Antique Bronze Mounted Paris Porcelain Vase or Urn with a Platinum Ground

A fine antique Dresden urn or vase. With alternating pink panel with strewn flowers and panels with depictions of gallant lovers in garden settings. High...

A fine large antique porcelain baluster vase. In old Paris or vieux paris porcelain. By the Paris porcelain manufactory of Peter Anton Hannong. Handpainted to the base with a tro...

A fine pair of antique porcelain flower vases. In the style of Jacob Petit. Each with a large central vase surrounded by 4 smaller, int...

A fine antique French porcelain potpourri cachepot. In the Sevres style. Mounted with a bronze finial to the lid, 4 bronze masks to the circumference, and set with a removable ...

This exceptional monumental vase in porcelain of Paris, conceived in the spirit of the Sèvres Manufactory’s productions, is quite characteristic of the Napoleon III style . The long neck of the shape is extremely rare, as well as the gilt bronzes’ richness of ornamentation. Its dimensions and its important bronze mount indicate a ceremonial piece, of supreme luxury, comparable to those the Manufactory exhibited at the World's Fairs. Evoking the aristocratic art of the Ancien Regime in many ways, this vase pays tribute to the refinements of the 18th century, and could have been commissioned to decorate the mansion of a 19th century personality. Indeed, the “Celestial blue” background, embellished with gold arabesques, is characteristic of the porcelains from the Royal Manufactory of Vincennes as early as 1753, which became the Sèvres Manufactory. It is a famous blue, difficult to obtain, which served to decorate the first service delivered to Louis XV. The lively shapes of the bronze base also evoke the art of the ornamentalists in Louis XV’s time, such as Jean-Claude Duplessis or Gouthiere, who were in charge of drawing gilt bronze mounts for China porcelain. The bronze mount of our vase is hence very close to the Duplessis’ ornementations. The two espagnolettes, with sheathed busts of women...

Monumental 19th century Sèvres Neoclassical-style vase with mauve ground French, c. 1878 Height 152cm, width 72cm, depth 66cm This remarkable Sèvres vase, dating back to 1878, was ...

Neoclassical pair of Sevres Parian and doré bronze mounted Urns or Vases circa 1920s. This spectacular pair of table vases having doré bronze bases suppo...

French Sevres painted ram's head bronze mounted lidded vase. This wonderfully detailed vase has been professionally cleaned on a revolving base with fine doré bronze mounts. Artist a...