A PAIR OF SEVRES (NAPOLEON III) PORCELAIN BLUE AND POWDER-GILT-GROUND VASES (VASES DEHLI)
DATED 1852-68, IRON-RED CROWNED 'N' AND GREEN STENCILED OVAL MARKS, INCISED DL-56-5 AND INDISTINCT POTTER'S MARKS
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A PAIR OF SEVRES (NAPOLEON III) PORCELAIN BLUE AND POWDER-GILT-GROUND VASES (VASES DEHLI)
DATED 1852-68, IRON-RED CROWNED 'N' AND GREEN STENCILED OVAL MARKS, INCISED DL-56-5 AND INDISTINCT POTTER'S MARKS
In the Persian style, the tapering neck gilded with strapwork, gilt banded rims
20 7/8 in. (53 cm.) high
Lot Essay
The shape was created by J. Peyre in 1851 and was inspired by a Persian bottle. A similar shaped vase with blue lapis ground is in the Chateau of Compiègne collections (inv. C 545 C.).