Pair Of Porcelain Cornet Vases - Chinoiserie Décor - 18th Century Style

Pair of cornet-shaped (or flared Medici) porcelain vases with white backgrounds, featuring high-quality polychrome decoration. The iconography is in the pure tradition of chinoiserie, illustrating scenes of daily life and dreamlike landscapes of oriental inspiration.

Details of the decoration:

• Figured scenes: each vase features characters in traditional dress moving in a stylized plant (palms, exotic foliage) and architectural environment. A figure holding an umbrella and scenes of exchange near trellis fences are particularly noteworthy.

• Color palette: Use of bright colors (ochre, iron red, cobalt blue and green) enhanced by fine gold gilding, particularly present on the edges of the neck, the base and in the details of the motifs.

• Ornamentation: the lower register above the base is adorned with gilded lambrequin and foliate motifs, typical of the period's taste for the exotic.

Technical analysis and Condition:

• Form: "Trumpet" vases with molded base and widely flared neck.

• Material: Hard porcelain, offering a glossy, translucent glaze.

• Condition: [Specify here: Very good overall condition / Wear from use to gilding / No cracks or chips to report].