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 446264.2.2
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 on a bleu celeste ground; vase 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