Pair of Vases (Pots Pourris à Bobèches)

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Painting attributed to by André-Vincent Vieillard (French, 1717–90, active 1752–90)

Date

c. 1759

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

1994.371.1: 24.2 × 15 × 8.9 cm (9 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 3 1/2 in.); 1994.371.2: 24.8 × 15.3 × 8.9 cm (9 3/4 × 6 × 3 1/2 in.)

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Credit line

Joseph Maier and Arthur Lewis Liebman Memorial: Gift of Kenneth J. Maier, M.D.