Vase cover
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1781
Materials
Soft paste porcelain and ormolu
Measurements
4.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
Place of origin
Sèvres
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446264.1.2
Summary
Cover for vase. Sevres ormolu mounted vase (vases cassolette a festons) of squat shouldered ovoid form with moulded gilt wreathes, painted on one side with quay scenes and the other with flowers in landscapes, reserved in bleu celeste ground. Vase has cover with gilt pomegranate knob. On square ormolu feet. Maker's mark - interlaced L's, date letter for 1781, painter's mark for Morin, HP painter's mark for Prevost aine.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , manufacturer Henri-Martin Prévost aîné (fl.1757-1797) , painter Jean-Louis Morin (1732-1787), porcelain painter