MakerPorcelain made by
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Meissen, Germany, established 1710)Meissen, Germany, established 1710
MakerGilt bronze made by
Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis the Elder (French, born Italy, c. 1695–1774)French, born Italy, c. 1695–1774
CultureFrench
Titles
- Mounted Vase
DatePorcelain c. 1740, ormolu c. 1755–1760
MediumHard-paste porcelain and gilt-bronze
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (41.3 × 29.8 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineHorace Wood Brock Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society
Object number2021.371
Current Location
Rienzi
Drawing Room
On view
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Department
Rienziin 1787; [the sale of Nicolas Beaujon's collection, Paris, 25 April 1787 and the following days, lot 345]; [Anonymous sale, Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, Palais Galliera, 20 June 1968, lot 2]; Djahanguir Riahi; [Christie's New York, 2 November 2000, lot 16 ($105,000)]; Horace Wood Brock, 2000; MFAH, 2021
Exhibition HistorySplendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts and Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, January 22–May 17, 2009
On view 2010—2015 at the Frick Collection
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label on bottom: 07866548
Meissen crossed swords mark
Meissen crossed swords mark
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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Porcelain, c.1763–70; Gilt-bronze, c. 1785
Soft-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze and marble
2021.355.A-.C
