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One of a Pair of Potpourri Vases (Vase ovale Mercure)

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756 - present) (Manufacturer)

ca. 1770

soft paste porcelain, gilt on bronze and marble base
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Unglazed medallions of the Roman god of commerce, Mercury, give these vases their name. On the reverse are medallions based on an ancient carved gem depicting Julia, daughter of Emperor Titus. A similar vase in the British Royal Collection bears medallions depicting King Louis XV of France and Holy Rojman Empress Maria Theresa.

Inscription

Marks, if any, are concealed by base mounts.

Provenance

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Owned by Sir Peter Burrell [1754-1820] first Baron Gwydir; inherited by Lady Willoughby d'Eresby (his widow), 1820; Lord Gwydir Sale, Christie's, London, 20-21 May, 1829. E. M. Hodgkins Collection, no. 53 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1909	Special exhibition of Sèvres Porcelain. Galleries of E. M. Hodgkins, Paris.
1862	Special Exhibition of the Works of Art of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and More Recent Periods. South Kensington Museum, London.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
9/30/1975	Treatment	cleaned

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Geographies

France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 16 5/16 in. (41.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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48.634

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