Rare and Important Pair of Darté Frères Porcelain Campana Vases, circa 1820
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Description
A rare and important pair of Darté Frères Porcelain Campana vases, circa 1820. Each finely painted in the Renaissance-style on the front en grisaille with Bacchus seated beside a barrel overflowing with fruit or a Bacchante playfully feeding grapes to a putto on her lap beneath suspending rose garlands and flanked by foliate columns, and on the reverse with two satrys flanking a fountain and playing with snakes, all within elaborate decoration of stylized foliage, palmettes and neoclassical devices, one with printed factory mark Darté. Measure: 26" high x 13" wide. Some overall occasional minor wear to the enamels and gilding. Provenance Christie's New York, October 30, 1993, lot 111 Literature Régine de Plinval de Guillebon, Faïence et Porcelaine de Paris, XVIIIe - XIXe Siècles, p. 348, fig. 332.
Details
CREATOR
Darte Frères (Maker)
OF THE PERIOD
Regency
PLACE OF ORIGIN
France
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
circa 1820
PERIOD
Early 19th Century
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Porcelain
CONDITION
Good.
WEAR
Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS
H 26 in. x W 13 in. x D 7 in.
H 66.04 cm x W 33.02 cm x D 17.78 cm
SELLER LOCATION
New York, NY -
More Information
Origin: France Period: 19th Century Materials: Porcelain Condition: Good. Creation Date: 1820 Number of Pieces: 2-3 Styles / Movements: Traditional, Regency Dealer Reference #: LU1798211064211 Incollect Reference #: 248949 -
Dimensions
W. 13 in; H. 26 in; Diam. 7 in; W. 33.02 cm; H. 66.04 cm; Diam. 17.78 cm;
Message from Seller:
For four generations, Solomon Treasure has obtained a reputation for dealing in rare and important 18th – 19th century antiques and fine art.
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