Flower Holder
1760 (made)
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This shape is listed as 'Vase hollandois' in the Sèvres factory records, indicating its shape originated in Holland and was copied from Dutch Delftwares. Vases of this type would have been used for planting and growing bulbs in season, hence the pierced separate stands which allowed for watering the growing bulbs. Out of season, porcelain flowers on painted metal stems are known to have been displayed in vases of this type. They were usually grouped in pairs with other shapes to form sets known as 'garnitures', and placed on mantelpieces and pieces of furniture, often with mirrors behind them, adding to the rich decorative effect.
Juliet Carey (see below) has discussed the use of prints after Teniers by the Sèvres factory. The figure scene on this vase has been copied from a detail of an engraving by Jacques-Philippe Lebas after David Teniers the younger, entitled Feste de village published in 1737. When it was engraved, the original painting was in the collection of the comtesse de Verrue, to whom the print is dedicated. It was later in the collection of the duc de Choiseul and can be seen in Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe's famous snuffbox (1770-71) which is decorated with a detailed miniature view of the interior of the premier cabinet of his Paris hôtel.
Carey, Juliet. Peasants on porcelain: Sèvres and the taste for Teniers. In Oliver Fairclough, John Whitehead and Aileen Dawson eds. French Porcelain Society Journal III , 2007. pp. 111-130 ISSN 1479-8042.
Juliet Carey (see below) has discussed the use of prints after Teniers by the Sèvres factory. The figure scene on this vase has been copied from a detail of an engraving by Jacques-Philippe Lebas after David Teniers the younger, entitled Feste de village published in 1737. When it was engraved, the original painting was in the collection of the comtesse de Verrue, to whom the print is dedicated. It was later in the collection of the duc de Choiseul and can be seen in Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe's famous snuffbox (1770-71) which is decorated with a detailed miniature view of the interior of the premier cabinet of his Paris hôtel.
Carey, Juliet. Peasants on porcelain: Sèvres and the taste for Teniers. In Oliver Fairclough, John Whitehead and Aileen Dawson eds. French Porcelain Society Journal III , 2007. pp. 111-130 ISSN 1479-8042.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Soft paste porcelain, applied with ground colour, pierced, painted in enamels, gilded |
Brief description | Flower vase and stand of soft-paste porcelain, probably painted by André-Vincent Vielliard, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1760. |
Physical description | Flower vase and stand of soft-paste porcelain decorated with a green ground reserved with scenes and flowers painted in enamels, the rims and ground with gilded patterns. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
Object history | One of a pair with 756/1, 2-1882. A turquoise ground vase hollandois in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (C.21 & A-1961) is decorated with the same scene after Teniers. |
Production | The enamel painting and subject matter on these vases are typical of Vielliard at this period, despite not bearing his mark. Tandart specialised in flower painting and presumably painted the flower panels only. |
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Summary | This shape is listed as 'Vase hollandois' in the Sèvres factory records, indicating its shape originated in Holland and was copied from Dutch Delftwares. Vases of this type would have been used for planting and growing bulbs in season, hence the pierced separate stands which allowed for watering the growing bulbs. Out of season, porcelain flowers on painted metal stems are known to have been displayed in vases of this type. They were usually grouped in pairs with other shapes to form sets known as 'garnitures', and placed on mantelpieces and pieces of furniture, often with mirrors behind them, adding to the rich decorative effect. Juliet Carey (see below) has discussed the use of prints after Teniers by the Sèvres factory. The figure scene on this vase has been copied from a detail of an engraving by Jacques-Philippe Lebas after David Teniers the younger, entitled Feste de village published in 1737. When it was engraved, the original painting was in the collection of the comtesse de Verrue, to whom the print is dedicated. It was later in the collection of the duc de Choiseul and can be seen in Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe's famous snuffbox (1770-71) which is decorated with a detailed miniature view of the interior of the premier cabinet of his Paris hôtel. Carey, Juliet. Peasants on porcelain: Sèvres and the taste for Teniers. In Oliver Fairclough, John Whitehead and Aileen Dawson eds. French Porcelain Society Journal III , 2007. pp. 111-130 ISSN 1479-8042. |
Associated object | 756A/1-1882 (Pair) |
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Accession number | 756:1, 2-1882 |
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Record created | February 25, 2010 |
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