Pair of Covered Vases
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Datec.1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding, one with a tin-glazed earthenware (petit feu faience) replacement cover
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.588.2a-b): 14 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (38 x 21.3 cm)
Overall (G83.1.588.1a-b): 14 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (37.8 × 21.3 cm)
MarkingsAR monogram for Augustus Rex in underglaze blue
DescriptionA pair of Meissen Augustus Rex yellow-ground slender oviform vases and domed covers. Each is painted with three ogival panels by J. E. Stadler. The panels are painted with Chinoiserie figures and children on terraces among flowering plants and by incense-burners, with exotic birds and insects flying above. Both covers have ormolu finials, one cover an 18th Century German faience replacement.
Credit LineGift of George R. and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.588.1a-b-2a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.595.1a-b-2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.603.1a-b -2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1710-1715; decoration possibly later
Object number: G83.1.574
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1695-1700
Object number: G97.4.1
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.652.1-23
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.616.1-31
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740-1744
Object number: G83.1.1246.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.601.1a-b -2 a-b
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1725
Object number: G83.1.1209.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Virgiliotto Calamelli
c.1550
Object number: G83.1.354a-b
