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Two-Handled Vase
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This unusual red vase is part of a suite of three that Louis XVI purchased in the Porcelain Dining Room at Versailles in December 1782 for 6,000 livres. The ormolu mounts are attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis, fils (1730-1783).
Inscription
Provenance
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Collection of Louis XVI, King of France, Chateau de Versailles, King's Apartment, December 1782, by purchase [from the maker at the annual Sèvres Manufactory exhibition]; Philippe Sichel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, November 25, 1891, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1998 | Splendors of Versailles. Mississippi Arts Pavilion, Jackson. |
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 21 9/16 in. (54.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, 1891
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.754
