Vincennes Porcelain Factory
Pair of Caisses à Fleurs Carrées

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Pair of Caisses à Fleurs Carrées
  • Pair of Orange Pots
Date1753–1754
PlaceFrance
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
Dimensions.1: 5 11/16 × 4 7/16 × 4 3/8 in. (14.5 × 11.3 × 11.2 cm)
.2: 5 5/8 × 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 in. (14.3 × 11.1 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society
Object number2004.57.1,.2
Current Location
Rienzi
Ballroom
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Description

The square form of this pair of Caisses à Fleurs Carrées (orange pots), was based on a type of container used in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to hold orange trees. These smaller pots had a more general decorative purpose but did sometimes hold artificial or even live plants.


The Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory, recognized as one of the preeminent ceramic factories of the 18th century, was founded in France in 1740. Vincennes´ early style was indebted to Meissen and the vogue for Asian styles. However, by the 1750s, the factory began to make original shapes and decorations, often in a Rococo style distinguished by the quality and inventiveness of the painting and gilding. Featuring a bleu céleste ground, elaborate gilding and exquisite bird painting by Philippe Xhrowet, these pots are stunning examples of the form.


 


ProvenancePossibly presented to the Marquis de Courteille, December, 1754; [...]; Baron Gustave de Rothschild, Paris, late 19th century; by descent to Baron Robert de Rothschild, Paris; [Adrian Sassoon, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In blue on the underside: Interlaced L's with an A in the center below cross for the decorator (Philippe Xhrouuet)

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