Vase
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750 - 1760
Materials
Porcelain and ormolu
Measurements
190 x 60 mm; 145 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Vincennes
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 870777.1
Summary
Sevres porcelain urn shaped vase with a later mount in chased ormolu with intertwined handles on a square base. The porcelain painted with cupids and motifs in white reserves framed by blue and gilt surrounds against a green background.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1957 accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of Death Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker (1877-1951) and transferred to NT in 1957.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , potter