Description
One of these vases is dated 1749. They were perhaps part of a set of four covered vases that we know from documents were acquired by Mme. de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV in 1752.
Provenance
formerly in the J. Pierpont Morgan collection; (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
Accession Number
1944.229.2
Medium
porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 38.1 x 33.7 x 20.7 cm (15 x 13 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
