One of a Pair of Vases (Vase à bandes)

1776 Overall: H: 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm) / Vase without lid: H: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) / Lid only: 3 in. (7.6 cm) Citation Source image

This neoclassical vase (one of a pair) is distinguished by its satyr-head handles. The ground is a color known as "bleu nouveau," and rich oak and laurel garlands in gold surround the painted decorations. At Sèvres, a plaster model for this oviform shape is inscribed with the...

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Lady Ashburaton Collection (?). E. M. Hodgkins Collection, Paris [1]. A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] no. 44
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