Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair)

Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
 Attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 529

This unusual form of vase, which appears to have been used either for pot pourri or for growing small bulbs, was produced in very small quantities. Only two other pairs of this model are known today.

Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres

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Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres
Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres
Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres
Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres
Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres
Vase with cover (vase pot-pourri triangle) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres

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