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vase (Cuvette Mahon)

1760

1990.42

On display in H205.p1

enamelsoft paste porcelaingilding

Artwork Details

Manufacturer
Decorator
Creation Date
1760
Materials
soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, gilding
Object Types
containers, vases
Dimensions

5-7/8 x 9 x 4-1/2 in.

Mark Description

stamped: with date letter "H" for 1760 | painter's symbol "S" for Pierre Antoine Mereau l'aîné | incised mark "FM" for unidentified potter | with crossed L's of the Sèvres Manufactory.

Accession Number
1990.42
Credit Line

Decorative Arts Society Fund, Lilly Pavilion Discretionary Fund and Gift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Decorative Arts

Sold in 1762 to Madame de Pompadour; Haranac de Préle (or Presle), Paris; Auctioned at Hotel Drouot, Paris in 1931 (6 May 1931, lot 97); Mrs. Alan L. Corey, New York; Auctioned at Sotheby Parke Bernet, New YOrk in 1974 ("The Collection of Mrs. Alan L. Corey, New YOrk and Glen Head" December 5-6, 1974, lot 70); Mrs. John W. Christner, Dallas; auctioned at Christie's, New York in 1979 (December 1, 1979, lot 178): Robert L. Cunningham, Beverly Hills, California; Robert L. Cunningham, London; seized by English government; Dragesco and Cramoisan, Paris; purchased from Dragesco and Cramoisan by the IMA December 1990.


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