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One of a Pair of Potiche Vases (Vases forme Potiche)

Jules-François Célos (French, 1841 - 1895) (Artist)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756 - present) (Artist)
1868-1872
Porcelain, clear glaze, enamel and gilded decoration; gilded-metal and wood stands

Inscription

[Turner’s Mark and Turning Date Mark] inscribed on upper interior of vase in script: D G [or “S”?] – 68 – 10 [for October 1868]; [Manufacturer’s Fabrication Date Mark] printed in green on upper interior of vase: S.69 [for 1869]; [Gilding Date Mark] printed in red in upper interior of vase: [surrounding a crowned N] DORÉ À SÈVRES 72 [for 1872]

Provenance
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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1885; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

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Measurements

Overall, H: 34 × Diam: 11 15/16 in. (86.4 × 30.4 cm); Base, W: 9 3/16 × D: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 × 23.3 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: Second Floor

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

48.2942

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