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A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-Style Porcelain Vases
$129,274.29
£95,000
€111,022.18
CA$178,766.95
A$194,631.62
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NOK 1,306,549.39
SEK 1,215,242.96
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About the Item
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-Style Cobalt Blue Ground Porcelain Vases and Covers.
Signed 'H. Desprez'.
Each of baluster form. One painted to the front with Louis XV and Maurice de Saxe at the Battle of Fontenoy. The other painted to the front with Louis XV and Maurice de Saxe at the Battle of Lauffeld. The reverse of each finely painted with a chateau in a parkland vista.
The lids with pomegranate finials above gilt-embossed crowns and crossed laurel branches symbolising victory and power. The necks and foot gilt-embossed with the Royal coats of arms of Louis XV of France against a cobalt blue ground. The bodies with gilt-bronze laurel swagged handles above parcel gilt detailing. Each on a circular gilt-bronze foot, cast with laurel and gilt patera.
France, Circa 1890
These vases are a celebration of King Louis XV of France. They are finely painted with scenes from two of Louis’ triumphant victories in the War of Austrian Succession.
Louis XV was fighting George II, who as both King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, supported the right of Maria Theresa, as a woman, to succeed her father, Emperor Charles VI, as ruler of the Habsburg monarchy. France, and others, saw this an opportunity to challenge Habsburg power.
The conflict raged between 1740 and 1748, with the outcome that France conquered most of the Austrian Netherlands, and Louis XV declared himself victorious. Louis XV had left Versailles to lead his armies in the Austrian Netherlands in person and the paintings to these vases celebrate his victories at the Battle of Fontenoy (1745) and the Battle of Lauffeld (1747).
At the Battle of Fontenoy, Louis XV was victorious over the British led by the Duke of Cumberland. Louis XV is shown on a white charger pointing towards the battlefield. Besides him, on a chestnut horse is Maurice, Count of Saxony, Marshall of France. The composition is inspired, with some artistic licence, from the celebrated painting of the Battle of Fontenoy by Pierre L’Enfant (1704–1787), exhibited at the Salon in 1757.
At the Battle of Lauffeld, King Louis XV was again victorious over a larger force led by the Duke of Cumberland. Louis XV is depicted similarly, showing his leadership by pointing towards the battlefield as he sits astride a white horse, with Maurice de Saxe beside him. The composition of the figures is drawn from a celebrated painting of the battle of Lauffeld by Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873). Both original paintings are displayed in the magnificent Gallery of the Battles at the Palace of Versailles.
The depiction of Louis XV military triumphs is befitting for these Sèvres-Style vases which embody the glory of France and were produced as historicist works during the late nineteenth century revival for ‘tous les Louis’. In choosing to paint these battle scenes for their French historical significance, the artist H. Desprez also, with great care, finds symmetry in pairing two complimentary scenes of Louis XV and Maurice de Saxe, and succeeds in making these vases a magnificent and true pair.
- Similar to:Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 44.1 in (112 cm)Width: 20.87 in (53 cm)Depth: 15.75 in (40 cm)
- Style:Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1890
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Brighton, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: B773231stDibs: LU1028036485582
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