Plate 9, Livre de vases (Book of Vases), François Boucher, French, 1703 – 1770, A. Bouchet, French, active ca. 1730-1740, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, Etching in red ink on cream laid paper, Folio 9, plate 9 of a series of 12. Design for a curving vase influenced by shell forms to be executed in metal, placed on a pedestal. On the body, an elongated putto stretching, flowers and leaves surrounding the figure. On the lid, two playing putti. A snake or tail-like form coiled around the base., Paris, France, ca. 1738, metalwork, Bound print

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