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Pastille Burner

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain pastille burner, one of a pair, possibly made at Vincennes or Sèvres porcelain factory


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Pastille Burner
  • Cover
  • Pastille Burner
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain pastille burner, one of a pair, possibly made at Vincennes or Sèvres porcelain factory
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Production
date uncertain; some decoration later additions; Mons Lion (dealer of Paris) gave the opinion that the grounds of this object and its pair had been added later to pieces with genuine painting but with a white ground; Vincennes or Sèvres
Collection
Accession number
C.422&A-1921

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Record createdApril 12, 2005
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