...

A large Paris porcelain vase of good quality, almost two feet in height. The body with painted figural and landscape vignettes on opposing sides, contained by acid-etched gilt border...

Pair of Empire porcelain vases of egg-shaped form modelled with soft-paste porcelain handles representing 'Pheme', the personification of fame and renown. Decorated with a dark blue ...