Pair of Mounted Vases with Flowers. Bronzier Unknown Vases made at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer (German, active 1710 - present) Flowers made at the Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer (French, founded 1740, dissolved 1756) vase before 1733, flower about 1745–1750, mount about 1745–1749 The renowned Meissen porcelain manufactory made these porcelain vases, which later were imported into France by a marchand-mercier. Painted flowers and insects, with painted shadows in an attempt at greater realism, decorate the vases. The painter carefully placed a few of the smalle
Pair of Mounted Vases with Flowers. Bronzier Unknown Vases made at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer (German, active 1710 - present) Flowers made at the Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer (French, founded 1740, dissolved 1756) vase before 1733, flower about 1745–1750, mount about 1745–1749 The renowned Meissen porcelain manufactory made these porcelain vases, which later were imported into France by a marchand-mercier. Painted flowers and insects, with painted shadows in an attempt at greater realism, decorate the vases. The painter carefully placed a few of the smaller bugs to cover flaws in the porcelain. When the vases arrived in Paris around 1745, the dealer cut them down and set them with gilt bronze mounts. An artisan then attached delicate porcelain flowers, made at the Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory, to stems and arranged them to create an opulent display. Porcelain flowers were the rage in Paris in the 1740s. Noble patrons ordered thousands of naturalistic carnations, roses, and other varieties to decorate the interiors of their homes. Porcelain blossoms may even have been sprayed with perfume to enhance their realistic effect. On each base, painted in blue: "AR" (monogram of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony)
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