Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Model designed by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838)
Decoration designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brogniart (born France, 1739–1813)
Flowers and ornament painted by Gilbert Drouet (active France, 1785–1825)
Birds painted by Christophe-Ferdinand Caron (active France, 1792–1815)
Sèvres, France
Vase (Vase étrusque à rouleau)
INV-6876
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present)
Model designed by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838)
Decoration designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brogniart (born France, 1739–1813)
Flowers and ornament painted by Gilbert Drouet (active France, 1785–1825)
Birds painted by Christophe-Ferdinand Caron (active France, 1792–1815)
Sèvres, France1813
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Date
1813
Medium
Enameled and gilded hard-paste porcelain and
gilded bronze
Dimensions
137.2 × 83.2 cm (54 × 32 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Harold L. Stewart and Harry and Maribel G. Blum endowment funds
The design for this monumental vase was begun around 1810 during the reign of Napoleon I, but it was not completed and released from the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory until 1814, after the emperor’s defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. Recognizing the diplomatic potential of such a magnificent vase, King Louis XVIII presented it to the British foreign secretary, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry. The gift was likely a strategic attempt by the French to gain British favor, as Castlereagh played a key role in rebalancing power in Europe during the Congress of Vienna following Napoleon’s defeat.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
E-26: French Anteroom of the Empire Period, c. 1810
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966
Panel
After designs by Charles Percier (French, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Leonard Fontaine (French, 1762–1853) France
The Rock
Peter Blume (American, born Smorgon, Russian Empire, now Belarus, 1906–1992)
