Monumental vase, ca. 1890, French, Choisy-le-Roi, Porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 29 1/2 × 19 1/4 × 19 1/4 in., (

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Monumental vase, ca. 1890, French, Choisy-le-Roi, Porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 29 1/2 × 19 1/4 × 19 1/4 in., ( × × cm, 325kg), Ceramics-Porcelain, The massive scale of this vase represents a technical feat, even for a master like Chaplet. Firing porcelain this large posed many challenges, as evidenced by the firing crack and sloped profile where the clay sagged in the kiln

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