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One of a Pair of Flower Vases (Cuvette à fleurs Verdun)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This flower holer in the distinctive green color introduced at Sèvres in 1756 bears reserves decorated by André-Vincent Vielliard, one of the most versatile decorators at the manufactory.
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Provenance
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Collection of Sir Anthony Nathan de Rothschild, 1st Baronet (1810–1876) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1]. Collection of Edwin Marriott Hodgkins (1860–1932), Paris, by 1927 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; with A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York, by 1928 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; by bequest to the Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1]. Provenance not confirmed, as given by Edwin Marriott Hodgkins: Catalogue of an Important Collection of Old Sèvres Porcelain, Louis XV and Louis XVI Period, Belonging to E.M. Hodgkins, Paris ([Paris?]: Edwin Marriott Hodgkins, 1927), numbers 18-19: “A pair of larger companion Jardinières with oval panels.... Formerly in the collection of Sir Anthony de Rothschild.”
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/8 x W: 13 in. (5.4 x 33 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.621
