Bacchanalian Vase, 1776-1778. Ormolu and white marble. Makers: Boulton & Boulton & Fothergill. designed to hold essence or It was based on the antique Gaeta vase created by the Greek sculptor Salpion, now in the National Museum, During the second half of the eighteenth century ornamental vases were very popular, in some cases sets of up to seven vases were produced to be placed together on a chimneypiece. Boulton was one of the first manufacturers to seize on the commercial opportunities created by the craze for the 'antique taste', or neo-classicism as we now
Bacchanalian Vase, 1776-1778. Ormolu and white marble. Makers: Boulton & Boulton & Fothergill. designed to hold essence or It was based on the antique Gaeta vase created by the Greek sculptor Salpion, now in the National Museum, During the second half of the eighteenth century ornamental vases were very popular, in some cases sets of up to seven vases were produced to be placed together on a chimneypiece. Boulton was one of the first manufacturers to seize on the commercial opportunities created by the craze for the 'antique taste', or neo-classicism as we now refer to it, and especially for ornamental vases, which flourished in the 1760s.
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