One of a Pair of Vases

1844 H: 17 1/2 in. (44.4 cm) Citation Source image

This vase and its mate demonstrate the extraordinarily high quality of production maintained at the Sèvres Manufactory during the early 19th century. Their shape, known as "carafe étrusque," was based on that of ancient vessels collected by Dominique Vivant, baron of Denon, du...

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Queen Marie-Amélie [delivered to the Queen on the verbal order of King Louis-Philippe], Paris, January 8, 1845; Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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