Pair Of Vases - France - Manufacture Indéterminée - Attributed To Paris - 18th C.

Of baluster form, resting on a high circular molded pedestal, ending in a constricted neck flared at the lip. The handles, in the shape of rams' heads treated in high relief.

HARDcorcelain

The bodies are adorned with horizontal bands. The upper part features a white background finely seeded with gold florets and twigs, treated in light semis. The middle band features a wide frieze with a green and yellow diamond pattern, framed by gold fillets. In the center, a coral-ground band is enriched with "Salembier" scrolls and arabesques, combining palmettes and polychrome scrolls, punctuated by small oval reserves depicting animated landscapes. The lower part of the body is decorated with large stylized acanthus leaves in grisaille camaïeu enhanced with gold. The whole is underlined by wide gold fillets around the rim and on the body. The handles are entirely gilded.

Mark(s): NÉANT,
Dimension(s): Height. 20 cm - Length. 16.5 cm,
Condition(s) : PERFECT CONDITION for one and small dents in the handles for the second (Invisible to the eye),
Epoque : XVIIIth - LOUIS XVI,
Observation(s) : Minimal wear and tear.