Pair of Porcelain Urn Vases
DecoratorDecorated by
Vincent Taillandier
(Sceaux, France, 1736 - 1790)
ManufacturerManufactured by
Sèvres
(France, founded 1745)
Datec. 1780
Object NameVase
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsMax: Height: 33.5 cm
Rim: Diameter: 7.5 cm
Base: Width: 9.5 cm
Rim: Diameter: 7.5 cm
Base: Width: 9.5 cm
AcquisitionAlexander Webster Bequest, 1921.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015265
Keywords
Each has a heavily potted moulded body with gadrooned pinched shoulders, moulded foliate loop handles, pinched stems with painted gadrooned detail and moulded square bases with concave corners and painted floral sprays.
Both vases are painted with similar scenes features landscapes on one side and scenes with figures on the other. The covers are domed with flaring rims and acorn handles and painted with floral sprays.
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
