Vase
ca. 1750-1755 (made)
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Vase of soft-paste porcelain. Egg-shaped with cylindrical neck. Painted with two urns with classical reliefs, coloured brown and gilded, containing large bouquets of flowers in natural colours; between the urns are two terminal figures, male and female, painted in grey, surrounded by flowers; at the base, melons, peaches and other fruits; on the shoulder a border of lace-like gilt scrollwork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Naples, Italy, ca. 1750-55 |
| Physical description | Vase of soft-paste porcelain. Egg-shaped with cylindrical neck. Painted with two urns with classical reliefs, coloured brown and gilded, containing large bouquets of flowers in natural colours; between the urns are two terminal figures, male and female, painted in grey, surrounded by flowers; at the base, melons, peaches and other fruits; on the shoulder a border of lace-like gilt scrollwork. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A fleur-de-lis, in underglaze blue |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Purchased at Christie's, London, 30 November 1926, 'Old English and Continental Porcelain' sale of the London property of Mr. John McDowell (of Lever Bros). Described as Buen Retiro, lot 178. Purchased by E. Hyam on behalf of the V&A for £68/5/- +5% commission. |
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| Accession number | C.412-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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