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A large & wonderful pair of antique French Porcelain de Paris Darte Frères hand-painted & gilded portrait vases, with scenes …
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A large & wonderful pair of antique French Porcelain de Paris Darte Frères hand-painted & gilded portrait vases, with scenes of dogs, and painted in the manner of Fragonard, circa 1810.
The vases of baluster shape with a gold ground and hand-painted with unusual panels of dogs (likely Brittany spaniels), one is seen rescuing a child after falling into the water with a toy boat, the other with a child & a dog fetching a hat from the water, the paintings are in the manner of Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard (1780-1850) who was a celebrated decorator at the Sevres factory.
Each vase having a gold ground with a wide flared rim and twin handles decorated with rosettes and acanthus leaf straps, the rear of the vases having rich deep colored purple ground with raised gilt decoration of a fountain, swags and garlands and birds.
The vases are raised on gilded socle bases.
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- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 8ʺD × 17ʺH
- Styles
- Empire
- Brand
- Darte Frères
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Good antique condition Good antique condition less
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