Pair of 19th Century Cobalt Porcelain and Bronze Vases

View Similar Items

Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases

Pair of 19th C Cobalt Blue Meissen Serpent Porcelain Vases

Palatial Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases

Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Vases

Pair of 19th Century Victorian Cobalt Vases Minton

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sky Blue Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vases in Chinese Style

Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vase

Pair of bronze and marble vases. 19th century.

19th Century Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu-Mounted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Vases

19th Century Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Vases

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 12

Pair of 19th Century Cobalt Porcelain and Bronze Vases

About the Item

Pair of 19th century cobalt and bronze vases represent the epitome of the genre, with the luxurious deep cobalt blue porcelain, named after the mineral cobalt which imparts the unique color. Surrounded in cast bronze for opulence, the pair will make the perfect accent pieces for your favourite room! Original tin liners have remained with the pair, which is highly unusual given their good condition. The liners ensured no leakage from fresh flowers or greenery would get to the mantel, buffet or table surface upon which these magnificent artifacts were placed. The earliest known example of cobalt aluminate glass dates to a lump from about 2000BC in ancient Mesopotamia, very possibly intended for use as a pigment; it then became rare until the "modern" era. About five centuries later cobalt oxide smalt appears as a pigment in Egyptian pottery, and soon after in the Aegean region, and this is the pigment normally known as simply "smalt". In paintings, smalt has a tendency to lose its color over a long period and is therefore little used today. However, used in ceramics for underglaze decoration it keeps its color well protected by the outer glazing, and is the primary blue used in blue and white pottery from a wide range of dates and areas, including Chinese blue and white porcelain from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Renaissance Italian majolica and delftware, circa 1890s Each measures 11.5 height x 5.5 in diameter.

Dimensions:
Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Diameter: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Belle Époque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Porcelain,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
1890s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Wonderful Hand-Curated Condition! Hand-detailed & hand-finished by our expert in-house staff. Located in our 25,000 square foot Dallas Design District showroom, NOT our flagship 25,000 square foot Baton Rouge showroom.
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
Seller: 2610-67519B1stDibs: LU926215731281