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This vase is much changed from its original appearance. Its original form, created at the French factory Vincennes in the early 1750s, is known as a “vase Duplessis” after its designer, the goldsmith Jean-Claude Duplessis. Its urn-shaped form was originally much taller and has been cut down. Originally porcelain handles extended up from the scrolling porcelain element at each side where the bottoms of later gilt-metal handles have been attached. These and the other metal mounts, the green ground color, and the painted decoration were likely added in the 19th century to make this piece more salable to collectors. The vase did not originally have a cover, the current cover may have been repurposed a Vincennes or Sèvres sugar bowl—a marriage also likely made in the 19th century.