Wall Vase

Manufacturer Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory (Austrian, 1719 - 1744)

CultureAustrian

OriginVienna, Vienna, Austria

PeriodCharles VI (1611-1740)

Datec.1730

MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding

DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1220.1-2): 14 x 18 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionA Vienna Du Paquier lobed semi-circular hanging wall vase, moulded in relief with seven fleur-de-lys and with cisele veins and fringed in iron-red. The remaining surface with stylised branches of indianische Blumen, birds and Laub -und Bandelwerk. The pierced top with a semi-circular and seventeen circular apertures in three sizes and with iron-red scrolls between. There is a lobed and fluted domed semi-circular cover similarly decorated and surmounted by an Asian man in iron-red patterned shirt and striped trousers with a dragon which he is holding by a gilt lead and the tail. The beast is decorated in brown, yellow and green.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.1220.1-2

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

Austrian Porcelain

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Status

On view