Vase
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1757
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Place of origin
Sèvres
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446269
Summary
Pair of early Sevres vases hollandais, both formed in two pieces and of oval section; the tapering sides of the bowls painted with panels of children, landscapes and gardening implements; all reserved on a gros bleu ground with gilt cailloute decoration; the pierced oval stands with further gardening implements alternating with bands of gros bleu patterned in gilding. Maker's mark - interlaced L's in blue, date letter for 1757, painter's mark for Vieillard.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , manufacturer André-Vincent Viellard (1717 - 1790), artist