Marble Porcelain

One on a marble base and the other on a bronze base. Nicely detailed .Bellevue Ave, Newport RI collection.

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...

French porcelain bisque group in the style of Falconet children designed by Étienne-Maurice Falconet in 1757 for Sèvres. These statuettes, characterized by a high naturalism and insp...

Astonishing small baldachin-shaped table lamp adorned with ormolu garlands, crystal slice-cut drops and lattice. It features a polychrome porcelain statuette of a young woman wearing...

A Palatial pair of mid-19th century gilt bronze mounted Napoleon III Imari porcelain thirteen light torchères. Each massive torchère with scrolle...

One with impressed date code for 1800 and P. Each of stepped octagonal form, the sides alternating either faux amethyst canted rectangular panels within raised gilt surrounds on a faux marble ground, or panels centering grisaille winged Hermes masks within a gilt foliate medallion and geometric brackets and scrollwork, with modern marble tops. Provenance: The Twinight Collection. These Rare and Important bases were once part of the world-renowned Twinight Collection of Royal Porcelain and displayed at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. For a Vienna cup and saucer...

Highly Decorated Porcelain Urns on Marble Plinth

Pair of Porcelain Statuettes on Marble Bases --elements